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Histiocytoma In The Dog, Info, Diagnosis And Treatment

The good news is that Histiocytomas will almost always regress on their own without treatment and leave no lasting health problems. They usually disappear in two or three months. A very small percentage may need surgical removal, while this...
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Sarcoptic Mange Scabies In The Dog, Diagnosis and Treatment

The cardinal signs of this disease are marked itching and the appearance of obvious hair loss and skin disease, after a while chronic cases may lose condition and become debilitated. Hair loss and skin disease frequently appears first on...
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Lymphoma, Lymphosarcoma In The Dog, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Lymphoma, { Lymphosarcoma } is a fairly common malignant cancer which affects the lymphoid system of dogs. It mainly affects middle aged and older dogs and some breeds are said to have a predisposition to this disease, these...
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Grape and raisin toxicity in the dog.

This does seem an incredible fact but one of the veterinary poison control centers has said that in their experience as few as seven grapes or raisins have been know to be toxic so this is something all...
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Macadamia Nut Poisoning In The Dog, Symptoms and Treatment.

A couple of years ago a friend called me in the evening concerned that his dog had became poisoned with eating macadamia nuts. I had a disadvantage in that I had never heard of macadamia nuts and the literature...
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Chewing Gum { Xylitol } Poisoning In The Dog

Can something as common as chewing gum be toxic? The answer surprisingly is yes. According to an Animal Poison Control Center, last year they managed over 170 sick dogs after eating products containing Xylitol these have includedTrident, Orbit, Stride,...
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