A little more understanding.
Food, health and the everyday moments that bring us closer. Practical knowledge for life with cats and dogs, from the PARTNER Editorial Team.
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Swelling Beside a Dog’s Anus Is Not Just Constipation
A new bulge beside the anus needs examination. Clarify whether the dog can pass urine as well as stool, and ask about the possibility of a perineal hernia.
Swelling Beside a Dog’s Anus Is Not Just Constipation
A new bulge beside the anus needs examination. Clarify whether the dog can pass urine as well as stool, and ask about the possibility of a perineal hernia.
IMHA in Dogs: Why Food Is Not the Whole Anemia Plan
Anemia has different causes. When IMHA is being investigated, keep tests, medicines and follow-up together rather than trying to correct it with an iron-rich food.
IMHA in Dogs: Why Food Is Not the Whole Anemia Plan
Anemia has different causes. When IMHA is being investigated, keep tests, medicines and follow-up together rather than trying to correct it with an iron-rich food.
A Low T4 Result Does Not Alone Diagnose a Dog’s Thyroid
Put the thyroid result beside symptoms, medicines and other illness. Ask whether further testing or a later reassessment would clarify it.
A Low T4 Result Does Not Alone Diagnose a Dog’s Thyroid
Put the thyroid result beside symptoms, medicines and other illness. Ask whether further testing or a later reassessment would clarify it.
A Recurring Scab on a Cat’s Ear or Nose Needs a Check
A scab that disappears and returns should stay on the history. Record the site and course, then have the lesion examined rather than repeatedly treating it at home.
A Recurring Scab on a Cat’s Ear or Nose Needs a Check
A scab that disappears and returns should stay on the history. Record the site and course, then have the lesion examined rather than repeatedly treating it at home.
A Sore on Your Cat’s Upper Lip Needs an Examination
An upper-lip ulcer can have more than one explanation. Photograph its course and ask what the examination or sampling needs to distinguish.
A Sore on Your Cat’s Upper Lip Needs an Examination
An upper-lip ulcer can have more than one explanation. Photograph its course and ask what the examination or sampling needs to distinguish.
A Cat’s Heart Murmur: Ask What the Next Test Can Show
A heart finding needs context. Clarify the proposed test, what is known now and which signs require urgent care while you wait.
A Cat’s Heart Murmur: Ask What the Next Test Can Show
A heart finding needs context. Clarify the proposed test, what is known now and which signs require urgent care while you wait.