Natural Pet Health Blog

About Parvovirus

Parvo is a viral disease that affects dogs. This illness can cause severe digestive symptoms, as well as fever and shock and may even prove fatal. Parvovirus attacks rapidly dividing cells like those in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract as well as developing white blood cells. In this way Parvovirus leads to symptoms like bloody Diarrhea, Vomiting and loss of proper Immune System functioning. Puppies are more commonly and more severely affected than adult dogs due to their still-developing Immune System. Puppies can easily succumb to this disease, especially when the virus infects the muscle of the heart.

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Sinus Infections

The sinuses are bony cavities in the skull that meet up with the nasal cavities and are prone to infection, especially after a cold or other upper respiratory tract infection.

In cats and dogs, Sinus Infections may be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses and are sometimes even associated with tooth abscesses. Sinusitis (Inflammation of the sinuses) may also be caused by non-infectious ailments such as allergies.

How will I know if my pet has a Sinus Infection?

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Echinacea is among the best known supplements and has been touted in people for helping in the recovery from a variety of illnesses, especially the cold and the flu. Echinacea is usually prescribed as an immune-boosting supplement for pets. I use it for a number of disorders, especially bacterial, fungal, and Viral Infections, and chronic diseases of any organ. It’s also one of my favorite supplements for pets with demodectic mange.

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Respiratory Infections in pets

If you have noticed signs of lethargy, coughing, Sneezing, fever and runny eyes or nose, then your pet is probably suffering from a cold or upper Respiratory Infection. This is an infection of the nose, throat and upper airways similar to when humans get a cold or flu. Cats are particularly prone to Respiratory Infections, but dogs can also contract them, including the common problem of Kennel Cough.

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Asthma in pets

Asthma is not just a human disease and can also affect animals, including dogs and cats. When your pet suffers an Asthma attack, it is due to Inflammation and spasm of the airways as well as excessive production of mucus. This leads to difficulty in breathing.

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The smell of Skunk Odor is terrible to the human nose! After reading this, you should be able to use some or all of the techniques to get rid of the odor. Our human nose is extremely sensitive to this smell, able to pick out even a Concentration of just one part in a billion, making it very important that the smell is eliminated.

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You want a nice, disciplined dog, who doesn’t chew on anything and everything in the sight and doesn’t deafen you with his needless barks. These are one of the most common dog problems and can be really irritating at times. They can, however, be corrected by proper training. Here are a few effective ways of bringing in correction in your dog’s habits:

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For those that feed the raw diet to your pets and claim that they do not need vegetables and fruits in their diets, I beg to differ. Let’s examine the actual “diet” of the wild canines and felines.

They do, indeed, hunt their meat “on the hoof,” as it were, but they do not, I suspect, empty the stomach contents of their prey, nor the bowels of their prey, before consuming it. At least, not entirely. That is one of their sources of vegetable matter. You think they don’t need it? Have your dogs ever eaten the feces of other animals? Why do you suppose that might be? Because they crave the vegetable matter, perhaps?

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Bhabani wrote to me with her question about her dog and submissive urination:

She wrote: “I have a mixed-breed puppy (German shepherd/border collie mix) which is 4 months old. It’s very friendly with people but when it approaches people, it urinates all-over. The same happens when I come home in the evening. It becomes very excited and urinates on the carpet. Is that a submissive behavior? How can I solve this problem?

-Bhabani

Dear Bhabani,

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Does your dog mind taking tablets?

I don’t know why it is, but medicines for both humans and our pets usually taste bitter or otherwise revolting. And dogs are notoriously suspicious when it comes to being asked to take tablets of any description. Remember, your dog has an acute sense of smell! It’s difficult indeed to persuade the average pooch to swallow any medication designed to cure any illness, disease or disability from which he/she is suffering. Your poor dog doesn’t understand that you’re trying to assist him/her. No, they invariably view such treatments with utter contempt and disdain.

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