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 ...

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Is your dog licking at his paws constantly? Notice a red, swollen, inflamed appearance to the area between the paws?If this is happening, read on! Not only does excessive licking cause discomfort for ...

Mike has more than 35 years of experience in companion animal veterinary practice and is a valued member of IDEXX’s Pet Health Network team since 2013.

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 ...

Ever see a little kitten wrinkle its nose and let out with a cute sneeze?? It sounds sort of like “Pfft!” and may or may not be accompanied by a few droplets. We all sneeze on occasion for what is ...

Ruth has more than 15 years of experience in the veterinary industry as a companion animal veterinarian in private practice. Along with being a writer and media personality, she is also a founding ...

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.

Neoplasia is the term for various types of abnormal growths. According to Dr. Ananya Mandal, of NewsMedical.net, neoplasms can be benign or malignant.The terms neoplasia, tumor and cancer are ...

Zee Mahmood, a veterinary technician in Reading, PA, contributed to this article. The hip consists of a ball-and-socket joint. The ball (a.k.a. femoral head) is the top part of the femur or thigh bone ...

We all do it. We do it every time we change the litter or hear the call of compacted clay being clawed. I’m talking about inspecting our cat’s poop.We humans are inexplicably interested in monitoring ...

Proper exercise for dogs is important to their overall physical and mental wellbeing, but often “mental exercise” is given short shrift when looking at fulfilling a dog’s needs. Dogs that are bored ...