Dogs have lived side by side with humans for at least 10,000 years or more, according to thescientist.com.Despite living in close quarters with each other for so long, humans often do things to dogs ...

The simplest reason that people or animals drink is because they are thirsty. Their body is becoming low on water and they must drink to make up the losses. Since dogs don’t sweat, except from their ...

AJ Debiasse, a technician in Stroudsburg, PA, contributed to this article. Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive type of cancer that can affect organs where blood vessels are present. Unfortunately, this ...

While sweat glands are designed to aid with cooling in humans, heat release does not occur in dogs this same way. Dogs lack the normal, predominant sweat glands that humans and other species have. How ...

One of the most common problems we see in veterinary medicine is gastrointestinal (GI) upset/diarrhea.Sometimes it surprises me how quickly some clients will rush their dog to the clinic because of a ...

Ticks are terrible little parasites that carry multiple, nasty diseases that can affect both animals and people. Ticks are almost so common, people sometimes dismiss them as a concern, but it’s so ...

Constipation is never normal It can lead to a lot of suffering and a poor quality of life.

The most common form of deafness in dogs is age-related hearing loss (ARHL). Most dogs experience some degree of ARHL, beginning sometime during their “third trimester” of life. ARHL begins by ...

Over the years I’ve developed a top ten list of my most despised diseases.Those that make this list tend to be diseases that are untreatable, leaving me helpless to fix my patient. Such is the case ...

Some things were destined to go together: French fries and ketchup, wine and cheese, dogs and chewing.Yes, I went there. One of the most common questions I hear from frazzled pet parents donning ...

Before you let your dog jump into that lake to cool off this summer, pay heed! As the dog days of summer sadly come to an end, I wanted to write to warn you to be more discriminating about what lakes ...

Zee Mahmood, a veterinary technician in Reading, PA, contributed to this article. Puppies love to play, and we love to play with them. While playtime is very important for growing puppies, the level ...