Imagine the situation: your dog is itching like crazy. They’ve lost huge chunks of fur, and their skin is looking raw. Maybe they have an ear infection, or puffy eyelids. You’ve treated your pet for fleas and ticks, but the itching continues, and you’re at your wit’s end. Don’t lose hope! It could be that your dog has a food allergy.
What is a food allergy?
A true food allergy (also […]
You’ve met the pups, chosen your favourite, and signed all the paperwork. Your puppy is soon on the way home. Now it’s time to get everything ready for your new pet. But what do you need to buy? A new dog means a lot of shopping: everything from food to bowls! We’ve put together a list of the most essential things to buy for your new dog, as well […]
A good diet is essential for your dog’s health. If in doubt, you should always consult your vet for recommendations about the best foods to feed your dog.
One of the things that make a responsible dog owner is proper feeding. It is not enough to know what is the best food you can feed your dog with but it is also essential to know what to avoid. Some of the foods which are healthy for humans can be really dangerous for your dog. With the help of our vet we have selected the most toxic human […]
You’re in the living room, mop in hand. You gag as you catch a waft of the acrid fumes that have been roaming around your living room for the better part of the morning. You try your best not to contribute to the mess.
Just like parents with young children, dog owners revel in watching their dogs enjoy their food. After all that is what dogs are supposedly meant to do. Dogs are notorious for having a big appetite. They are also well known for eating anything just about edible, and even the unthinkable. It is therefore, very reasonable to get worried when a dog suddenly stops eating, drinking, or abstains from both.
Why […]
The Biologically Appropriate Raw Food diet or Bones And Raw Food diet, better known as the BARF diet with the dog community, has been becoming increasingly popular in the last couple of years. In many cases the BARF diet has been used effectively, but it has also caused some heart ache to different dog owners.
As dog owners we’d like to think that our dogs are intelligent, and in all probability they truly are. Dogs have gone through the ages hounding us up the evolutionary tree, always faithfully by our side, for a significant portion of human history.
Food, glorious food! Everybody loves food. Anyone or anything graced with the wonder of taste buds knows that food can add joy and colour to one’s life. For many people, good food means a happy life.
To cook or not to cook. The millennial’s dilemma. Do we have time to cook? Do we have the energy? Do we really want to spend that little time we’re allowed out of our daily rat race pondering our next culinary excursion?
In this day and age, feeding your puppy shouldn’t be a difficult task. Scientists and nutritionists have taken out all the thinking that planning a puppy’s meal involves and have given us balanced formulated diets.
Taking care of your dog’s teeth is less about achieving a tooth paste commercial smile and more about making sure that the teeth stay in place for the entirety of the dog’s life. In order to achieve this a few things must always be kept into consideration.
