Archive : Dog Health

Pet-lovers know the importance of a healthy diet for their cats and dogs, but many can’t resist the occasional treat. Now animal charity the PDSA warns that pet obesity rates could reach 50% by 2013, which is shocking news for responsible pet owners.* Obesity in cats and dogs is preventable with a...

One of the biggest search terms that brings people to this site is ‘can dogs take human painkillers?’. The actual article that this leads people to is a news item about a company that has developed painkillers for dogs. I wanted to put up this post to definitively answer the specific ...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is known around the world for formulating pet foods to help dogs and cats achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Now the company’s team of veterinarians and nutrition specialists has come up with what they call a breakthrough – Hill’s Science Diet Weight Loss System. They’re...

Looking for pet insurance is a difficult task. You have to make sure that you choose the right insurance for your breed and age of dog. Trawling through the endless numbers in the phone book looking for the best price can be frustrating you need to compare the different types of dog insurance to make...

I hear more and more about celebrities and fitness orientated people doing fast based or master cleanse diet regimes. All of which made me wonder whether, if these diets are so old and so effective in terms of promoting health and balance, whether something similar to the master cleanse diet would have...

A new, free advice website on how to deal with and recognise the symptoms of dog allergies has been launched by K9 Media Ltd. The website, located at Dog Allergies dot org dot uk – provides informative, easy to follow guidance on a wide variety of dog allergy issues. Topics covered at the website...

Choosing the most ideal type of food for your dog is something that will depend very much on your dog’s breed, age, weight and activity levels. In this article we take a look at the 5 main types of dog food / canine diet available in the commercial sector. Just a few years ago, feeding your dog...