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Extreme temperatures means hot dogs. Here's how to keep your pets safe in Oklahoma's extreme summer heat.
A Purdue veterinary expert explains how to keep pets safe from heat-related illnesses.
Pyotraumatic dermatitis. Hot spot on a Golden Retriever. Pyotraumatic dermatitis, also known as a hot spot or acute moist dermatitis, is a common infection of the skin surface of dogs, particularly those with thick or long coats. [1] It occurs following self-inflicted trauma of the skin. [1] Pyotraumatic dermatitis rarely affects cats.
What temperature is too hot to walk your dog? Pet owners should avoid a walk in temperatures of 90 degrees or more, according to PetSitUSA. Most dogs are susceptible to heat stroke in temperatures ...
The health of dogs is a well studied area in veterinary medicine . Dog health is viewed holistically; it encompasses many different aspects, including disease processes, genetics, and nutritional health, for example. Infectious diseases that affect dogs are important not only from a veterinary standpoint, but also because of the risk to public ...
List of dog diseases This list of dog diseases is a selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog. Some of these diseases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contain information specific to dogs. Articles with non-dog information are marked with an asterisk (*).
Heat-related illnesses, which can be fatal, occur in dogs and cats when their body temperature rises above the normal range of 100 to 102.2 degrees.
Dogs A female dog is usually diestrous (goes into heat typically twice per year), although some breeds typically have one or three cycles per year. The proestrus is relatively long at 5 to 9 days, while the estrus may last 4 to 13 days, with a diestrus of 60 days followed by about 90 to 150 days of anestrus.