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23.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/Dogsnsw/videos/1753577771381389/

21.01.2022 This shows puppies hip developmental stages starting with at birth then by week through 21 weeks of age. The last two are at 30 weeks and 1 year of age.

19.01.2022 What every dog owner should know: How a grass seed gets in feet How to check dogs after walks (especially in Spring & Summer)

17.01.2022 Using both arms, with one supporting the Dog’s chest and the forearms, and the other behind their rear legs, supporting the rump and rear limbs. Hold securely and lift with your knees. PawesomeDogs.Com

17.01.2022 https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/pancreatitis-in-dogs

10.01.2022 Endochondral Ossification of the Elbow joint in the dog Age 1 week - 12 months. Very interesting to see how your dog is still developing up to a year old. I h...ope this can help people understand how high impact or repetitive loading like jogging too early can damage the growth plates in your puppies joints, damaging the cells can stop or alter growth, this can lead to deformities in the bones and joints later leading to instability and degeneration. Bigger dogs mature much slower than smaller dogs so always speak to a Vet or a Vet Physio to see at what age for your breed specifically you can start to do higher intensity exercises with your dog. #growthplates #vetphysio #physio #animalphysio #elbowdysplasia #dogsuae #dogsindubai #dogshealth #healthydog

07.01.2022 When buying your puppy, some say love is blind, but it doesn’t have to be! Do your homework before choosing a puppy. Before buying your puppy, research your chosen breed. Short-faced breeds such as Bulldogs, Pugs & Frenchies have special needs - as appealing as they are, they’re not suitable for everyone. Your lifestyle should play a major role in your decision - whilst healthy short-faced dogs enjoy moderate exercise, they won’t be great jogging buddies! A lot of people lat...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture - 3D Animation The Dick Vet / The University of Edinburgh

02.01.2022 Prostates (not Prostrate) disorders how to handle this in your male dogs without neutering. OK, it happened again today. Another male dog put on antibiotics,... and this time prednisone! Sooooo lets talk about prostate disease in the male dog. There are 4 types of prostate problems: 1. Benign prostatic hypertrophy or hyperplasia, aka BPH. This is the most common prostate problem we see in un-neutered, or intact male dogs. It is frequently seen after age 5, younger in Bernese and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs. Symptoms are blood dripping from the penis not associated with urination, pain on breeding, flat ribbon like stools and blood in the ejaculate. It does NOT get better with antibiotics. It does wax and wane, associated with females in heat in the vicinity at dog shows, in the neighborhood, even with wild canids in the area. It responds very well to hormone therapy. Left untreated, it can lead to infertility, poor semen quality, and eventually prostatitis as bacteria can move into the cystic structures in the prostate and set up housekeeping. It is best diagnosed with ultrasound, although a rectal exam can be suggestive. On ultrasound, the prostate is enlarged and may have cysts, looking like Swiss cheese. 2. Prostatitis also fairly common in un-neutered male dogs. However, these dogs are SICK as sick as females with pyometra. They run a fever, are lethargic, won’t eat and may die if the infection spreads into the abdomen causing peritonitis. These dogs need both an antibiotic and hormone therapy for BPH (see above) as this will shrink the prostate and make the cysts disappear, leaving the bacteria no where to set up housekeeping. 3. Prostate cancer this is usually in neutered, not intact male dogs. I know this is counter-intuitive as the rescues have been preaching to us that neutering dogs protects them against cancer. Well, wrong again most dogs with prostate cancer are neutered. It can be either an adenocarcinoma or a transitional carcinoma that spreads from the bladder. Both are bad and don’t lend themselves to surgery. Medical management helps for only a short time. The only way to confirm this is on biopsy of the prostate, which can be done with ultrasound-guided biopsy, far less invasive than opening the dog up. 4. Para-prostatic cysts these are rare but dramatic. These are cysts that form outside the prostate, and look on ultrasound and xray like the dog has a second bladder. These do best if surgically corrected and the dog is neutered. Neutering will cure both BPH and prostatitis. However, I have found it very difficult to breed neutered male dogs unless they have had semen frozen. Yes that’s a joke. Here is my plug for freezing semen when your boys are young between 2 and 5 years of age. Freeze them while they are healthy and producing great quality semen. It will cost you much less money to freeze their semen while they are young. If they later turn out to have a disorder you don’t want in your breeding program, you can either wait till there is a DNA test you can use to determine how you can use him in your breeding program or discard the semen. Soon, we will find that we have discarded too much semen from too many dogs who are valuable in the gene pools. If you chose not to keep your dog’s semen preserved, check with your breed club and see if there are others who would value that precious resource. We have too many breeds who are becoming endangered species so be very thoughtful about this. Soooo, if your dog has prostate disease and he is valuable to you or others for breeding, seek the services of a veterinarian who understands the diagnosis and treatment options for valuable breeding dogs. Don’t neuter him this is not an emergency procedure. Remember, freeze early and freeze often!