Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
But spend any time with a canine and you will soon learn that its physical presence is deceptive. Although cats — with their sinuous movements and ability to squeeze themselves into olive jars — have a well-deserved reputation as shape- shifters, I have found that dogs have similar qualities. [embedded content] In fact, I have gone so far as to coin a word for dogs who can make themselves larger,…
How a wholesome diet and veterinary care can work together to help diabetic dogs The purpose of this article is to help dogs who suffer from diabetes and discuss why diabetes in dogs can be prevented by using holistic healing methods. What is Diabetes? Diabetes falls into the category of hormonal diseases where the body, more precisely the pancreas, loses its ability to produce insulin, or in more rare cases…
A federal court on Sept. 28, issued a temporary restraining order against Daniel Gingerich, an Iowa dog breeder, based on claims that he is placing the health of hundreds of dogs in “serious danger” in violation of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose granted the relief requested by the Justice Department and ordered Gingerich, and any of his business associates and employees, to identify…
Dogs have incredible senses; they can hear any little noise and can smell from a mile away. People talk about opening a wrapper on a piece of cheese; you can’t hear a thing when you open it, but your furry pal sure can and comes running. Dogs have incredible senses; they can hear any little noise and can smell from a mile away. People talk about opening a wrapper on…
Dog owners do not need to be veterinarians to know that a healthy heart is as important for our furry friends as it is for humans. Yet there can be a lot of confusion surrounding cardiac issues in animals, especially when it comes to heart murmurs. Dr. Sonya Wesselowski, an assistant professor of cardiology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, offers insight on murmurs, given…
“I can barely pay my rent,” she said. Lee said that if shops like hers are forced to close, she’d need a payout to help her sustain her living. “Look, I know dogs are beautiful. I owned one, too,” she said. “But I need a way to make a living,” she said.
Products in this story are independently selected and featured editorially. If you make a purchase using these links we may earn commission. Now’s the time to break out our chilly-weather essentials like boots, sweaters, jackets, and dare we say, heated blankets. But as we get ready for fall and winter, our pets may be less prepared — especially if they spend most of their time outdoors. So just like it’s…
While all animal lovers share a close relationship with their pets, it often seems like dogs and their owners are virtually inseparable, even when they’re sleeping. As your dog ages, you may notice that they’ve started to smell a bit. You do regular grooming, yet somehow your dog still stinks If that sweet puppy smell vanished and was replaced by what can only be described as a funk, well, there…
Why Should I have a stipulation of my dog in my WILL????? Many of us think about our children and spouses in our will, should we suddenly pass from this life to the next. Many don’t think about their dogs, and from experience, it can be very traumatic to a dog whose owner suddenly “disappears.” Its hard to know how they process this and adapt—but we know there is an…
At first glance, your pet may seem to be a perfectly normal adolescent young dog—happy and healthy and growing. Yet, they may be one of the avalanche of about 3 million U.S. pets purchased or adopted to brighten lives of people during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. We had many go out of here at Endless Mt. Labradors. Yet, when approached by a strange dog or animal—or exposed to…