Wellness

Heart failure is a common disease where the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body. This can be caused by birth defects, heartworm, tumors and other causes. Find out more here and if your dog is at risk.

Hypothyroidism is a common hormonal disease in dogs where not enough thyroid hormone is produced by the thyroid gland. Find out what the symptoms and treatment are here.

Urinary Tract Infections are common infections in dogs, and can be caused by bladder stones, tumors, some medications and other factors.

Sure, our dogs “talk” to us in many different ways, but their ability to answer a vet’s questions is usually fairly limited! So it’s up to us as owners, to speak on our dog’s behalf. Find out here what questions your vet is likely to ask you.

Kennel cough is an infection and inflammation of the trachea and bronchi. Dogs housed closely together – typically in boarding kennels – can easily catch it if one of them has the infection.

Seizures can be one of the most frightening and worrying things to see your dog experience. They occur when there is abnormal electrical discharges in the brain.

Before sending your dog to the groomer, do some investigating and ask these eight important questions.

Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons — decreased physical activity, age and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition.

Veterinary Pet Insurance reveals the most expensive dog conditions – is your dog at risk from suffering one of them?

The death of a dog can be a truly sad and challenging time for children of all ages. One of the most difficult tasks for grieving children is to learn how to incorporate the death of a pet into their life and to figure out how to go on living without them.