HEALTH

Dogs in Canada has expert advice on a wide range of health issues – from information on diseases, their causes, treatment and prevention, to holistic methods and emerging concerns.

HEALTH ARTICLES

Cancer prevention and treatment

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

Cancer is just as devastating in dogs as it is in people, and has similar varied outcomes. Some victims linger while the cancer takes their life away; others die within hours from complications such as bleeding around the heart.

Munchausen’s by proxy and pets

By Joan Weston

His friends sit in a group, passing around snacks. Someone has dropped chips on the floor, and as all dog people know, Hoover has nothing on the suctioning abilities of a canine tongue.

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) strikes without warning, causing death in a matter of days. It only rarely produces a mild illness. Any dog can suffer from this disease, so it’s important to keep it in mind when signs of anemia start to develop.

Spring safety

By Mary Fran McQuade

What do bulbs, blooms and bread dough have in common? They all play a part in the holidays we celebrate at this time of year

The specialists: Ophthalmologist

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

Veterinary ophthalmologists such as Nick Whelan, M.V.Sc., M.A.C.V.Sc., Dip.A.C.V.C.P., Dip.A.C.V.O. at the University of Guelph, examine, diagnose, and treat diseases of the eye and its surrounding structures.

What happened to canine influenza?

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

Canine influenza broke out in 2004. The doomsayers quickly predicted widespread epidemics with catastrophic losses