Like humans, many things can go wrong with a dog’s health, particularly as we get older, which is why it’s not uncommon for folks to learn that their dog has developed a heart problem—especially one as common as mitral valve disease. But just because Mitral valve disease isn’t all that uncommon doesn’t make it any [...]

Since exocrine pancreatic insufficiency isn’t necessarily the first thing that someone decides to look up while “surfing the web,” we can naturally assume that you either suspect something might be wrong with your dog or your dog has already been diagnosed with this condition. Now, you want to learn more about exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Which [...]

Although “Feline Tooth Resorption Syndrome” (TR) sounds extremely scary and rare, it affects up to two-thirds of all domestic cats. Hence, chances are, if you’ve ever owned a cat before, you may have even had a cat who suffered from this condition at one period of their life. This begs the question… “What is feline [...]

We here at IndulgeYourPet choose to write about different medical conditions that could one day affect your loved one because we enjoy taking complex terms like “cardiomyopathy” and breaking them down into more accessible, more understandable concepts. You see… Since we’re not medical professionals and certainly not veterinarians, we’re not “burdened” with all that scientific [...]

Canine Brucellosis is a contagious disease caused by the bacterial organism known as Brucella canis.  And while being infected by Brucella canis isn’t going to necessarily “kill” your pet, it can have some dire consequences to the overall health of your loved one and particularly devastating effects on reproductive health. In fact… Canine Brucellosis infection [...]

For those dog owners who don’t happen to live in Southern Florida or Colorado, you can be excused for not being familiar with what a “Bufo Toad” is.  That said however, if you do happen to live where one of these particular species of frogs do happen to live, you want to be sure that [...]

When discussing brachycephalic syndrome (BOAS) in dogs, we at IndulgeYourPet are a bit torn.  Brachycephalic syndrome is a medical term used to define a “pathological” condition that typically affects “short” nosed dogs. The problem is that most of the dog breeds affected by brachycephalic syndrome are affected by it precisely because the affected breed has [...]

With a name like “Bloat” one might make the mistake that this isn’t a severe medical condition, which is why we at IndulgeYourPet wanted to take a moment and discuss precisely what bloat is, as well as discuss some symptoms associated with this medical condition so that if your dog every suffers from it you’ll [...]

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) in dogs. Atrial septal defect (ASD) in dogs is a congenital heart defect that occurs in utero whereby the affected patient’s heart fails to form correctly.  Specifically, the wall within the heart that separates the left and right atrium from each other does not create altogether leaving a small “hole” whereby [...]