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Bordetella Shots: What’s The Story on This Dog Vaccination?
Your vacation plans are all set and you have tickets to that once in a lifetime trip to Paris, France. Your luggage is packed, and your passport is up to date. The only fly in the ointment is the fact you’re your loyal canine companion will not be able to make this trip with you. He will need to remain behind, yet you do not want him to spend a whole week all by himself at home. After all, dogs are pack animals and loneliness can cause some serious depression in a dog. Yet none of your friends or family members is willing or able to take in your fluffy friend, and so you are contacting the local kennels to ask about having your dog boarded in your absence. No matter whom you speak to, everyone always asks if your canine friend’s Bordetella vaccine is up to date, and you are beginning to wonder just what it is that they are asking you.
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Signs of Rabies and How to Prevent Doggie Disease
Rabies is a serious disease that attacks your pet’s nervous system. If you fail to treat rabies in your canine friend, it can ultimately cause it to die. Furthermore, rabies is easily spread from one animal to another, including from an animal to a human. Therefore, it is important to recognize the signs and symptoms for the sake of your pet’s health, as well as to protect yourself.
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Curbing Car Sickness in your Dog
You are ready to go on vacation and you are all prepared. The luggage is loaded into the trunk, and the remainder is securely strapped to the roof of the car. You are taking your canine companion on the trip with you, and so you have packed his food, water dish, toys, treats, leash, and even a doggie sweater in case those nights get cold. You have popped a Dramamine to make sure that the time on the highway will not be marred by motion sickness, and you are ready to roll. A half an hour later you find yourself pulled over at a rest stop, attempting to placate a very unhappy little canine who just got sick all over the car seat and is decidedly not having a good time on this vacation at all. Is there anything you could do to curb car sickness in your dog?
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Doggie Arthritis: Typical Treatments for your Pooch
As your dog ages, you might notice him slowing down. It might be harder for him to get up in the morning, he might walk slower, or he might not be as interested in chasing the ball as he used to be. Just as with elderly people, elderly dogs suffer from a myriad of ailments. One of these is arthritis.
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The Most Common Parasites and Their Treatments
Parasites are living organisms that use another organism for survival. As a result, they cause harm to the host organism. Although there are numerous different parasites that can cause harm to your dog, there are three very common parasites that can be controlled through proper care: fleas, ticks, and heartworms.
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Tips to Handling Possible Depression in your Dog
Have you ever left for a vacation and upon your return an unhappy mutt greeted you? You took every precaution to make sure your canine companion was in the loving care of a friend, family member, or reputable kennel, but when you pick him up, he may give you the cold doggie shoulder. Conversely, he may be ecstatic to see you, but won’t touch his food when you are at home. He may even suffer from anxiety when you just go outside with the trash. A varied form of canine depression may be observed after the death of a loved one – either canine or human. Perhaps he has stopped eating and is only drinking a little bit of water occasionally, and the prospect of a walk is leaving him cold. In some cases, your dog may actually whine silently yet persistently. It is hard to deal with mourning doggies, but there are some things you can do to ease your canine companion’s suffering.
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