We’ve reported on the danger of feeding your dog chicken jerky products from China since problems were exposed in 2007 with FDA warnings of them causing illness and in some cases, death to dogs. To date, the FDA has not been able to pinpoint the ingredient(s) in chicken jerky that causes illness. Dogs who have […]
EIPH is the acronym for exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, a vascular bleeding problem occurring in the lungs. Generally, EIPH is a condition affecting racehorses. Fortunately, most horses with EIPH appear not to suffer ill effects from the condition. However, those horses that experience severe bleeding can have permanent lung damage. When a horse inhales oxygen, carbon […]
Degenerative Myelopathy is a disease in which there is a gradual loss of coordination and strength that begins in the hind quarters. About 80% of cases of Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) occur in German Shepherd Dogs, leading researchers to believe there is a genetic component to the disease in this particular breed. DM is usually seen […]
