Canine diabetes is becoming a lifestyle disease in dogs just like in humans. The risk for developing diabetes mellitus increases with age and weight.

Early warning signs include extreme thirst and increased water intake (and hence more frequent urinating), unexplained weight loss and depressed or lethargic behavior.

The usual treatment consists of strictly regulating sugar intake. This can be achieved by feeding a special diabetic dog food and feeding multiple smaller meals a day instead of one biggie.

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One of Euro Puppy's English Bulldog lives in Austria and obviously is having a wonderful time there.

We are very proud of him.

Do you want to see more English Bulldogs?

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This week, we're showcasing another dog box. This one is bigger than the Dog box we showed last week.

Elena has certainly done a great job of painting these boxes, and giving us these pictures. The fact that springs out most from her painting is her love of dogs, and her ability to paint them in settings that have a distinctly human touch. Like the mustaches.

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Here is a lovely dog-themed box from Elena. A nifty little art piece you can use to show your love for dogs!

Here it is open. Look at the bone on the cover!

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Canine diabetes is becoming a lifestyle disease in dogs just like in humans. The risk for developing diabetes mellitus increases with age and weight.

Early warning signs include extreme thirst and increased water intake (and hence more frequent urinating), unexplained weight loss and depressed or lethargic behavior.

The usual treatment consists of strictly regulating sugar intake. This can be achieved by feeding a special diabetic dog food and feeding multiple smaller meals a day instead of one biggie.

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Have a great New Years Eve and 2008!

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Quickly bookmark Happy New Year from Corona, Russ and Us! at:
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Does your dog suffer from heartworms?

Dog heartworm is a common disease among canines in the United States. Discovered in 1856, the worms mainly live in your dog’s heart and major blood vessels.

The worms, especially on worst cases, seriously impair the heart’s operations. Worse, they could also clog your dog’s blood vessels. These infections result in loss of body weight, chronic cough, dropsy, shortness of breath, chronic heart failure, vision disturbances, and ultimately, death.

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I got an interesting email recently from Ashley about protecting your pets from ticks. We live in the mountains, so it was good information for us, but ticks live in a lot of other places too!

As a fellow pet owner, I wanted to let you know about a growing issue that affects the health of your pets and your family. In these cold winter months, pet owners like us are taking comfort (and warmth) in snuggling up with our closest companions. But there’s something important to consider before we let our dogs too close, and it’s this: are our dogs tick free? Of course ticks are a nuisance — I mean, who of us would want them in our beds? But the problem is even greater now for two reasons: 1) there are a growing number of ticks in this country; which translates into 2) a growing threat of the diseases associated with them.

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It is curious how many people, conscientious and considerate in all other matters, never seem to think about their veterinary surgeon as a person but merely as an expert perpetually “on tap”, whose duty it is to attend to the troubles, mild or serious, of pets at any hour of the day or night. They would not dream of ringing up even a great personal friend at three in the morning for a cosy chat about the length of Fido’s toenails or to communicate the breathtaking news that he was sick the day before yesterday but, believe me, people do just this with the veterinary surgeon! Evidently sleep is considered a luxury for these busy people.

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This is quite common, even in health, and there is, of course, the periodic flow of blood seen in the “in season” bitch. Maiden bitches often have a slight discharge and provided this remains scanty, and the bitch is well in herself, there is no need to worry.It is normal for a bitch to have a discharge after whelping, but this usually dries up in a couple of weeks or so. When it persists for four weeks or longer veterinary advice is advisable. Such a discharge may be weakening and could be associated with a low-grade local infection. Excessive haemorrhage after whelping may be due to lacerations resulting from a difficult birth. Whatever the cause, professional attention is needed.

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