An example of overcoming A disabled dog competes in an agility contest with his wheelchair. Zip has five titles of agility champion, achieved before an accident left her paralyzed. A CNN viewer presented a video of herself and her disabled Border Collie competing in an agility contest in Pensacola, Florida. The owner of the dog […]
The Yellow Dog Project is a campaign that appeared in Sweden and has already spread in several countries. It is about putting a yellow knotted tape on the leash of the dog that needs more space and in this way both the owners of other dogs and children will know that they should not approach. […]
Although genetics is the determining part of dysplasia by 99% percent, it is nutrition that is the most important part. Once you have diagnosed dysplasia you can NOT do anything genetically, you only have to influence nutrition and physiotherapy. It’s that simple. I teach you five key secrets in nutrition to make your best amig@’s […]
Treatment of hygroma of the elbow Elbow hygroma is a disease that mainly affects large short-haired dogs, such as Big Danes, Greyhounds and Dalmatians. In dogs with elbow hygroma, a fluid-filled sac appears on one or both of the dogs’ elbows. In rarer cases, hygromas can develop in the hock. In many cases, elbow hygromas […]
Canine osteoarthritis is a very common disease in dogs. It appears as a result of the inevitable evolution of a joint that ages or becomes increasingly fragile due to trauma or malformation. This is a very painful condition that needs to be treated right away. It can affect all the joints of the body, both […]
British scientists managed to reverse paralysis in dogs by injecting them with cells extracted from the lining of their own nose. All of the animals in the study had suffered spinal cord injuries that prevented them from using their hind legs. Researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, are cautiously optimistic that the technique may […]
Elbow dysplasia is a very common degenerative disease in young dogs. The elbow of dogs is one of the most congruent and stable joints of the body, allowing, due to its complexity, two axes or degrees of supination-pronation movement of the forearm and flexion-extension. Its complexity is given by its composition: humeroradial joint, humeroulnar and, […]
1. What is hip dysplasia? It is one of the most frequent diseases in dogs, especially large breeds. 2. What is the disease? In a mismatch between the head of the femur and the acetabulum, that is, a bad gear of the hip joint. The femoral head is partially outside the acetabulum and the hip […]
Electrostimulation for muscle potentiation Electrostimulation is a very useful tool to enhance the muscles of a dog that has suffered an injury or surgical intervention and as a result has muscle atrophy. We can use electric current to stimulate the muscles, enhance it and make it work, it is specifically indicated in cases of muscle […]
Osteoarthritis is the most frequent health problem in dogs and also in cats of a certain age. 20% of dogs over one year old suffer from joint disorders; more than 95% of cases occur in dogs aged five years or older. Lameness is the main cause of consultation with the veterinarian of dogs with osteoarthritis, […]