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Acral lick granuloma

Adder bites in dogs

Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism)

Aggression

Aggression - tips for interpreting signs

Alabama rot (cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV))

Allergies and how to help your dog avoid allergens

Amputation - post-operative care

Anal furunculosis (perianal fistulas)

Anal sac disease

Anal sac gland carcinoma

Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection

Anemia

Anesthesia in dogs

Anorexia - what to do when your dog won't eat

Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections

Antibiotic treatment

Aortic stenosis

Arthritis

Aseptic femoral head and neck necrosis (Legg Calvé Perthes disease)

Atopy

Babesiosis

Bandages - how to care for them

Barking

Basic training for dogs

Beach hazards

Biopsy

Birth control in the female dog

Bladder and kidney stones

Blindness - living with a blind dog

Bloat (gastric dilation)

Blood tests

Blood transfusion - is it right for my pet?

Blue-green algae poisoning

Boarding kennels - choosing the right one

Bone problems in young dogs

Boredom

Boxer cardiomyopathy (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC))

Brachycephalic obstruction airway syndrome (BOAS)

Brain tumor or cancer

Breast cancer in dogs

Breeding from your dog

Bringing home a puppy

Bromide

Brucellosis infection in dogs

BVA / Kennel Club hip dysplasia scheme

BVA-KC-ISDS eye testing scheme

Cancer in your dog - possible options

Canine compulsive disorder

Canine cutaneous mast cell tumors

Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (CECS) in Border Terriers

Canine heart testing schemes

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil and pets

Cannabis in pets – what are the risks?

Cataract

Cauda equina diseases (back problems)

Chemotherapy - safe handling

Chemotherapy cancer treatment

Chemotherapy for lymphoma

Chemotherapy: metronomic

Children and pets

Chocolate toxicosis

Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Chronic otitis

Coccidiosis

Cognitive dysfunction syndrome

Colitis

Collapsing trachea

Complementary therapies

Congenital heart diseases

Congenital portosystemic shunt

Conjunctivitis in dogs

Coonhound paralysis (idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis) in dogs

Corneal ulcers - a sore eye

Coughing

Coupage

Crate training your puppy

Cruciate ligament rupture (torn knee ligaments)

Cryptorchidism (retained testicles)

Cushing's disease (hyperadrenocorticism)

Cystitis (bladder inflammation)

Deafness - living with a deaf dog

Degenerative myelopathy

Dental disease

Dental surgery - what to expect

Destructiveness and chewing

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes monitoring

Diabetic complications in dogs

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Diabetic stabilization in dogs

Diaphragmatic hernias

Dilated cardiomyopathy in the dog

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Distemper disease

Dog communication

Ear cleaning

Ear disease in your dog

Eclampsia (puerperal tetany)

Ehrlichiosis

Elbow dysplasia

Elbow dysplasia - BVA/KC scheme

Elbow dysplasia certification scheme (US)

Elimination diets for adverse food reactions

Emergencies

Emotional support animals - the benefits

Endoscopy - the inside story

Entropion

Enucleation

Epilepsy (seizures)

Epilepsy treatment

Esophageal foreign bodies in dogs

Estimated breeding values

Euthanasia - information and guidance

Exercise - for a healthy, happy dog

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)

Eye drops - how to administer them

Eye examination

Facial paralysis

Fading puppy syndrome

Fainting (syncope)

False pregnancy

Feeding your dog

Feeding your puppy

Festive hazards for pets

Fever - is it serious?

Fireworks - fear behavior

Fitting - an emergency?

Flea control

Fleas - an itchy business

Food allergies

Fractures

Fungal nasal disease

Garden hazards – how to keep your dog safe

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies in dogs

Genetic testing for dogs

Giardiasis

Glaucoma

Grass seeds

Grief in dogs

Grooming your dog

Hair loss (alopecia)

Hand-rearing puppies

Health insurance for your dog (UK)

Health insurance for your dog (US)

Healthcare - routine measures

Heart disease - drug treatment

Heart disease in your dog

Heart disease investigation

Heart murmurs in dogs

Heart rhythm disturbance (atrial fibrillation)

Heartworm disease

Heat stroke

Hip dysplasia

Hip dysplasia certification schemes (US)

Horner syndrome

Hospitalization and nursing care

House training your puppy

Human medicines and pets

Humeral condylar fissure (HIF) in dogs

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Hypothyroidism (Thyroid hormone deficiency)

Ibuprofen and Naproxen toxicosis

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

Incoordination - ataxia

Increased water intake in dogs

Infectious hepatitis

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory CNS disease

Influenza

Injecting your dog

Insect stings

Insulinoma

Intervertebral disk herniation or slipped disk

Ischemic myelopathy

Joint problems in young dogs

Kennel cough

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca ('Dry Eye')

Lameness in dogs

Laparoscopic ovariectomy (keyhole spay)

Laryngeal paralysis

Leaving your dog behind

Leishmaniosis

Lens luxation

Leptospirosis

Leukemia

Limber tail syndrome - when the tail won’t wag!

