Keeping Your Dog Healthy

The dog health guide offers simple and practical advice for many common canine symptoms and illnesses. It is written by dog lovers, researchers and vets who understand that while there is no substitute for a Veterinarian, there are often simple things that can be done at home to help.

We believe that every dog owner needs to be an advocate for their dog’s health. This means knowing the facts so that when faced with any kind of canine disease, you can have a productive conversation with your Veterinarian.

Our thinking on different illnesses is based on the common sense advice of dog owners and information from leading Veterinary authorities. Check back often since every week we will be updating and adding information on another canine disease.

Here’s some quick links to the most common dog health conditions according to dog health insurance companies:

• Dog Skin Allergies


• Dog Ear Infections


• Dog Stomach Upsets


• Dog Bladder Infections


• Canine Benign Tumors


• Canine Arthritis


• Dog Leg Sprains


• Dog Eye Infections


• Dog Diarrhea (canine enteritis)


• Canine Hypothyroidism

Always be aware of any changes in your dog’s behavior or habits as these can be early warning signs of dog disease. In particular, if you spot any of the following canine health problems, be sure to call your veterinarian:

• Persistent Dog Diarrhea or Vomiting


• Problems breathing


• Lameness, limping or softness that persists


• Dog cough that does not go away


• Any type of bleeding or discharge


• Low energy levels or lethargy


• Dog skin conditions that do not heal, or show pus and blood, or skin welling and lumps


• Poor appetite, avoidance of food


• Weight loss


• Collapse

We try and provide home remedies wherever possible, and never intend for the advice to be a substitute for a medical professional that knows your dog’s breed and health. Whether discussing rice for diarrhea or treating arthritis in dogs, you’ll hopefully find our approach helpful. The Dog Health Guide also tries to focus on specific dog symptoms such as canine cough and then helps you determine if the cough is due to canine kennel cough, coccidiosis dogs, or canine parasites such as heartworm or roundworm. We also suggest sites that can help to educate our readers such as this resource on dog grooming.

Please write to us with your suggestions and ideas or if you didn’t find the information you were looking for.

All suggestions will be reviewed by our editors and posted for the benefit of our readers. Also, please send pictures of your dog. We’d love to meet him or her.

The information in Dog-Health-Guide.org is not intended to replace the advice of a Veterinarian or other Pet Health Professional.

Dog health- Importance of keeping dog health in prime always

For most of the pet owners dogs are not just a pet but they are considered as a part of the family like every other member of the family. Whenever you feel your pet is not well and need a medical help do not take time to bring them to the veterinarian

     Dog health is essential as it contributes in your wellness as well. If your pet does not keep well it ultimately affects the health of other family members as well. Dog care is essential to maintaining the health of the pet.

Every pet owner craves to maintain the health of their pet stable and fit. Help your sweet pet in maintaining their health by applying these below tips.

Take timely advice from the veterinarian: Quality care and precautionary measures will help your pet to be strong and happy. The veterinarian will suggest you what, when and how to provide essential things for your pet such as food, vaccination, medications, flea and tick control for your pet.

Trust your veterinarian he is the best person to suggest you about the dog health problems. To make your pet fit and happy providing them with nutritious dog foods is essential. Give them safe and organic food, check the ingredients before buying any of the over the counter dog foods.

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Heartworm: Keeping your dog healthy

One of the more prevalent canine diseases in Taiwan and also one of the most debilitating is heartworm. Spread by infected mosquitoes, heartworm is a parasitic roundworm that lives most of its adult life in the right ventricle of the heart, causing serious disease if not treated. Studies show that roughly 20 percent of dogs who primarily live inside and 60 percent of dogs who live outside will become infected if not receiving preventive medicine.

Heartworm has the most debilitating effect on active dogs. The first sign of infection is coughing or breathlessness, particularly after exercise or at night. Severe weight loss and fainting may follow.

Infection can be determined by a simple blood test that most vets in Taiwan can perform, and it is highly recommended that your dog get tested annually whether he or she is on preventive medication or not. If a dog is infected, treatment is expensive, dangerous, and painful. It involves giving blood-thinning medication over a period of four weeks, with a parasite-killing and painful shot of a form of an arsenic-based compound two weeks into treatment, and your dog should be monitored closely at this time. The dose has to be carefully measured so as to kill the worm but not the dog. Your vet should do extensive tests to ensure that the dog’s other organs can handle the aggressive treatment. There is also a danger that the worm might migrate into the lungs during this stage. Dogs who are successfully treated can develop serious, life-shortening health problems such as an enlarged heart and kidney disease.

To be on the safe side and keep your dog free of this crippling disease, a phrophylactic can be administered at regular periods. The usual drug of choice is Ivermectin, a relatively safe and highly effective medicine that is sold under the brand name Heartgard, but your vet may suggest one of the alternatives. Ivermectin needs to be given at least every six weeks, though the packaging will suggest every four. These drugs prevent heartworm infection in 90 percent of animals, which is why a yearly blood test is also required. Sheep-herding breeds can have a fatal reaction to Ivermectin; check with your vet if your dog is a collie, sheepdog, or the like, or a sheepdog mix. Also, a good vet will want to do a blood test for heartworm before providing the preventive.

It is also a good idea to keep your dog free of mosquito bites wherever possible. Heartworm can also effect cats, though rarely, but humans are not at risk. Take simple precautions, and you and your dog will be able to enjoy a happy, healthy life during your stay in Taiwan.

For more information about heartworm, its causes and treatment, visit
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