How can I tell if my dog is allergic to his food?

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• Do you eat before your dogs do?

Eat your meals before you feed your dog. Your dog should not eat before you do. In the wild, the alpha dog chows down first, and lesser pack members snivel in the background waiting for the leftove (...)

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• How do vets treat roundworms in dogs?

Many deworming drugs are safe and effective. They include fenbendazole, milbemycin, moxidectin, piperazine, and pyrantel. Your vet will give your dog one to three doses at first, which will kill th (...)

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• What should a dog with heart disease eat?

The mainstays of a good low-sodium diet may be fresh beef, pork, chicken, bland macaroni and/or low-sodium. Do not give “dog snacks.” A good diet is 1/4-pound ground round or other lean beef, 2 cup (...)

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• What is the best age to get a puppy groomed?

Once you've successfully acclimated your pup to all-around handling, at or around the 10-12 week mark, you can take her in for the first grooming session (often after the second round of shots). At (...)

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• Can dogs get worms from dead birds?

Birds can carry a variety of parasites, but luckily, most of these parasites are not zoonotic and so are unable to spread to your dog. One parasite, though, coccidium, is zoonotic; it can pass from (...)

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