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One of the worst diseases of the heart that can suffer a dog is heartworm and filariasis, a serious parasitic sickness that occurs when a parasite much like a worm, called microfilariae, get to the heart of the animal and its arteries, once has been infected.

Filariasis is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has previously been infected with the larvae of this parasite and acts as an agent that transmits the disease. By biting, the mosquito larvae deposited this parasite in the blood of the dog, which leads to the heart, where they develop to grow to about 20 cm. Read the rest of this entry »

Overactive salivary glands in dogs can mean a multitude of things, some of which they are harder than others. Some breeds of dogs just drool more than others; while others are prone to diseases which excessive salivation may be a symptom.

You note that if your dog drools more than the habitual thing. It is best to seek care veterinarian for a professional opinion. It is also important to get to the office of the veterinarian with an understanding of the health of your dog’s saliva. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the worst diseases that can suffer a dog on his skin is scabies. Produced by a mite, causes a very unpleasant sensation in animals, since it is a source of itching, hair loss and injury of countless schools.

The scabies affects all dogs equally, but is most common in the homeless because they are animals living in poor nutrition and health. One of the main problems is that it is a highly contagious disease that can even be passed to humans, although in our skin is the possibility to develop as in the dog. Read the rest of this entry »

The ticks are undisputed enemy of the dogs and what they want is to find that your pet has been invaded by one or more of these parasites. Ticks feed on blood of their hosts, among which are included dogs. They are attracted by heat and movement of certain mammals.

For dogs, these parasites attach themselves often in cracks and areas with little or no hair. Usually the best places are the ears and around the areas where the inside of the leg joins the body, between fingers and between skin folds. Read the rest of this entry »

Several breeds of dogs are prone to developing problems of hip, as for example the dysplasia. The larger these pets are more likely to suffer such conditions. One of the easiest ways to determine if your dog has a hip problem is look at how its way of walking and detect if there are difficulties in the movement.

To work on the prevention of problems in the hip, it is important to give your dog an adequate nutrition in its phase of development and a daily routine of exercises for maintain its body in shape. In case of detecting any signs of pain, it is important to consult a veterinarian with urgency. Read the rest of this entry »

The kennel cough also known as canine infectious tracheobronchitis, attacks only to dogs, attacks the respiratory system slight barring complications in puppies or very old age. This occurred for three types of viruses and bacteria. Its main symptom is a hoarse cough and nervous, too strident, but that does not produce significant depression in the dog.

This cough can last for days or even weeks, depending on the degree of complication of the disease. Being the nervous type, usually the fit of coughing often occurs after a state of excitement or physical exertion. There are other symptoms like loss of appetite, which makes the pet lose weight. Read the rest of this entry »

It is very important and should periodically review the ocular apparatus of our pet, since it changes its appearance or normal characteristics against certain diseases.

When the eyes are healthy are transparent and wet themselves are red, swollen or have a purulent discharge may indicate an eye infection, any abnormalities should immediately call your veterinarian.

To be taken into account for proper care of eyes:

• You must cut all the hair falling over his eyes, to prevent them from occurring in the corneal lacerations or obstruct vision, especially in breeds Maltese, Pekingese, Shih-tszu and Lasha Apso, proceed carefully and if not sure take him to a professional hairdresser.

• Avoid the accumulation of mucus or crusts, because they can help the growth of bacteria and cause an eye infection, use a soft eye drops, make eye bath of warm water boiled. Read the rest of this entry »

To prevent certain diseases in our dogs, they should apply the vaccines, these antigens are prepared, once inside the body causes an attack response, called antibody, immunological memory is generated, in most cases, permanent immunity against the disease.

The vaccines do not produce instant immunity at the time of being applied, once administered antigens (attenuated virus) injected should be recognized by the immune system and respond with antibody formation and immunological memory to produce the vaccine antigen against it attenuated, if then there are the wild virus infection (so-called the one in the environment and is capable of producing disease) that presence of antibodies produced by the vaccine neutralize the wild virus, thereby preventing disease is caused by the virus. Read the rest of this entry »

At an early age male pups are mounting behavior to the female, three to four weeks, at this age do not produce sperm, this habit often goes away quickly.

It appears again at puberty to the five or six months, 50% of dogs will have a mounting behavior at that age and others do not present such activity.

Sexually mature females have their first heat between seven and twelve months of age, small breed dogs tend to have their first heat around seven to eight months, while some giant breed dogs do not start your cycle until they are ten and eight and twenty four months of age. Read the rest of this entry »

In dogs of small breeds are very common heart problems, but we mention the risks, the Fresch Poodle, Maltese, Pekingese, most common is mitral regurgitation, which is a kind of arthritis that occurs in the mitral valve heart, ensures a veterinary expert.

The therapy is based on little exercise and medication, according to the specialist, this valve degenerates, and the blood is returned, causing pulmonary edema that has difficulty breathing. Dogs suffering from this evil come to the office because their owners find that very tired or because they are coughing in a strange way.

The disease causes the heart to become larger specimens. One of its main symptoms is a cough with arch, much like vomiting, which can occur with phlegm. Read the rest of this entry »