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Many pet owners choose to prepare food for their pets at home. The idea behind the homemade diets is that the owner will use fresh, minimally processed ingredients. By offering fresh food, there are more nutrients in the diet that would otherwise be removed as a result of processing. Consult your veterinarian before switching your pet's diet... Obesity is the most common nutritional problem seen in small animal practice. A variety of medical conditions have been linked to obesity including diabetes, skeletal problems, hepatic lipidosis and high blood pressure. In addition, obesity tends to be a disease that becomes more prevalent with age. The body uses enzymes to digest the food eaten. Enzymes to perform this task come from the food you eat (food enzymes) and internally from the digestive organs (digestive enzymes). But when food is cooked or processed at temperatures greater than 118° F, the enzymes in the food are destroyed... Dogs communicate with one another through tactile, tonal, and postural body language, which range from the very subtle to the very obvious. This body language can include a look or stare, blinking of the eyes, looking away, licking the lips, yawning, various speeds and locations of a wagging tail, sniffing the ground, scratching...
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The Pet Fund was founded in 2003 because there was at that time no national nonprofit dedicated to funding veterinary care for those who could not afford it. Animal shelter statistics across the country demonstrated a constant increase in the number of animals dropped off at shelters, many because of treatable medical conditions... An anxious owner brought in Chloe, a 7-month-old pug, after suspecting the dog had eaten her 2-carat diamond. Radiographs revealed a gem-shaped foreign body in Cloe’s stomach. The stone was recovered after several attempts to induce vomiting with apomorphine in the conjunctival sac... What we notice: Pretty much all the symptoms revolve around pain and stiffness of the joints which show up as "morning stiffness", less activity in general, trouble climbing stairs or getting into your car or truck and so forth. Often one joint will be worse than others, so your pet will be lame on one leg...
Exercising with your dog may be one of the best things you can do for your own, and your four-legged friend’s health. "Training is the key," says Dr. Gerald Pijanowski, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine at Urbana. "It is as important to train your dog to run or hike long distances as it is to train yourself."
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