Every dog owner wants a healthy dog but problems, be it major or minor, are bound to arise from time to time. Your dog relies on you for his health and well-being. So all the more, don’t let him down. Use these dog health care tips and insights to gain better understanding what are the types of disorder can afflict your dog, how serious it is and what action should you take. Also I’ll be covering some common home remedies and recuperating recipes to complete the holistic appoarch of nursing your dogs to greater health.
Published Sep 11th, 2009
By Renée
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Don't we just love it when our dogs would eat whatever is presented to them? In a perfect world, yes; but reality is that only a small fiction of these dogs would eat plain kibbles until their last meal.
There ...
Published Aug 7th, 2009
By Dawn A. Marcus, MD
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Dogs are excellent sleepers. They seem to naturally know when to sleep and how much to sleep and typically won’t let scheduling problems interfere with getting in enough sleep.
Man could really take a sleep lesson from his best friend. ...
Published Jul 15th, 2009
By Renée
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In my previously article I listed six macrominerals that are essential for dog's health. Without farther ado, here are the other six essential microminerals and 8 trace elements.
Microminerals
Microminerals consist of copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc. Unlike macrominerals, ...
Published Jul 12th, 2009
By Renée
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Although minerals make up only 1% of body weight nevertheless they play important roles in dog's health. They carry out hundreds of metabolic functions in the body. For examples, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus (marcominerals) help make up the bones ...
Published Jul 1st, 2009
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There is little risk (or any) of over-supplementing with water-soluble vitamins. As said, these are not stored in the body in significant amount. Any excess will be filtered through the kidneys and excreted in urine four to eight hours ...
Published Jun 24th, 2009
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Vitamins are nutrients that are needed as catalysts for the dog's metabolism. They are organic compounds that are essential to dog's growth and development and day-to-day life-support functions. Like mineral, vitamins work in countless ways to promote and maintain ...
Published Jun 19th, 2009
By Renée
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Just like humans, dogs need supplements for the very same reason we do. Dogs need a proper diet combined with vitamin and mineral supplementation in order to prevent sickness, disease, and promote longevity. Deficiency in the right vitamins and ...
Published Jun 16th, 2009
By Dawn A. Marcus, MD
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In a fascinating new study from Denmark published in the journal Brain, Behaviour, & Immunity, protection from flu vaccines was influenced by stress! Among people with high stress levels, there was a lower protective effect from flu vaccinations. The ...
Published Jun 11th, 2009
By Renée
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Email query: My dog has recently started limping. I took him to the vet but they found nothing of concern on that matter. My dog's limping is kind of on and off. He doesn't whine or cry in vain ...