Digestion and absorption of nutrients actually begin in the mouth, with the mastication (chewing) of food and its mixture with saliva. Digestion continues throughout the gastrointestinal system and ends with the excretion of waste products and undigested food in the feces.
For an animal to survive, water is the single most important nutrient for the body. [...]
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From long experience of a fitting dog, I’m less anguished during a seizure now than when my Boxer dog Gregory took his first fit more than three years ago. In the early days I worried his legs would break as they thrashed about violently, I thought he might swallow his tongue, or even die during [...]
Dogs are generally susceptible to yeast infection inside their ears and in between their paws. This infection spreads rapidly to all other areas where a dog licks after licking the affected part. So, if there is indeed a yeast infection in your pet take urgent measures before it spreads like wild fire all over the [...]
See this video and learn what should you do if Your Dog Has A Seizure
Just like people, arthritis also affects our pets, sometimes because of a genetic predisposition, but there are other factors that increase the susceptibility to osteoarthritis.
25-30% of our canine and feline family members will show the effects of osteoarthritis, and up to 70% of dogs in specific breeds such as German Shepard, Golden Retriever and Labrador [...]
What is anal glands ? it produce a strong smelling secretion which is deposited when the pet defecates. Most wild carnivores can empty these glands voluntarily for scent marking or in self defense, like a skunk might do.
Dogs and cats have largely lost their ability to empty these sacs voluntarily and defecation serves to [...]
If you notice your dog has been shaking his head a bit too often and scratching its ears with its paws or even trying to rub its ears on the ground, your dog may have some form of ear infections. In some severe cases, they may even not walk properly if the ear infection has [...]
Visitor Question :
My Saint Bernard has scally skin. He looks like he has dandruff when we brush him. He doesn’t itch it so it must not itch. He is losing his hair more and more. What could this be? I don’t know what to do
Scaly skin and hair loss are [...]
