Welcome to dog disease
Lyme Disease Dog Bite Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Lyme Disease Dog Bite. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
8 Items That Every Dog Owner Must Know When Going To The Vet
from:1. Your veterinarian is one of the most important people in your dog's life. You should choose your veterinarian just as you select your own doctor, by reputation and quality of service. You and your dog should feel at ease with this professional. You need to feel that you can trust your veterinarian, especially in an emergency situation.
2. Be sure that you have stated your own goals and your intentions with your dog so that your veterinarian can know what you are expecting. Your dog's health depends on your being able to work together with your vet.
3. When you have a puppy, you will be visiting your vet many times during the first year. After that, establish a routine by visiting every six months for fecal and physical examinations and once a year for a complete work up, including blood tests. Use this as a preventative measure. Dog's cannot tell you where it hurts or if they are not feeling very well. Preventative medicine can put years on your dog's life.
4. When having blood work done, make sure that your dog has fasted at least 12 hours before the test.
5. Blood work and urinalysis need to be handled very carefully. In some of the tests, there is a time factor involved.
6. Some differences in clinical chemistries exist between breeds. German Shepherd Dogs, for example, tend to be lower than other breeds in glucose, LDH, alkaline phosphatase, BUN, and uric acid. Their amylase and transaminase may be higher. Phosphorus and SGPT were found to be higher in Beagles and Labrador Retrievers.
7. Your best guide is the comparison of your own dog's test results. Establish what is normal and be sure that the tests are run always using the same laboratory.
8. If you have made the decision to change your dog's diet from commercial dog food to a natural diet, have blood drawn before you change. You should have a CBC, a chemistry screen or profile and also a fecal analysis done. One month after putting your dog on the new diet, have the same tests run. This will give you a basis for comparison. Changing to a natural diet often puts a dog who had health problems back into balance.
Lyme Disease Dog Bite News
Lyme Disease Dog Bite News
Today's Top 10: Top Things that bug you! - Delaware County Daily Times
Today's Top 10: Top Things that bug you! Delaware County Daily Times Ticks, there are two types of ticks dog ticks and deer ticks. Dog ticks do not carry Lyme disease but can carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ... |
Health officials urge caution to avoid tick-borne illnesses - Greenville Daily Reflector
Health officials urge caution to avoid tick-borne illnesses Greenville Daily Reflector Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are transmitted to humans by the bite of infected black legged ticks. Since 2002 more than 20000 Lyme disease ... |
Lyme disease cases increasing Dane County - Wisconsin State Journal
Lyme disease cases increasing Dane County Wisconsin State Journal A "bull's eye" rash often appears at the bite area between 3 and 30 days after a bite. The disease is treatable with antibiotics and should be treated as ... |
Lyme disease can do more than tick off your dog - Winnipeg Free Press
Lyme disease can do more than tick off your dog Winnipeg Free Press A Linden Woods vet is warning Winnipeg dog owners about what he says is a growing danger that is liable to tick people off — Lyme disease. ... |
It's a bug's life - Roanoke Times
 Roanoke Times | It's a bug's life Roanoke Times They are carriers of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, La Crosse encephalitis, West Nile virus and malaria. ... |
Rabies: Officials advise caution when dealing with wildlife - Redding Pilot
Rabies: Officials advise caution when dealing with wildlife Redding Pilot “It's much like Lyme disease,” said Doug Hartline, the town's health officer, of the disease. “It has to do with being aware of the details associated with ... |
Tick bites can cause very painful Lyme disease - Waynesboro Record Herald
 Peoria Journal Star | Tick bites can cause very painful Lyme disease Waynesboro Record Herald Ticks are some of the most common carriers of Lyme disease. Photo courtesy of Steve Jacobs, Penn State University entomologist. By Rachel Bryson Spending ... Lyme disease on the move; vet urges pet vaccination |