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Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure: Cat Health Care Tips
How A Therapy Dog Can Help You Heal
No, you do not have to lie on a couch and tell the dog what’s bothering you. That’s not what a Therapy Dog does. With traditional therapy the human patient talks about their feelings, experiences and problems. Therapy dogs are taught to provide warmth and reassurance to those in hospitals, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, schools and disaster areas. In many situations, the presence of a Therapy Dog is beneficial to both children and adults. There seems to be a therapeutic influence between dogs and humans which can sometimes help lower a person’s blood pressure, increase self esteem, increase survival rate for heart attack patients and provide a sense of emotional stability. People may benefit simply from being in contact with the Therapy Dog.
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Dog Diseases: Hypothyroidism
There are certain diseases that dog’s can have during their lives that can cause many problems in their overall health. With hypothyroidism in dogs their endocrine system tends to suffer the most. The endocrine system regulates things like temperature, weight, memory, muscles, and a few other things. We are going to explore the symptoms of hypothyroid disorder in dogs including symptoms, causes, and treatment to help dog owners to better understand what their dog may be going through.
The dog breeds that are most commonly affected by hypothyroid include Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Dachshunds, Cocker Spaniels, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, and Greyhounds. In some cases these breeds may be affected by the counterpart, which is hyperthyroidism. You should also know there are two types of hypothyroid disorder in dogs. First autoimmune thyroiditis is where the immune system actually attacks the thyroid gland; in the other case you have lymphocytic thyroiditis which is where the gland fails to produce enough of the thyroid hormone to regulate the body. You will find that in each case the symptoms and treatment will be the same.
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