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Luxating Patella: The Skipping Step in Small Dogs
The characteristic hop for a few strides then back to normal. Grades, when surgery is needed, and what helps in the meantime.
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Spotting problems early, common conditions and what to expect at the vet.
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Cushing’s Disease in Dogs: Recognising It Early
Drinking more, eating more, a pot belly and a thinning coat in an older dog. It develops slowly enough to look like ageing, and it is treatable.
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Cruciate Ligament Rupture: The Most Common Orthopaedic Injury in Dogs
Usually degenerative rather than traumatic, frequently bilateral, and almost always needing surgery in a medium or large dog. Here is what to expect.
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Why Dogs Eat Poo, and How to Stop It
Coprophagia is common, mostly normal, occasionally a symptom — and the approaches that work are not the ones usually recommended.
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Diabetes in Dogs: Signs, Treatment and Daily Management
Increased thirst and urination with weight loss despite a good appetite. It is manageable, it needs routine, and cataracts are almost inevitable.
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Pancreatitis in Dogs: Triggers, Signs and Long-Term Feeding
Often triggered by a single fatty meal, sometimes life-threatening, and the dogs who have had it once are prone to it again. Here is the whole picture.
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Heart Disease in Dogs: The Signs Owners Can Catch Early
Mitral valve disease and DCM account for most cases, and one thing you can measure at home is the most useful early warning there is.
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Anxiety Medication for Dogs: The Questions Worth Asking
Medication is not a last resort or an admission of failure. A brain in panic cannot learn — here is how to have the conversation with your vet.
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Body Condition Scoring: How to Tell If Your Dog Is the Right Weight
Scales tell you very little. The nine-point body condition score takes thirty seconds and is the single most useful health assessment you can do at home.
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Seasonal Allergies in Dogs: Managing Atopic Dermatitis
Environmental allergy is the most common cause of chronic itching, and modern treatment has improved enormously. Here is the management plan. Includes affiliate links.