Featured Articles for Dog Owners
What You Should Know About Your Dog's Care Series
Cancer in Dogs
Learn what cancer is, how it is diagnosed and treated, including the ten common signs of cancer in dogs and small animals.
Canine Distemper
Understand the risk to puppies and adult dogs for contracting this serious disease and current prevention and treatment.
Canine Parvovirus
Learn how vaccination and good hygiene help to protect puppies and adult dogs from this highly contagious viral disease.
Choosing a Veterinarian For Your Dog
Read helpful tips on when and how to find a veterinarian for your dog.
Dog Bite Prevention
Learn the basics on how to prevent situations that can lead to dog bites, as well as what to do if you are bitten by a dog or if your dog bites someone else.
Dog Euthanasia
Learn when to humanely terminate a dog's life, stages of grief and resources for help in managing the loss.
External Parasites on Dogs
This article describes the risk factors associates with fleas, ticks, mange, and mites in dogs, as well as treatment and control of these external parasites.
Heartworm Disease in Dogs
Tips on how to prevent heartworm disease and the current treatment for infected dogs.
Household Hazards to Dogs
Identify the most common household substances and materials that pose a danger to the health of a dog.
Internal Parasites in Dogs
Learn about the transmission, treatment and prevention of common intestinal parasites.
Rabies
Learn what to do if your dog bites someone, or a wild animal bites you or your dog.
Selecting A Dog
Points to consider about the behavior, medical and social needs of dogs.
Spaying and Neutering
Learn the facts about preventing unwanted litters of puppies and kittens enhancing your dog's long term good health through surgical altering.
Traveling With Your Dog
Learn how to prepare a dog for safe travel by airplane or automobile and what to include in a dog travel kit.
Treating Pain in Your Dog
This article provides an overview for dog owners on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in dogs, including information on indications for NSAID use, important considerations, and possible side effects.
Vaccination of Your Dog
The benefits and risks associated with today's vaccines for dogs are explained.
The Veterinary Health Care Team and Your Dog
From the veterinarian to the veterinary technician to the practice manager and receptionist, learn how every member of the veterinary health care team fills an important role in the day-to-day activities of a hospital/clinic.
West Nile Virus
Information about the spread and prevention of this public health zoonotic risk.
When Your Dog Dies
Explains the stages of grief and suggests ways to cope during this difficult time.
Dog Health In The News Today
ANNIE'S MAILBOX: Firmly roll up the welcome mat for dog-toting friends
Dear Annie: We have great friends who will be staying with us next month. The problem is, they want to bring their little dog, Darling. The dog is old, cantankerous, longhaired and given a bath only three times a year. She is incontinent and needs to be watched. In past visits, these ... Playing nice at the parks; With 7 off-leash dog parks in Bend, finding
Seven new and expanded off-leash dog parks opened in Bend over the weekend, and with them come a bunch of shiny new signs with a list of official rules to follow while using the parks.The rules make sense: Remove your dog if it’s misbehaving. Pick up your dog’s waste. Carry a leash for each dog in your care. You can see a list of all the rules at www.bend parksandrec.org. Dog Saved From Dunedin Blast In Critical Condition (The Tampa Tribune)
A dog that was trapped under burning debris in a Dunedin house explosion Wednesday is in critical but stable condition today with burns, respiratory trouble and possible internal blast injuries.
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