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Bathing a dog needs to be more privileged. This is due to the fact that if you neglected to bathing, pets can end up having some infections. For example, if you do not close your ears with cotton large ball, the water between May and ear canals may cause some ear infections with signs like constant discharge from the ears and shake head.

Frequency of bathing depends on the breed of dog. If the dog is of a hairy type like the cocker spaniel, so it should be cleaned conducted once in six to eight weeks. If these breeds are bathed too often, then coat the skin and the characters lose their protection.

However, when the dog needs to skin due to frequent digestive disorders leading to diarrhea, to avoid unpleasant odors, the dog may be subjected to frequent bathing some times by the owners. Read the rest of this entry »

Fleas and other parasites or pests problem should always be a priority given by dog owners. The incidence of allergy to flea bites, in case of dogs cause worries among the dog owners. Flea bite causes allergic reactions in the concerned area bitten by fleas. Therefore, the affected area looks like the bald area and the pet will start scratching.

Fleas cause severe dermatitis in dogs with severe flea infestations. Several times, the flea bite causes allergic reactions in dogs. On many occasions, dogs experience severe discomforts due to these allergic reactions. Medicated collars are available to treat and prevent the infestation with external parasites like ticks or fleas.

Other parasites like ticks, lice and more inside parasites like hook worms, round worms, whip worms can cause disease to the health of animals. For example, if hookworm affects the pet, the dog will have anemia disease. The anemic signs become more prominent depending on the degree of affection by the hookworm. Read the rest of this entry »

As dogs can not tell us when they feel ill or not so well, so the owners
have to take responsibility to take care and always observe the signs of illness of your own dog. If the dog has continuous nasal discharge, indicating the presence of nasal congestion and if the discharge is thick, the dog may suffer from pneumonia.

If the dog vomits one or two times occasionally, this can not be taken as a sign of serious health but if the dog continues this vomiting, then this is something important to consider.

If the dog has continuous itching, then you must check the dog first by closer observation and examination of the skin, separating the hair material especially in cases of long-haired breeds. You may also encountered a lot of ticks or lice on the skin that appear normal in appearance in May at a distance. Read the rest of this entry »

In feeding your dog, home made foods are guaranteed freshness in preparation unlike in the ready-made or canned dog foods.  Most commercial diets consist of foods that have artificial coloring and
flavoring agents that are harmful to the body of the dog. Preservatives which added to commercial foods may be not more appropriate for dogs. Even in cases of kidney disease in dogs, the home made foods can be made with ground meat, slices of bread, calcium carbonate, boiled eggs, etc.

The goal is to have the limited supplies of protein in the preparation of feed. This should be done with home made diets prepared exclusively for dogs suffering from kidney disease. Water is also added in quantities sufficient to support metabolism for the digestion, in cases impaired of kidney. Read the rest of this entry »

Many dog owners often have problems that how to know their dogs weigh too much. Overweight dogs are much prone to have some health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and also painful joints.  This problem is associated with the nutritional
diseases, frequently found especially in Western countries. But how we know if they are getting fat, here are 2 steps that will take you to find a way to identify whether your dogs are now having the problem about their weight or not and we’ll give you some advices how to feed them and lose their weight at the same time.

Firstly, look at him from the top view and then see if he still has a waist. The dog in a good weight, you should see his waist clearly.  Then put your hand both side of his ribs and feel that they are.  If you don’t feel the ribs, it shows that your dog might be gained too much weight.   However, if you can see his ribs clearly without touching, it means your dog is too thin or less weight.

For the overweight dog, you should perform the following instructions to help him improve health and reduce weight effectively Read the rest of this entry »