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Bring a piece of your worn clothing to the vet if you have to leave your dog overnight or if she is having a procedure where she has to spend a day at the vet’s office without you. Personal items that carry your scent will be comforting to her in the strange environment of a vet’s office.
If you don’t have a t-shirt or other piece of clothing that smells of you, then bring a small soft toy that is a favorite of hers and rub it all over your skin before leaving it with her.
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Should your pup require medication, here are some ways to go about administering it. Crush the pill or pour capsule content in to your dog or cat’s dish. Stir the powdered medicine or capsule contents in with a little bit of pet food and mix thoroughly. It is vital that your pet gets his or her complete dose. Before you get out your meat tenderizer and start pounding away, double check to make sure your pet’s specific pills can be administered in this fashion. Sometimes a pill’s package instructions or your vet may strongly advise against it.
If all else fails, up the ante. Remember, dogs go loco for peanut butter and love the irresistible nutty taste. Place the pill in a small spoonful of peanut or smear this gooey delicious treat on the roof of the dog’s mouth, just behind his front teeth. This will force him to swallow. Since the peanut butter sticks well to the pill, your dog is less likely to spit it out.
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Whether a friend or professional is looking after your pet when you’re away, be prepared in the event that THEY have an emergency and cannot fulfill their obligation. Make sure you have a backup plan that includes the telephone number of a friend or relative who can take over.
Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter. |
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Spay your female puppy at six months of age and you reduce her risk of mammary gland (breast) cancer to zero. One in four unspayed females will get breast cancer – it’s that simple.<br /
Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter. |
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If a dog that is not normally aggressive suddenly begins showing signs of aggression, you must get to the vet right away so that physical pain can be ruled out. Dental problems are high on the list of triggers for aggression in dogs.
Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter.
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Dog people across the country may finally get definitive answers to the one question they hear everyday at the dog park – “cute dog, what kind is it?” Thanks to a handful of new DNA testing programs, you just may even be able to answer it, or at the least learn what breeds dominate your dog’s family tree. But with up to four competing DNA companies who promise to analyze doggie cheek cell swabs or blood samples, how do you choose which test is most accurate?
That’s where Paula Szuchman and The Wall Street Journal come in. Szuchman had her pup’s DNA tested with four popular dog DNA services. See her full article on the topic here, as well as her helpful chart on how the tests compare.
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If you’ve got more than one dog, be very careful when you return from the vet with one of them if the others have stayed home. The dog that has been at the vet smells different from being there and it is not uncommon to see raised hackles or growls on the first return.
You can avoid possible tense moments when reuniting your dogs if you let the dogs run loose in a wide open space so that they have room to get re-acquainted without things getting ugly.
Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter. |
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Does your dog seem to have an extra sensitive stomach? Often times a dose of acidophilus can help – humans take it all the time, too!
Acidophilus is a probiotic often found in yogurt that aids in digestion: it puts the good bacteria in your system! Check with your vet to see if giving your buddy this supplement will help that sensitive stomach. |
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Some veterinary clinics also do pet rescue, which overburdens staff already tasked with caring for patients. When there isn’t a no-kill shelter in the area or the shelter is full, most vets do their best to care for and find homes for abandoned pets. Having a volunteer come in to spend time with rescue animals, especially on weekends, allows the doctor and their staff to concentrate on getting their patients well while the volunteer deals with the rescue pets. Veterinary schools and hospitals often face the same quandary and would welcome volunteers to help care for pets abandoned at their facility. You get to spend time with dogs and make a difference in the lives of homeless pets. |
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Antibiotics are often prescribed to deal with all forms of infection or illness. They keep bad bacteria from building in the dog’s system, or kill off any bacteria that may be causing a problem.
But our dogs need some bacteria to remain healthy. In order to ensure that the good bacteria is not depleted by a dose of antibiotics, it is a good idea to administer a probiotic to your dog after a round of antibiotics. It won’t do any good to give probiotics at the same time as antibiotics, but once the antibiotics are completed, probiotics should be given for roughly the same length of time that the antibiotics were prescribed. It is possible to purchase dog-specific probiotics, but human quality probiotics will work as well.
Always discuss use of pet medications with your vet before you make any decisions as to treatment.
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