Dogs Puppies Articles

Welcoming an addition to the family? Get more information on how to make your puppy's transition into your home as smooth as possible for you, your puppy, family members and other pets you might already have. Be prepared with a checklist of items you should have to make your home comfortable for him, a schedule of vaccines to help him withstand infections and disease, and a training regiment to help him know his place in your household and avoid future behavior problems. Learn what is normal in your puppy's development and, more importantly, what's not. If you are considering purchasing a puppy, read what breed might be best for you and your lifestyle.

• When Your Puppy is Depressed: Three Sources of Canine Depression

  If you have wondered, "why is my puppy depressed?", then there are some things you should be aware of regarding puppies and depression. There are three main sources of canine depression and those are: change of scenery, separation anxiety, and an addition to the family.

• When to Expect Puppy Teeth to Fall Out

  Puppy teeth fall out and larger adult teeth replace them. This process is extremely uncomfortable for the puppy.

• Understanding Why Your Puppy is Not Eating

  The average puppy has a voracious appetite, which is why a puppy that is not eating is cause for concern. Your puppy may stop eating for a number of reasons.

• Treating a Constipated Puppy With Home Remedies

  A constipated puppy is uncomfortable, but the condition is usually not dangerous. There are a few effective home remedies you can try before you call your vet.

• Soft and Cleft Palate Problems

  Cleft palates do occur in dogs. They are more common in the short nosed breeds of dogs than in other breeds. Cleft palates are considered to be an inherited trait. If both parents of a dog have cleft palates, the odds of it having a cleft palate are about 40%.

• Reproduction Topics in Dogs

  Having your vet check a swab sample from the vagina to look for signs of estrus or to draw blood for hormonal analysis is also reasonable, especially if this situation repeats itself or if she shows other signs of estrus or of false pregnancy as time goes on.

• Puppy with Kennel Cough: Prevent the Spread of Infection

  Puppy kennel cough is about as contagious among dogs as the common cold is among humans.

• Puppy Vitamins:  Keeping Your Pup Growing Strong

  The recommended daily amount of nutrients for one dog will vary drastically when it comes to another dog. This is why certain vitamins and supplements should be added to a dog's daily diet.

• Puppy Stuff

  Sometimes puppies do seem to cause pharyngeal inflammation by chewing on stuff. Most puppies have a pretty good idea about what is expected of them after a week or two of training to urinate and defecate outside. Some puppies can not control urination when they are very excited.

• Preventing Puppy Diarrhea Through Diet

  Puppy diarrhea can have many causes, and it isn't always due to sickness. Puppies have sensitive digestive tracts, so it's important to manage a puppy's diet carefully to prevent diarrhea.

• Preparing Your Puppy for a Dental Exam

  Before you take your puppy for his first dental exam, you should make sure he is prepared by imitating the exam process at home.

• Parasites: The #1 Cause of Puppy Vomiting

  Most puppies are born with microscopically small roundworm larvae and unfortunately, these pests can cause everything from puppy vomiting to fatigue if left untreated.

• Motion or Motor Problems - Cerebellar Hypoplasia

  The cerebellum is the portion of the brain responsible for the control of motion. When a puppy or kitten is born with an underdeveloped cerebellum, the condition is known as congenital cerebellar hypoplasia. There are infectious causes of this condition in both cats (panleukopenia infection prior to birth) and dogs (herpes virus infection prior to birth)

• Megaesophagus in Dogs

  The treatment protocol for megaesophagus is what you have stated already - careful feeding, proper choice of food and quick treatment of secondary problems associated with the regurgitation which in most cases is aspiration pneumonia.

• Leg Problems in Dogs

  When there are changes in posture it is usually worth checking for the possibility of an orthopedic problem. This would be a good age to consider taking X-rays to check for hip dypslasia, since it will show up in most cases by now, if it is going to be a problem later in life.

• Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD)

  Hypertrophic osteodystrophy causes lameness and extreme pain in young growing dogs, usually of a large breed. Great danes, German shepherds, dobermans, retrievers and weimaraners are examples of breeds that may be affected by this condition.

• How Serious is Puppy Coughing? Five Possible Causes

  Puppy coughing can be the result of something as simple as exposure to cigarette smoke or it can be as serious as a collapsed trachea. Because puppy coughing is a common symptom of literally dozens of different dog conditions and diseases, the best way to figure out what is causing your puppy's is to take him to the vet.

• Housebreaking and Changes in Trained Behavior

  It is very hard in many cases to control urine marking behaviors in dogs and I do not know of a consistently effective way to do this. It is important to remember that there are medical causes for some urinary problems and to be sure that you have eliminated kidney disease, diseases that make dogs produce more urine, such as diabetes and Cushing's disease, bladder infection, bladder stones and anatomical defects.

• Getting Your Old Dog to Tolerate Your New Puppy

  Getting your old dog used to a new puppy can be a daunting task. Often, established pets are reluctant to accept new pets into the household and may even become aggressive.

• Essential Puppy Health Care Prevention and Examination Checklist

  Puppy health care means monitoring your dog twenty-four hours a day. Examining your dog on a daily basis will help you to determine if anything is physically or mentally wrong with your dog.

• Diaphragmatic Hernia and Diaphragm Problems

  Chronic diaphragmatic hernia is not all that common because many dogs die from this condition if it is untreated. It would be best to have a surgical specialist repair this hernia if possible (the vet school will have several) because the diaphragm is a muscle and it loses its elasticity in chronic hernias, making repair difficult.

• Coprophagia: What exactly is coprophagia and how is it treated?

  In simple terms, coprophagia is an odd condition that causes animals to eat their own feces. There are a number of reasons why coprophagia occurs. In puppies, it may just be the result of intense curiosity.

• Congenital and Inherited Disorders

  In all three of these conditions (the two above, plus luxating patella problems discussed below) it is very likely that siblings of an affected puppy carry at least some of the genes necessary to produce the condition. Since all three appear to be polygenetic in origin it takes the right combination of several genes to produce disease.

• Choosing a Puppy or Dog

• Biting Behavior in Dogs

  It is helpful to recognize that aggressive behaviors can occur for a number of reasons and trying to decide the most likely ones, such as fear aggression or dominance aggression can be very helpful. Most general practice veterinarians have very limited training in doing this sort of thing

• Behavior - Mounting and Humping

  There are several possible explanations for this behavioral change. Mounting behaviors occur due to sexual hormone influences, dominance behavior, anxiety, and sometimes as a sort of obsessive/compulsive disorder.

• 4 Sources of Constipation in Puppies

  Constipation in puppies usually resolves itself in a day or two. If you notice that your puppy is straining to defecate or if he is producing small amounts of dry stool, he could be constipated.

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