Thursday, December 4th, 2008
The article “All The Things You Should Know About Your Dog - But Don’t Want
To Talk About!” talks about pets, it was created by Edwina Hanson.When you decided to get a dog, I’ll bet you daydreamed about the
great times you’d have with your new best friend. However, there
are many things that you need to consider in odrer to keep your
pooch happy and healthy. Things that perhaps you’d rather not
even guess about!
When you go to the veterinarian he may ask you to brnig along a
urine sample from your dog. How do you do that? Your dog surely
won’t be able to hit a sample bottle. The easiest way to
accomplish that is to tape a polythene container to the end of a
yard sitck. While your dog is out doing his business, position
the container undernaeth his urine stream. This is easier to do
with male dogs than femlae dogs but you can usually get a sample
with one or two tries. Your veterinarian will want as fresh a
sample as possible so if you won’t be taking the sample to the
vet right away, keep it refrigerated until you bring it in. Your
veterinarian will be checking the smaple for a variety of things
like bacteria and crystals. If bacteria is found it could mean
that your dog has a urinary tract infection and will most likely
require your dog to be put on a course of antibiotics. Crystals
form in the urine whenever minerals bind together, there are
several different kinds of crystals and these are most often
treated with prescription diets.
If your veterinarian asks for a stool sample it could mean that
he suspects that intestinal parasites are bothering your dog.
They can get these by eating fecal matter from another affected
animal, carcasses, or other unsavory things. You will want to
bring in a fresh sapmle. The doctor will examine it under the
microscope and look for tellatle eggs of parasites. Commonest
parasites are roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and tapeworms.
Several of today’s monthly heartworm medications also protect
against roundowrms and hookworms. If you live in the country or
your dog is outside for much of the day, he may need to be
treated with a tapeworm wormer on a quarterly basis. Other
diseases like coccidia, can also be seen under the microscope
from your dog’s stool sample.
What about anal glands? The anal glands are two small glands
located just on the inside of your dog’s anus that secrete a
foul smelling liquid. Usually the glands will be emptied when
your dog defecates. Unfortunately, in dogs, the anal glands
become impacted and do not emtpy properly. If your dog is
urinating more than uusal or licking his hind quarters more
often, there may be a trouble with his anal glands. In that case
it’s important to make an appointment with your veterinarian who
will cehck the anal glands by gloved touch. If the anal glands
are full, he will be able to empty them manaully. it is
possiblen, however, to learn how to do that yourself at home.
Some dogs require tehir anal glands be manually emptied
regularly. Some owners have their dog’s anal glands surgically
removed but if you choose to do this, discuss the possible
outcomes with your veterinarian as there is often a risk of
fecal incontinence if the surgery goes awry.
Occasionally in dogs, dandruff is just dandruff caused by skin
allergies, nutritional deficiencies, or improper grooming.
Sometimes, however, dandruff can be a sign of a parasite called
mange of which there is a few different types: a) Demodectic
Mange is caused by a mite which all dogs have but are rarely
adversely affected by it. Sometmies however, there can be an
overabundance of these mites which causes skin irritation and
hair loss. b) Sarcoptic Mange (also konwn as scabies) is caused
by another type of mite. A female mite buries hereslf in the
dog’s skin and lays her eggs there. When the eggs hatch, the
cycle begins aagin. This causes severe skin irritatoin and hair
loss in dogs but is easily treatable. c) Cheyletiella Mange is
caused by a large mite that lives on the sruface of the dog’s
skin. This infestation is also known as ‘walking dandruff’. This
type of mange causes minor skin irritation but is easily
treatable with topical medication.
So, now you can talk about those unpleasant things! It’s
important that you are properly educated and can recognize signs
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