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Up next in our "How to" series, inducing emesis in dogs, or in laymen's terms, making a dog vomit. Dogs are scavengers and have the maddening tendency to find and eat the things in their environments that are destined to make them the most sick. Human medications, pet medications, insecticides, cleaning products, fertilizer, weed killer, poisonous plants, pesticides, potentially toxic human foods (e.g., chocolate, grapes/raisings, xylitol) ... you name it and a dog has probably eaten it. In some cases, the first line of treatment is to get the offending substance out of the dog before it can cause too much damage. I say "some cases" because there are other times when inducing emesis is ...
Dog Allergies: Q & A With Dr. Jack Stephens
Many of us are dealing with a miserable allergy season, and that doesn't go just for humans — our dogs may be affected, too. Pets Best Insurance is working to spread awareness about the effects and costs associated with pet allergies. We spoke with Dr. Jack Stephens, founder and president of Pets Best, to learn the…
12 Tips to Help Your Dog Live to 100
On May 21, Max the terrier died, just a few weeks shy of his 30th birthday. He would have been the world's oldest dog, according to Guinness World Records. Max was a Beagle/Dachshund mix adopted from a local sugar cane farmer in 1983. His owner, Janelle DeRouen, said Max was still in good health up until the very end. How did…
Vet Recommends Pot for Pet Pain
Could medical marijuana be a viable way to treat pain in pets? Many owners have found great success in administering cannabis to their ailing animals, and one Los Angeles veterinarian is risking his professional reputation to advocate for pain-management pot, according to the Associated Press.…
8 Reasons Dogs Eat Their Own Poop
Dogs do the darndest things. Most of them are cute — like their adorable head tilts — but others are not so sweet. It seems like almost every canine has a poop-eating vice. It’s hard for us to understand what they find so desirable about the stinky stuff, but they have their motives. Teddy Hilton thinks…
Pica: When Your Dog Eats Something That Isn't Food
Dogs are known for their willingness to eat just about anything they can get their hungry faces on. Although they’re technically carnivores, they’re scavengers at heart, and they can survive on a wide variety of food. But it’s not unusual for them to try consuming a lot of things that aren’t food.…
