Dog Health Conditions and Terms You Should Know...Written by Daniel Lesser
Some Dogs like Boxers unfortunately, are prone to several potential health problems such as: - Skin allergy - Food allergy - Cancer - Hip dysphasia - Bloat - Heart ailments - Hypothyroidism - Fleas - Worms Knowing what they are will help you to better monitor your pet's health and to gather pertinent information, in case of an illness, that would assist your veterinarian to administer correct diagnosis and treatment. Below are some common afflictions of Boxers. Alapechia (Lost of hair on trunk) Seems to be more common in male Boxers. One, which died at age of 12 years and 4 months, was diagnosed with seasonal alopecia. "He used to go bald once a year but hair always grew back on," said its owner. Bloat Gastric torsion or GDV or bloat in your Boxer can be life threatening so bring him to veterinarian immediately. The stomach gets filled with air and twisting and this can happen suddenly. The symptoms include restlessness, drooling and nausea and stomach is bloated (distended abdomen). Your Boxer may vomit and continue to retch but nothing would come out. Cancerous and benign tumors Boxers are highly prone to cancer. So any time you see a bump on your Boxer, you should check it out. About 20 out of 100 cases are cancerous. Watch out for both external and internal lumps, eye ulcers or cherry eye as they called it, as well as dermodicosis or skin sores.
| | Flea ControlWritten by T. Frady
Fleas can be a real problem if you have a pet in your home. We learned from our vet that best way to control fleas is to treat both your home and your pet simultaneously. Last summer, we added a new pet to our family - our cat, Ally. She was a sweet, shorthaired, stray kitten that we picked up from a neighbor's house. Ally had one problem though - fleas. She was completely infested with them, which in turn, infested our home with them. We tried everything to get rid of those pesky blood-suckers, including flea collars, indoor foggers, and bathing her with flea shampoo. And everyone knows how much cats hate water! Nothing that we tried worked. Just when we thought we were rid of them, more would hatch. We even considered putting Ally back outside, but we decide to try one more thing before resorting to such drastic measures. We took her to vet, where we were provided with more effective flea foggers and a flea spray for our home called Siphotrol Plus II. We used these to kill fleas in our house while Ally was at vet getting a flea dip. They also treated her with Frontline Plus, which was applied to back of her neck. Our trip to vet wound up costing about $150, but it was worth it. We were rid of fleas, and we were able to keep Ally in house.
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