Osteoarthritis is not expressly a human condition; your fur baby can also catch it! Osteoarthritis (or OA) in dogs and cats is a fairly common disease that predominantly affects older animals. Sometimes just called by the shortened name of Arthritis and occasionally known as Degenerative Joint disease; this horrible disease will leave your poor pooch [...]

Panniculitis in dogs is a relatively uncommon condition.  It appears as bumps along the dog’s head, neck, and back that come and go over time, often bursting to leave a clear fluid to drain.  Now while we must admit that this sounds utterly disgusting to your dog, this condition doesn’t seem to affect them all [...]

Spina Bifida is a congenital disability you may have heard of in humans. But guess what? Spina bifida in dogs is real, too. This is why we wrote a brief article about what to expect if they own a dog diagnosed with Spina Bifida. So, without further ado, let’s dive right in! What is spina [...]

Panosteitis in Dogs is an excruciating condition; it affects the long bones in the legs and can cause lameness. It is a self-limiting disease that mainly affects young dogs as they grow and is predominantly seen in the German Shepherd breed, although others can be affected. Now… If your pup contracts this condition, he is [...]

Patent Ductus arteriosis in Dogs Is a rare condition that affects the body’s ability to supply oxygen and blood to the lungs and heart. It can result in heart disease if left unchecked.  This disease is also dangerous because it allows fluid to build up in your dog’s lungs, making it twice as potentially fatal. [...]

Pemphigus in dogs is a relatively rare autoimmune disease.  It is a term used to encapsulate a variety or group of conditions, each with a different medical name. Canine Pemphigus Foliaceus is one of the most common of this rare bunch of variants and affects the dog’s skin tissues. Most often characterized by… Unexplained blisters [...]

Pulmonic Stenosis in Dogs is a congenital condition.  In this disease, the pulmonary artery is not developed properly while the pup is growing in the womb. This leads to all manner of heart problems throughout your dog’s life.  And while there may be three different types of this condition, all types end with the right [...]

When any “kind” of edema occurs, the tissue matter between your dog’s blood vessels fills up with yucky fluids that are doing damage.  When the term Pulmonary is added, it refers to the fact that this is happening in the lungs. And unfortunately, this is a potentially fatal condition that can degenerate your dog’s overall [...]

You don’t need to be a doctor or a veterinarian to know that if someone tells you that you or your dog are suffering from a “small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO),” it’s probably not a good thing! And guess what? It’s not! Plus, it’s usually caused by something happening with your pancreas, not your small [...]