Hyperactivity in dogs characterizes of barking excessively, biting excitedly, spells of hysteria and such. The spells of hysteria are genetic in the breeds like the cocker spaniels. Sometimes they are victims of unpredictable or negative behaviors. As a remedy such dogs generally put under a training session to correct their behavior. But in most cases they are found to be inhumane in nature.
Cancer has accounted to be causing one out of every three deaths of human beings in US. Even, the number of deaths occurring due to some form of cancer is quite high among pets as well. Few decades back the incidence of non accidental pet deaths was mainly due to the spread of certain infectious disease. In the recent times with the exposure to processed food, environmental pollution, development of technological devices like TV or other gadgets have resulted the prevalence of the fatal disease called cancer.
Asthma is developed by young allergic dogs. According to homeopathy asthma starts as a minor skin rash which gradually goes down deep into the lungs as it gets suppressed by cortisones or steroids. The disease is mainly common among dog breeds that gave pushed in faces, i.e. the pug dogs. One of the common symptoms of asthma is the difficulty in breathing. A wheezing or a coughing sound would be heard while the dog is breathing. The wheezing sound is mainly heard when the dog is trying to exhale out air. The pet would be seen lying on its chest while trying to breathe. It would also have hunched up shoulders. Lack of oxygen causes the gums and the mucous membrane turn bluish.
Seeing one’s pet in pain is quite pathetic. When in pain your pampered pet would probably take shelter in some corner of a room and refuse to come close to you. It would not even eat properly or go out for exercising. In such cases you are recommended to take your dog to a good veterinary doctor for recovery.
If you have an aged dog at home and want to help your dog to counter the various physical adversaries in the form of diseases, you may try out with some herbs having medicinal properties. Herbal treatment is the natural way of curing your dog from body malfunctions caused due to aging. Earlier dogs had higher longevity but recent studies have shown that the living capacity of the pet dogs has got reduced to a great degree. They become aged quite early and suffer from several internal organ failures. The reason can be traced out to be environmental pollution and excessive exposure to commercial food packs that often contain toxic and unhealthy substances. The following herbs can be helpful for your aging dog. Read the rest of this entry »
Both cats and dogs can suffer from the growth of skin boils. Though not fatal in nature but their repeated incidence may deteriorate their general health. In most cases the boils are the result of the intrusion of staph bacteria through wounds or fissures formed by scratches during fights or rigorous physical exercise.
Neutering or spaying is important for maintaining good health of a pet dog. In case you are not interested in producing pups, it would be ideal for your dog to get neutered. Neutering would help your dog to get rid many diseases and discomforts that can often turn out to be fatal. Neutering is a surgical process and your dog would be in need of some support in order to recover from the operation. The following are some dietary requirements that you should provide your dog after being operated.’ Read the rest of this entry »
If your pet dog is pregnant, you are recommended to be careful of the diet of your dog. She must get optimal nutrition to maintain good health so that she can produce physically fit and healthy pups. The diet should consist of homemade food items. They must not contain any form of chemicals or preservatives. By consulting a vet doctor you may try increasing the diet supplements in a balanced way. Start simply by giving a normal diet during the first half of the gestation period. In the second half try increasing the diet of the dog. But you must be careful of the nutrition balance of the food items that you feed your pet with.
Animal acupuncture or acupressure was developed mainly as a mode of therapy for horses. In China horses were very useful for warfare in olden days and acupuncture was found to be effective as well as quite economic form of treatment. Later on the therapy was developed for useful domestic firm animals like cows, buffaloes, pigs, chicken, sheep, camels and such. Though the Chinese did not feel important to develop the acupuncture remedy for dogs and cats, the therapy became very popular in Eastern Europe and United States for treating ailing dogs and cats. Read the rest of this entry »
Anemia is the condition of the presence of low amount of blood. Low amount of blood can be either due to the inability of the body to produce red blood cells or loss of blood due to any form of external or internal injury bleeding. Anemia may also be present in a dog while giving birth, poisoning or parasitic infestations like fleas, coccidian, intestinal worms or protozoa. The incapability of the body being unable to produce red blood cells can be caused due to the attack of viruses, chronic kidney disease, deficiency of iron, poor diet, presence of toxic substances and poisons that are present even in some veterinary drugs.
