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In a previous article about Earthquake Preparedness, I mentioned having your pet marked with either a tattoo or a microchip, plus having a name tag on the collar. We can be fairly complacent in carrying ID ourselves, and likewise about our pets. If your pet gets lost the sooner whomever finds it can contact the owner, the sooner the pet gets home. The sooner your pet gets back to familiar surroundings the less stress for your pet.

All responsible dog owners know that when your pet shows signs of feeling ill or gets injured that it’s time for a visit to the veterinarian.

Naturally, it is important to take your pet to the vet when there is a problem, but many people forget the importance of taking their pets to the doctor when they are healthy! Taking your Pit Bull to the vet for routine well check-ups and vaccinations can prevent many serious medical conditions, and treat others early on before they have a chance to progress and endanger your Pit Bull’s health.

Dog Peri-Anal Fistulas, which is anal inflammation and infection, is a very painful ordeal for a dog to suffer through and not only that it is also complicated and poses a difficult choice to the vet in terms of what sort of cure would be most appropriate.

Symptoms of Dog Peri-Anal Fistulas include the following:

1. The feces of the dog have a long stingy look to it. 2. The dog finds itself in a great amount of pain when trying to produce feces. 3. Appearance of small holes around the anus area which may be inflamed.

Cystitis, comparatively, is a very common infection amongst dogs as well as humans and is more likely to infect females rather than males.

Bacterial infection of the bladder is what causes bacterial cystitis in dogs and due to the shorter distance the bacteria needs to travel up the urethra to the bladder this disease is more common amongst females. In most cases, the main source of bacteria will be the anus. The relatively shorter distance between the vagina and the anus results in females being effected more so than males.

In this article, “How You Dog Gets Fleas And How To Get Rid Of Them”, we will discuss the methods by which your dog can become infested with fleas. In addition, we will discuss a bit about the life cycle of fleas and how flea and tick treatments can stop the flea life cycle dead.

Fleas are those nasty little insects that periodically infect our cats, dogs and homes. Fleas feed on the blood of our pets. They can irritate their skin not only from the bite and skin infections, but also some pets are allergic to fleas.

Gastric bloat or volvulus can be a greatly disturbing occurrence for your pet and the discomfort they may feel can b unbearable and in some extreme cases cause death to your dog. So it will come as no surprise to you when I tell you this is an extremely dangerous condition in your dog and often escalates very fast without any previous waning. Although the chances of a fatality are greatly reduced to around a 90% survival rate in recent years, in years gone by this same rate may have been around the 30% mark.

Dog food poisoning can come in many different forms and types and can be a frightening time for dogs and pets and can cause then to feel extremely ill with frequent bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. In this article we will discus what causes and can cause food poisoning in dogs and the most common reasons for this.

Prostatic Hypertrophy or, in simple terms, enlarged prostate glands is a condition caused by the male or female hormones in the dog’s body and even though it is not as painful for the dog as prostatitis it is still something which should be looked into with care as it may be a cause for concern. Read on through this article to find out more about this condition.

The symptoms for dog Prostatic Hypertrophy include the following:

1. The dog may walk differently. Look out for an arched back and stiff legs and the dog taking shorter strides.

I’m a new mother again. My daughter just gave me an early Christmas present, a puppy. So over the course of the next few articles we will touch on puppy care. Christmas, Easter, Valentines, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day usually bring an increase to a few families. No doubt there may be a few other families needing some pointers in the near future.