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Dog Health

Is Ham Bad for Dogs? Holiday Foods, Sodium, and Dogs With Heart Disease

For a healthy dog, a small piece of plain ham usually calls for fresh water and a day of watching. Bones, large amounts, and glazes with onion, garlic or xylitol call for your veterinarian right aw...

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Dog Tracheal Collapse

Your dog's tracheal rings won't rebuild, but much of what sets off the coughing is in your hands. Swap the collar for a harness and work toward the target weight your vet sets. Keep the rooms your ...

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Oxygen Therapy for Your Exotic Pets

We'll go over the top exotic pets using oxygen therapy. Pet owners will learn when and why most exotic pets utilize oxygen therapy and the products used to administer oxygen.

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CoQ10 for Dogs: What It Does and What the Heart Studies Found

A murmur is something your vet hears through the stethoscope, and it's often the first clue that something is going on with the heart. Our overview of what a heart murmur in dogs can mean explains ...

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L-Carnitine for Dogs: What It Does and When Your Vet May Recommend It

L-carnitine appears in some weight-management foods. In a 2015 study by Hill's Pet Nutrition researchers that enrolled 50 overweight dogs, a test food combining L-carnitine with coconut oil, lipoic...

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Anaphylaxis in Dogs and Cats: Recognizing a Severe Allergic Reaction Before It Becomes an Emergency

Anaphylaxis in pets can escalate in minutes, and dogs and cats show it differently. Learn the warning signs by species, what emergency vets do, and how a Rescue Oxygen Kit helps on the way there.

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Dog HealthA puppy in a red bow tie looking at a holiday ham on a marble table

Is Ham Bad for Dogs? Holiday Foods, Sodium, and Dogs With Heart Disease

For a healthy dog, a small piece of plain ham usually calls for fresh water and a day of watching. Bones, large amounts, and glazes with onion, garlic or xylitol call for your veterinarian right aw...

Dog HealthA veterinarian holding a Pawprint Oxygen Kit for Dogs in a clinic

Dog Tracheal Collapse

Your dog's tracheal rings won't rebuild, but much of what sets off the coughing is in your hands. Swap the collar for a harness and work toward the target weight your vet sets. Keep the rooms your ...

exotic petsbearded dragon

Oxygen Therapy for Your Exotic Pets

We'll go over the top exotic pets using oxygen therapy. Pet owners will learn when and why most exotic pets utilize oxygen therapy and the products used to administer oxygen.