Dog Health Care: What You Should Know

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Dog Health Treatment Advances

Veterinarians now do amazing things for our dogs. Here are a few ofrepparttar most impressive advances in veterinary treatment for dogs:

Chemotherapy to treat cancer in dogs Pacemakers for dog heart problems Drugs that cure or control dog diseases like diabetes or epilepsy

Improved convenience

Veterinarians today generally have at least 8 years of education added to their deep love of animals.

They combinerepparttar 150314 skills of a surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, dietitian and much more.

Veterinary hospitals or clinics are well-staffed and well-equipped medical centers where all breeds of dogs, as well as other animals, are treated, often in one day, for an enormous variety of conditions.

Clearly, dog health care is better today that ever before. Your dog’s veterinarian is his health advocate and your ally. Next time you visit your veterinarian, ask about new advances that might be help your dog live better.



About the author: You can read more of Joel Walsh's articles on dog issues such as Dog Health Care at: http://www.i-love-dogs.com





Dog Health Advice for 6 Common Emergencies

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  • Takerepparttar dog immediately torepparttar 150313 veterinarian for treatment. Treatment usually consists of more cold water, drugs and observation.

    • Emergency 4: Dog Poisoning

    Warning signs: Look for muscular twitching, vomiting, bleeding, convulsion or collapse.

    1. Have someone callrepparttar 150314 vet.

    2. Followrepparttar 150315 vet's advice. Different poisoning cases sometimes have to be treated differently.

    3. vet, try to induce vomiting. Salt and mustard in water usually will dorepparttar 150317 trick.

    4. If you know whatrepparttar 150318 poison is, take some of it with you torepparttar 150319 vet’s office.

    Emergency 5: Dog Choking

    1. Openrepparttar 150320 dog’s mouth carefully and try to see what is causingrepparttar 150321 problem. It could be anything: a small ball, bone, stick, meat wrapping.
    2. Pumprepparttar 150322 chest by pressing down onrepparttar 150323 ribs and releasing immediately at 5-second intervals.
    3. If this doesn’t dislodgerepparttar 150324 object within a few moments, rushrepparttar 150325 dog torepparttar 150326 nearest animal hospital to haverepparttar 150327 foreign object removed under anesthetic.

      4. Dog Emergency 6: Drowning

      1. Removerepparttar 150328 dog fromrepparttar 150329 water.
      2. Try to getrepparttar 150330 water out ofrepparttar 150331 dog's lungs as soon as possible by pumpingrepparttar 150332 chest as for choking (see above).
      3. Takerepparttar 150333 dog torepparttar 150334 vet to be checked out.

      Hopefully, you will never have to handle any of these emergencies. But if you do, you haverepparttar 150335 dog health advice that you need.



      About the author: You can read more of Joel Walsh's articles on dog issues such as Dog Health Advice at: http://www.i-love-dogs.com




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