Healthy Rinses For Dogs’ Skin and Coat
Keeping your dog’s skin and coat healthy and looking good can be challenging at times, especially if your dog has any skin problems. It’s not uncommon for dogs to have dry skin, itchiness, or redness from irritation or allergies. While it’s always essential to find the underlying causes of any skin problems, and this may involve working with your veterinarian to identify an allergy to to get rid of fleas, there are some healthy rinses you can apply to your dog’s skin and coat for temporary relief.
Tips on Traveling in an RV With Your DogRV travel with pets is quite popular these days. According to a 2007 survey, 57 percent of RV owners took their pets with them when they hit the road. With a little planning you and your pet can have a great time together when you head out in your RV.
Control Fleas and Ticks on Dogs With K9 AdvantixThe article is about topical spot-on medicine called K9 Advantix that eliminates fleas and ticks on dogs. K9 Advantix is among the most preferred products for effective flea & tick control. The article will help dog owners to understand the benefits, safety and caution related to K9 Advantix.
5 Pug Personality Traits To Be Aware Of Before Getting OneEvery dog is unique in the way that they act, but certain breeds do tend to have certain characteristics that are associated with them and just appear to be part of who they are. What follows are five pug personality traits that are very common within this breed and it does pay you to know about them prior to owning one as this will let you see what you are letting yourself in for.
Luxating Patella in DogsLuxating patella is essentially a displacement or dislocation of the patella (also known as the knee cap) from its normal position in the groove at the end of the femur (the trochlea). The patella is at the lower end of the quadriceps group of muscles and is attached to the tibia by means of the patellar tendon. The patella normally moves up and down in this groove but should not move out of the groove to either side. When it does move out of the groove, it is called a luxating patella. Movement out of the groove to the inside of the groove is called a medial luxation and movement out of the groove to the outside is called a lateral luxation. The underside of the patella and the femoral trochlea are each covered with a smooth thin articular cartilage which protects the joint.