Should your pet start an Atkins Diet? According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), 56% of adult dogs and 53% of adult...

Every day, Cindy Fleischner lines up her crew of cuddly canines for breakfast. As the four other dogs eat, Cindy pulls Katy, her 12 year...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a life long disorder of dogs and cats that results when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to meet...

A liver shunt is also named a PSS, portosystemic shunt, portacaval shunt or portosystemic vascular anomaly. This abnormality occurs when...

Cancer, by definition, is the uncontrolled growth of cells. Any type of cells in the body can become cancerous. Once these cells grow out...

Excess weight is a serious health problem for dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much...

Vertigo, or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome, is a syndrome in the elderly dog, which can be very frightening to the owners. The dog is...

Seizures are common in dogs, but more unusual in cats. Seizures are just symptoms which can occur with many kinds of diseases. They can...

Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. It...

Hypothyroidism in Dogs Hypothyroidism is the natural deficiency of thyroid hormone and is the most common hormone imbalance of dogs. This...