this is a re-post of an article originally published by us last year, but with the extremely hot weather we have been having, it is worth another look. What Is It? Gastric torsion, bloat, torsion, and gastric dilatation-volvulus are all names given for the medical condition where a dog’s stomach becomes overstretched by excessive gas [...]
Read More medicalAlright, take your guess… shepherd, lab, hound, or what?? There is now a way to find out more information about our dogs through DNA testing. In addition to be able to confirm the identity of a sire, confirm imported breed stock, and identify which pups belong to a particular sire in cases of multi-sire breeding, [...]
Read More facts, medicalBack on September 23rd, we published a post called Your Dog Swallowed What?! which discussed the dangers foreign objects can cause if swallowed by dogs. The post contained a few pictures of x-rays showing different objects ingested by dogs (please click here to see those pictures), and it was up to you to guess those [...]
Read More medicalA few weeks ago I looking for a picture to include in a post called Gastric Torsion & Your Dog and I came across some interesting x-ray photos of objects dogs have swallowed. Being around a lot of dogs and their owners, we are constantly hearing about strange things that dogs have managed to find [...]
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