Lumbosacral stenosis

Lumps and bumps

Lungworms in dogs (Angiostrongylus)

Lungworms in dogs (Oslerus osleri)

Luxating patella

Lyme disease

Lymphoma

Malassezia

Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary glands)

Medication: Acetylcysteine

Medication: Afoxolaner

Medication: Alendronate

Medication: Allopurinol

Medication: Amantadine

Medication: Amiodarone

Medication: Amlodipine

Medication: Amoxicillin-clavulanate

Medication: Aspirin

Medication: Atenolol

Medication: Atropine

Medication: Azathioprine

Medication: Bromide

Medication: Budesonide

Medication: Butorphanol

Medication: Carprofen

Medication: Cefadroxil

Medication: Cefovecin

Medication: Chlorambucil

Medication: Ciprofloxacin

Medication: Cisapride

Medication: Clindamycin

Medication: Clomipramine

Medication: Clotrimazole

Medication: Codeine

Medication: Colchicine

Medication: Cyclophosphamide

Medication: Dantrolene

Medication: Darbepoetin

Medication: Deracoxib

Medication: Dexmedetomidine (oromucosal gel)

Medication: Diazepam

Medication: Digoxin

Medication: Diltiazem

Medication: Diphenoxylate

Medication: Dorzolamide

Medication: Doxycycline

Medication: Enalapril

Medication: Enrofloxacin

Medication: Erythropoietin

Medication: Famotidine

Medication: Fentanyl transdermal patch

Medication: Firocoxib

Medication: Fluconazole

Medication: Fluoxetine

Medication: Fluralaner

Medication: Furosemide

Medication: Gabapentin

Medication: Glucosamine - Chondroitin

Medication: Grapiprant

Medication: Griseofulvin

Medication: Hydroxycarbamide

Medication: Itraconazole

Medication: Ivermectin

Medication: Kaolin

Medication: Ketoconazole

Medication: Lactulose

Medication: Latanoprost

Medication: Leflunomide

Medication: Levetiracetam

Medication: Levothyroxine

Medication: Lokivetmab

Medication: Lomustine

Medication: Lotilaner

Medication: Lufenuron

Medication: Marbofloxacin

Medication: Maropitant

Medication: Mebendazole

Medication: Meloxicam

Medication: Melphalan

Medication: Methocarbamol

Medication: Methotrexate

Medication: Metronidazole

Medication: Milbemycin oxime

Medication: Mirtazapine

Medication: Misoprostol

Medication: Morphine

Medication: Moxidectin

Medication: Mycophenolate

Medication: Oclacitinib

Medication: Ofloxacin

Medication: Pentoxifylline

Medication: Phenobarbital

Medication: Pimobendan

Medication: Pradofloxacin

Medication: Praziquantel

Medication: Prednisone/Prednisolone

Medication: Pregabalin

Medication: Primidone

Medication: Propranolol

Medication: S-adenosylmethionine

Medication: Sarolaner

Medication: Selamectin

Medication: Selegiline hydrochloride

Medication: Sildenafil

Medication: Sotalol

Medication: Spinosad

Medication: Spironolactone

Medication: Sulfadimethoxine

Medication: Sulfasalazine

Medication: Tacrolimus

Medication: Terbinafine

Medication: Toceranib

Medication: Tramadol

Medication: Trazodone

Medication: Trilostane

Medication: Trimethoprim-sulfa (sulfonamide)

Medication: Tylosin

Megaesophagus

Microchipping - permanent identification of your dog

Mitral valve disease in dogs

Monkeypox and pets

Multi-drug resistance gene (MDR1) in dogs

Muscular dystrophies

Myasthenia gravis

Myositis

Nasal dermatitis

Nasal discharge in dogs

Neuro-diagnostic tests

Neurological examination

Neuromuscular disorders

Nipping and mouthing

Noise sensitivities in dogs

Obesity

Old age - caring for your elderly dog

Oral medications - how to administer them

Osteoarthritis management

Osteomyelitis

Osteosarcoma

Pain management

Palliative care and Animal Hospice

Pancreatitis

Paroxysmal dyskinesia (movement disorder)

Paroxystic events

Parvovirus disease in your dog

Passports - rules and regulations

Patent ductus arteriosis

Pemphigus

Perineal hernias

Periodontal disease and how to prevent it

Peritonitis

Pet allergy - can I still have a dog?

Pet loss - explaining it to children

Pet loss - how to cope

Pet medicines - a danger to pet caregivers?

Phenobarbital

Physical therapy and rehabilitation

Pica

Poisoning

Polycythemia

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)

Pulmonic stenosis

Puppy care

Puppy development

Puppy socialization

Pyometra (pyo or womb infection)

Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Rabies

Radiotherapy

Raw food - is it the healthiest choice for dogs and cats?

Recumbent or paralyzed dogs - how to care for them

Removing a tick

Resource guarding

Respiratory distress

Ringworm

Salt (sodium chloride) poisoning in dogs

Samples - how they help your veterinarian

SARS-CoV2 / COVID-19 in dogs

Scanning - the inside picture

Separation distress

Shar Pei fever

Shock - how to recognize the signs

Skin fold pyoderma

Skin problems

Sleeping respiratory rates

Sneezing dogs

Spaying/Neutering your dog

Stem cell therapy

Storage diseases in your dog

Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)

Submissive urination

Surgery - pre- and post-operative care

Syringomyelia in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS)

Taurine deficiency in your dog

Tetanus in dogs

Third eyelid gland prolapse

Thrombocytopenia (decreased platelet count)

Tibial plateau leveling operation (TPLO)

Tick control

Topical medicines - how to administer them

Total ear canal ablation

Traveling abroad with your dog

Traveling to Europe - disease risks

Traveling with your dog

Umbilical and inguinal hernias

Unwanted mating (misalliance)

Urinary incontinence

Urinating/defecating in inappropriate locations

Urine marking

Urine sample collection

Vaccinating your dog

Vaccination protocols and safety

Vector-borne diseases in dogs

Venomous snake bite in dogs

Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Vestibular syndrome

Veterinary visits - minimizing stress

Vomiting and diarrhea

von Willebrand's disease (vWD)

'Walking dandruff' (Cheyletiellosis)

Wet eczema

Whelping - potential problems

Wobbler syndrome

Worm control

Worming your dog

Wounds and pets - what to do and when to call the veterinarian

X-rays and Ultrasound

Zoonotic disease - tips for reducing risks