What can you give an underweight dog?

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• Can you get parasites from petting a dog?

The answer is, unfortunately, yes. Rarely, humans can contract tapeworms if they accidentally consume an infected flea (for example, after petting your flea-infested pet). A certain species of tape (...)

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• Can sweet potatoes cause diarrhea in dogs?

White potatoes are from the nightshade family, making them toxic if fed to dogs raw. However, sweet potatoes, since they aren't related to white potatoes, are not toxic. Cooked sweet potatoes are g (...)

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• What is salmon poisoning in dogs?

Salmon poisoning, which is also referred to as salmon poisoning disease (SPD), is an acute infectious disease affecting dogs and other canid species caused by a rickettsial bacteria found in parasi (...)

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• What kills worms in feet?

These medicines get rid of parasitic worms in the body. Common drugs for intestinal hookworm include albendazole, mebendazole, and pyrantel pamoate. To treat infection by hookworm larvae, you can p (...)

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• How often is it OK to eat potato chips?

“While there tends to be a lot of fear around potato chips, really, they're just potatoes, oil and seasoning,” says dietician and nutrition therapist Rachael Hartley. “There's nothing inherently da (...)

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