We know when something smells ‘good’, like baking bread; we also know when something smells ‘bad’, like wet-dog coming in from a rainy walk. Our noses have receptors that consciously and unconsciously pick up various types of smells and send them off to our brain for analysis. Exactly how they do that can be a […]
Colitis is the term for inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Inflammation decreases water absorption so feces don’t remain in the colon causing frequent bouts of diarrhea sometimes with mucous and/or blood. Colitis has several causes, among them stress, infections, other illnesses, contaminated food, parasites, trauma, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), contact with infected pets. Symptoms […]
Yeast is a naturally occurring spore-form of fungi. We humans and dogs have healthy amounts of yeast on our bodies when our immune system is functioning properly. When the immune system is not balanced and is underactive, problems with overgrown yeast can occur. Yeast infections seem to appear more often in warm weather. Medications are […]
