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Puppy Throwing Up: Causes, Treatment & After-Care

Playing with our furry babies is all fun and games until suddenly one day, we see them throw up. A puppy throwing up is a very common sight in households that are accustomed to dogs. Although a normal thing, if it persists, it can be a sign of an underlying

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Puppy’s First Vet Visit: Tips, Checklist & Expectations

Having a puppy at home is a wonderful thing. However, puppies are susceptible to a lot of diseases and illnesses. Their immune systems aren’t developed completely and they have a lot to adjust to in a new home. Hence, your puppy’s first vet visit is something you must

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Puppy Tick Treatment and Prevention: Protection At Home

We all love playing and cuddling with our furry balls of love at home. While at it, it is unpleasant to discover a tick latching onto the skin of our cuddle partner. Puppy tick treatment is crucial because these ticks suck blood from our puppy’s skin. Let us learn

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Puppy Deworming: Schedule and First-Time Experience

Puppies are adventurous little creatures. They wander around, sniff everything, lick, and slurp everything they encounter. While at it, there are dangerous parasites and worms that can get into their system. Puppy Deworming is the process that involves safeguarding your puppy from these harmful creatures that make your puppy sick.

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Guide For Puppy Vaccination Schedule: Must-Give Shots

Getting a puppy home is one of the best gifts you could give yourself. The furry ball of love will shower you with compassion for its whole lifetime. And for that, your puppy deserves the best care in the world. Providing care for a puppy doesn’t stop at loving,

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DEWORMING YOUR DOG: What You Need To Know As A Dog Parent | Vet Recommended

Deworming is the process of removing worms from your dog's system. If left unchecked, your dog could develop symptoms like loose stool, blood in the stool, and unexplained vomiting. Vets recommend that you get your adult dog dewormed once every 3 months!

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Better Pet Parenting #2: Why You Need To Maintain Accurate Medical Records For Your Dog

Got a dog? You NEED to have an accurate medical record! Use the sploot app to keep track of your dog's records and set reminders for future appointments and important tasks.

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Signs that your dog is ageing

Dogs experience the effects of ageing just like humans do. Their health can deteriorate and they become more prone to infections. Some dogs in their old age may become less active, move slower, and gain weight. While some dogs age gracefully, others might change their temperament. Older dogs may be

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Dog Heat Cycles : Everything You Need To Know

Common questions pet owners ask about their dog’s heat cycle include what the biological changes are, how long does it last, what the frequency is and what they can expect. Let’s start off by answering all those questions. Any dog’s estrous (procreative) cycle is divided into four

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How to take care of stray dogs during the summer?

The scorching summer heat in Delhi has already kicked in, and one can already predict how hot it will become in the following months. While we may have a roof over our heads and air conditioning to keep us comfortable, our furry pals on the streets will not. There’s

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What your dog's poop tells you

It is very often said that the best way to know if a living being’s dietary supplements are good, or to know about any internal problems within your body, the type of the fecal matter is very essential. Dog parents must be able to tolerate being grossed out.

Behaviour

What is separation anxiety - does your dog have it?

Just like us humans, dogs also suffer from major separation anxiety. For this reason it is very important to make them feel loved and very comfortable.

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What is body condition score?

We can all agree that most pet owners aren’t aware of what body conditioning is. Have you ever considered whether your cat or dog is obese? You’re certainly aware that assessing your pet’s weight and providing suggestions for weight reduction and nutrition are part of

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Is my dog fit?

Many of us are often worried if our little babies are fit or not, both physically and mentally. Just like we keep ourselves fit it is important to worry about the fitness of our pets too. We in India unfortunately are not very well aware about pet fitness, and this

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Reasons To Spay Or Neuter Your Pet

Neutering is a term used for the surgical sterilization of your pet. And pet parents are always dicey whether to do it or not. So listed are some benefits of spaying or dog neutering. Photo by Bruno Cervera on Pexels.com 1. Longer Life It is seen that the average

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3 Diet Tips For a Dog With Hip Dysplasia

Hip dysplasia is a condition in which a dog’s hip joints are malformed. It usually occurs in bigger dogs because of their size and weight but that is not always necessary. It can be a rather painful situation for the dog as small activities like rising or jumping

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5 Reasons to Take Care of Your Senior Dog’s Fitness

A dog’s long life is something we all pray for! As he ages, it becomes even more important to keep him active and fit. When we talk of a dog’s fitness, it includes both mental as well physical fitness. To take care of a dog’s fitness,

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5 Ways to Maintain Your Dog's Fitness

Not one person in this world will deny that puppies are too cute! They will give you all the love and you will give them all yours. But would that suffice? We wish! For your puppy to lead a healthy life, there are a lot of factors that you

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AAHA 2021 Nutrition and Weight Management Guideline- All You Need to Know

No matter how many times this is emphasized upon, it will be less- nutrition plays the most important role in a dog’s well-being. The same has been highlighted by AAHA ( American Animal Hospital Association) in its 2021 guideline on nutrition and weight management of canines and felines. For a

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All you need to take care of senior dogs: The Ultimate Checklist

At different ages, dogs have different requirements. Although there can’t be a particular age when you start calling a dog old. It will vary from one dog to another. But as they get older, they are not as active as they used to be. Because of this, everything

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Should You Neuter/Spay Your Dog?

“My dog is humping everything.” “My dog has become very aggressive.” These are some things we often hear from the dog-parents. And what is the common solution? “Get them neutered.” But is it really the solution? There is a whole book on “Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed:

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Puppy Mouthing: Why do they do it?

If you’re a dog owner, you all may experience one common situation in your life with your puppy. This is ‘puppy biting’. Most dog owners are struggling with this condition. You may wonder why your puppy bites you? How to stop puppy biting? In this article, we will sort

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Signs Your Dog Needs a Vet Examination

Having a new member of your family is always delightful. Only a few things bring more happiness than a litter of newborn puppies in your house. But if you’re a new owner, it’ll be difficult for you to care for these brand-new lives. Although, a canine mother always

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Vaccinations

What are the basic vaccinations all dogs need to get ? Vaccination is a widely practiced preventive measure to protect our lovely dogs from fatal diseases like rabies, canine parvovirus, canine distemper, etc. Vaccine stimulated the immune system of your dog to fight against the potential microorganism that can produce diseases.

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Tick Fever

Protect your dog from Tick Fever Tick Fever, as the name suggests, is a disease spread by a tick. Tick fever is one of the common and dangerous tick-transmitted diseases that we can see in all canine species. This disease infects thousands of dogs annually. This broad term “Tick Fever”