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Dog Nutrition (III): Fats and Fatty Acids
Fats are a wide group of compounds that are made up of triglycerides. Triglycerides are groups of three fatty acids. Fats can be solid or liquid (oils). Fats are also called lipids although they are...
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Dog Nutrition (IV): Vitamins
Vitamins are organic compounds required as nutrients by the body. They are essential for many body processes; they protect the body from environmental toxins and break down the carbohydrates, fats and...
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Dogs in the News
As you probably know, many dogs are trained and used by the American military. They take part in all kinds of military activities like searching for bombs or even raids. A dog accompanied the Navy...
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Dog Nutrition (V): Minerals
Minerals are inorganic compounds that can’t be synthesized by the body and therefore need to be supplied in the diet. They are important for certain functions of the body such as the formation of bone...
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Dog Nutrition (VI): Water
Water is definitely the most important ingredient in a dog’s diet. It represents 84% of a newborn puppy and 60% of an adult dog. Basically every single function of the body depends on water. It...
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Diarrhea in Dogs: Types, Causes &Treatment
Diarrhea refers to the passage of loose, unformed stools. At one point all dogs get diarrhea; the most well-known causes of diarrhea in dogs are dietary indiscretion and intestinal parasites. Sometimes...
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9 Common Dog Poisons
As you well know, dogs tend to eat all kinds of food and dangerous substances, habit which often has serious consequences like diarrhea, vomiting, food allergy or poisoning. Common substances that you...
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Diabetes in Dogs: Symptoms, Care & Diet
Diabetes in dogs has turn into a rather common disease. Canine diabetes can be of two types: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. The first type is caused by a lack of the hormone that controls...
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Pancreatitis in Dogs: Cause, Symptoms & Treatment
The pancreas is a very important organ, vital not only for digestion (it produces pancreatic enzymes) but also for metabolism. Apparently, 64.4% of dogs present histologic evidence of pancreatic...
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Flooded NYC – Don’t forget to save your dog!
A man carrying his dog in a backpack on a flooded street in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy hit the U.S. east coast on October 30, 2012 and some residents standing in front of a building on a flooded...
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