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Find a huge range of articles below, rich in information and suggestions, that can help you get your dog back on the road again
Find a huge range of articles below, rich in information and suggestions, that can help you get your dog back on the road again
Grass allergies are relatively common in dogs and can affect your dog to varying degrees. They are most often caused by pollen associated with grasses. The allergic reaction occurs when your dog’s immune system overreacts to the proteins or pollen,...
Black Skin Disease can be distressing to watch in your dog. Black Skin Disease or Alopecia X is a skin condition, which will leave your dog with hair loss and often black skin / spots on their back, legs or...
Mild to moderate shoulder dislocation - use a brace A shoulder brace can be a great way for your do to make a full recovery. The brace will support their shouldr, reduce risk of reinjury and reduce their movement (if...
When your dog has been diagnosed with elbow dysplasia by your vet, they will give you an indication of the nature and extent of the dysplasia. This will help you to understand the severity of the condition in your dog...
Hip dysplasia in dogs is the single most common inherited orthopaedic problem dogs experience. Hip dysplasia in dogs is where abnormalities occur in the hip joint(s), usually while your dog is young. These abnormalities are related to the shape of...
Surgery on your dog is always risky, and spinal surgery, including IVDD surgery, can be one of the most precarious because of the proximity to the spinal cord. Spinal surgery might have been undertaken to help dog IVDD, a slipped...
Yes, in many cases your dog can avoid IVDD surgery and instead take the non-surgical route using conservative management methods. There are five stages of dog IVDD, Stage 5 being the worst (back legs are paralysed). Cambridge University studied 30 dogs...
Jeff was out in the garden chasing a squirrel when he must have turned too quickly, he was then not able to put any weight on his back leg! You could see from the swelling around his knee something was...
Raser has had issues with his rear legs since he was 5 years old (now almost 10), this included weakness and loss of coordination. When he was taken to the vet to have this checked, after a visual examination the...
Finney, my greyhound, had been off his usual games and feeling very sorry for himself for a couple of months. Finney and his corns Finney has very thin skin on very sensitive feet. With the corn, it started with us...
A luxating patella (sometimes called a floating kneecap) is a common orthopaedic condition in dogs. Although it can occur as a result of a traumatic injury, it's mostly commonly an inherited condition, and mostly seen in small and toy breeds....
The Achilles Tendon is found on your dog’s back leg. It is the largest complex tendon in a dog, and comprises five different muscles converging. Its function is to extend the hock and flex the digits. See the red area...