When Your Dog Starts Squinting
Some dogs start squinting in sunny weather as they age. It’s almost always nothing to worry about. There’s a sphincter muscle in the iris...
New Treatment for Canine Epilepsy
Epilepsy, a condition of recurring seizures for which a cause most frequently cannot be found, is the most common neurological disorder seen in dogs....
New to the “Top 10 Toxins” List for Dogs: Recreational Drugs
For the very first time, recreational drugs have made the ASPCA’s top 10 list of toxins for dogs and other pets. This includes not...
When Will It Be Your Dog’s Turn in the Emergency Room?
Something’s terribly wrong with your dog, and you take her to the off-hours emergency clinic. But how long will you sit there before she...
Canine Vaccine Hesitancy Can Put Your Dog — and You — at Serious Risk
In developing countries where vaccination against rabies is not readily available for dogs, thousands of people die of rabies every year because the disease...
Veterinary Chiropractic Goes Mainstream
“There’s a patient I’m seeing right now, an 8-pound Chihuahua who has horrible neck pain,” says Alicia Karas, DVM, “but in one session I...
Is It Okay to Give Your Dog Aspirin for Pain?
Because aspirin is available over the counter, a number of Your Dog readers have given it to their pets to relieve pain from such...
Why Is Your Dog Coughing?
Many dogs sometimes eat or drink so fast that food or water ends up going down the wrong “pipe,” and they make coughing or...
When You’re Afraid of Needles But Your Dog Requires Daily Injections
Three main reasons for giving injections at home — and how even the squeamish can get used to administering them.When a veterinarian tells a...
Another Worry for Short-Nosed Dogs: Sleep Apnea
Short-nosed (brachycephalic) dogs often have lifelong breathing problems because their pushed-in nasal cavities are too compromised for proper respiration. Now a new study says...
Wildfires and Your Dog’s Breathing
The smoke from wildfires coming south from Canada this year affected people’s breathing across much of the northern tier of the country. Dogs have...
Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Don’t Always Signify Thyroid Disease
Signs of canine hypothyroidism — too little of certain thyroid hormones — often come on subtly and slowly, progressing over years, and therefore can...
