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Dog IllnessesCanine Pancreatitis DietIf your dog has pancreatitis, he will be required to eat a specific canine pancreatitis diet. This special diet will help them control their disease and keep them more comfortable. Here is some information on pancreatitis and the diet your dog should eat....read more >> Dealing with FracturesFractures are the result of injury to the normally firm skeletal tissue-bone. Fractures may be of three main types:...read more >> Invalid Dogs: Inhalations and DietThese can be exceedingly unpopular with canine patients but are nevertheless prescribed quite frequently for catarrhal infections, such as are found in distemper....read more >> Inflamation of the BrainUnder this general heading can be grouped encephalitis, meningitis, the involvement of the brain during uraemia and advanced kidney diseases, acute toxaemia, and so on....read more >> Dealing with Abdominal PainThe causes of pain in the abdomen are many and varied. They may be serious or due only to a dietary indiscretion, and are often transitory in nature....read more >> Fever, Fighting and Enemas"Feeding" is a misnomer in this connection as one of the most important points to remember when considering the diet of a sick dog is that an animal with a temperature of over 103°F. should not be fed with normal solid food. The less work the digestive organs have to do, the better, and the lack of appetite usually present is nature's way of pointing out that food is not required as long as fever is present. In fact, excessive feeding can prolong the illness and increase its severity....read more >> Dislocations and MedicineDislocations occur occasionally in dogs, usually as a result of a car accident. The commonest joint to become dislocated is the hip joint, although in the sporting breeds, especially greyhounds, dislocation of a toe joint is not unusual....read more >> Abortion and AbscesseAbortion, or miscarriage, is the expulsion of puppies before they have reached their full stage of development in the mother's uterus. The principal difference between abortion and premature whelping is that in the latter the puppies have a good chance of survival if kept very warm, whereas in the former the foeti (as these undeveloped puppies are called) are invariably dead. It is not a very common occurrence, although some bitches show a tendency to abort at about the fifth week of pregnancy....read more >> Haemorrhage and Heart AttacksBleeding, when it is from the skin, is a natural process to wash bacteria and dirt from a damaged area. However, it can be dangerous if it is coming from a cut artery or vein, if it comes from the lungs or an internal organ, or from a highly vascular area (i.e., one well supplied with blood vessels). Examples of the latter are the tongue and, in the male dog, the penis....read more >> Eclampsia in DogsEclampsia is a condition seen in the bitch and it generally occurs about the time of whelping, or it may occur during the suckling period. This condition is caused by a lowering of the blood calcium which in turn is due to the heavy demands made by various detoxication processes which go on about the time of parturition, and also to the heavy draw on the bitch's reserves by having to produce large amounts of milk. The bitch with a first litter is not commonly affected, it being a condition more usual with the mature mother. Eclampsia is commonest in the bitch with the large litter, especially when she has "done the puppies well"....read more >> Dealing with CollapseThis serious condition resembles shock but is much more severe and often has a fatal outcome. It may come as the result of a bad accident, in heart conditions or as a disquieting phenomenon in a serious disease, and recovery will depend on cause....read more >> Preventing DiarrhoeaDiet for puppies is a big subject. Sudden change to a different kind of food can cause diarrhoea and this often happens at weaning time, when the change from the mother's milk to other foods is made too quickly. Worms are another cause, particularly when the puppy looks emaciated in spite of plenty of food. The diarrhoea is usually frothy when these internal parasites are responsible....read more >> Accidents and Artificial Respiration1. Superficial injuries (varying degrees of bruising, skin lacerations and possibly minor bone fracture....read more >> Dealing with Acute Canine MastitisCanine mastitis, or inflammation of a milk gland, is usually seen in bitches in milk. Therefore this condition arises in bitches which have recently whelped or, less commonly, in those which have had a false or "phantom" pregnancy (i.e., all the changes of pregnancy have occurred but no puppies have been produced). In cases of mastitis the milk gland or glands affected are hot, hard and tense, being painful to the touch, and the milk secretion is discoloured. The condition may mature quite rapidly - in 12 or 24 hours - so it is important that expert attention be given as soon as possible. The temperature of the animal usually reaches 103 - 105°F, and the bitch shows signs of pain, refuses food and develops an excessive thirst. There may or may not be vomiting, and pain sometimes causes the bitch to snap at her young if they attempt to feed from the affected gland....read more >> Ear Problems with DogsMishaps to these parts of the dog's anatomy are fairly frequent. The three main causes of trouble are; torn ears (from fighting or by barbed wire). Haematoma (a haemorrhage under the skin of the ear flap) or foreign bodies in the outer ear canal (e.g. grass seeds)....read more >> Heat Stroke and HysteriaThis is most frequent in short-nosed dogs, especially bulldogs. Immediate action is important as collapse and heart failure may occur quite rapidly. Remove the dog to as cool a spot as possible. The animal should be carried and not allowed to exert itself in any way. A room with a stone floor is ideal, and the animal should be laid on its right side with the left side uppermost. A current of air helps greatly, and fanning the dog will increase the intake of fresh air....read more >>
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