How Does Phenobarbital Affect My Dog’s Back Legs

This article is for all of you dog owners who unfortunately have dogs who suffer from seizures. And whose seizures are being managed by a specific medication, Phenobarbital. The real focus of the article is specifically on the affect that taking this medication can have on your dog’s back legs. And whether the affect is …

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Why Is There Algae In My Dog’s Water Bowl?

There is no doubt that dogs are man’s best friend. But, what do you do if your dog’s water bowl is not clean and it looks like algae have grown in the water? What could happen if your dog drinks that water? This article will explore the topic of algae in dog water bowls. What …

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Can Dogs Eat Duck Feet?

Your dog loves to chew, and you want to give them something to chew on. However, you want neither antlers nor rawhide because they’re too hard and might pose a choking hazard. Duck feet seem like a good alternative, and you’re considering going with that, but are they truly okay, can dogs eat duck feet? …

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Can Dogs Eat Rotten Eggs?

You’re a little fraught. You’ve just returned from one of those stressful dog walks where your dog moved from one spot of bother to another. First of all was when your dog went straight through that muddy puddle. That was the first battle that you lost. Then your blasted dog wolfed down that rotten egg …

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Vetmedin Killed My Dog

As a fellow dog owner who lost a dog due to a blood disorder, I, too, know how painful and raw it feels to lose a beloved pet. In situations like this, there was nothing I could possibly do other than grieve for my loss as I was simply not looking to put the blame …

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Can Dogs Eat Apple Cores?

Dogs get their teeth into just about anything.  If you’ve ever left an apple core on the table and come back to find that it disappeared into thin air, you might worry that your dog ate the apple core.  Because most humans don’t eat apple cores, right? But why? What about dogs, can dogs eat …

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Can Dogs Drink Grape Juice?

If grape juice is one of your family “staples” then doubtless you would know that one of the biggest brands in the US is “Welch”. What you might not know is that the company is named after its founder Thomas Welch who can be credited with creating grape juice as we know it today. Welch …

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Is Clover Poisonous For Dogs?

If your dogs are anything like mine then they spend enough time surrounded by grass- whether they are in the garden, at the park or in some fields at the top of my house. And the interesting thing about grass is that it has other things growing amongst it.  And one of the things that …

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Can Dogs Eat Pine Cones?

There you go in that mad dash to clear your yard of pine cones before your dog gets there before you.  Or perhaps you spend much of the Autumn jogging along with your dog as you walk in your favourite forest ready to pounce on any pine cone that you see in order to stop …

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Can dogs eat dextrose?

We all know that dogs like sweet stuff but that some are actually terrible for them. Like chocolate and xylitol. What about dextrose, though? Can Rover have some of that? Will it make him ill? What if there’s a bit of it in his favorite snack? Can he still have a bite, or should you …

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