The dog’s stomach is a sac-like structure designed to store large volumes of food and begin the digestive process. Once eaten, most food leaves the stomach within twelve hours after entering. The esophagus carries food to the stomach, where it enters via a valve-like structure called the cardiac sphincter. On the interior surface of the [...]
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4 Tips to Aid Your Dog of Diarrhea
January 11th, 2011 
pet-admin Below are several tips in which you can use to effectively help your dog recover from diarrhea: 1. Do not let your dog have a continual feeding of food in the dish. If you stop putting food in your pet, then he will stop having to use the bathroom. So it is obvious that once [...]
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus – GDV (dog)
January 11th, 2011 pet-admin Life-threatening, GDV is an emergency that requires immediate veterinary assistance for proper diagnosis and treatment. Also known as Bloat, or Torsion, GDV can quickly take the life of your dog. Commonly seen in deep-chested breeds (Basset Hounds, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, etc.), is caused by an intake of gasses that aren’t released, through eating quickly, [...]
