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Pica in Dogs

If you’re battling pica in your dog, you can’t ignore it. Treatments depend upon the signs you’re seeing and suspected causes.
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Fluoxetine for Dogs

While FDA-approved for separation anxiety, fluoxetine is also a medication for aggressive dogs.
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Interdigital Cysts

Interdigital cysts can make your dog’s paws painful and irritated. Here are the causes of interdigital cysts and appropriate treatments for them.
What causes seizures in dogs can be known or unknown. In either case there are measures that can be taken to avoid triggering a seizure.

Causes of Seizures in Dogs

There are many potential causes of seizures in dogs – and the cause needs to be identified in each patient in order to treat them successfully.
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Heating Pad for Dog Arthritis

Heat therapy for dogs can reduce pain, ease stiffness, and relax muscles.
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Intestinal Blockages in Dogs

Intestinal blockages in dogs are a surgical emergency – but the dog’s prognosis is good if veterinary attention, diagnosis, and surgery are promptly provided.
Running with your dog is great, but you should be mindful of your dog's health.

Running With Your Dog

Running or jogging has benefits for you and your dog, but keeping your dog safe while exercising is paramount. Here’s how to get a safe start to running together.
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Eye Drops for Dogs

The only safe over-the-counter eye drops for dogs are saline eye drops and artificial tears.
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Vitamin E For Dogs: What You Should Know

Vitamin E is good and safe for dogs, but that doesn’t mean every dog needs it. Dogs on fish oil, however, may benefit from a vitamin E supplement.
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What Does Fish Oil Do for Dogs?

Fish oil benefits for dogs with arthritis are well researched, but this natural supplement can also help with your dog’s itchy skin, cognition, and more.
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How to Prevent Kennel Cough

Vaccinating your dog for the most common causes of kennel cough is the most important preventative strategy, but there are management steps that will help protect your dog, too.
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Can You Cut Dog Whiskers?

Yes, you can cut dog whiskers, and they do grow back. However, your dog’s whiskers give him sensory information about the world around him.

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Don’t Adopt Littermates

STOP! Don’t do it! Whether the idea of adopting two puppies just occurred to you, or you had been planning to adopt two all along, every trainer I’ve ever met would advise you to think twice and adopt just one. Because training and socializing littermates well is more than twice as difficult as training and socializing one puppy.