Will My Dog be Having Puppies?

It’s typically not easy or obvious to tell when your dog might be pregnant or whelping (a dog-specific term for birthing). She won’t be “late” and you can’t just buy a home pregnancy kit from the neighborhood drugstore for her. Not to mention, it would be a very difficult task to get her to pee on a stick. The best way to find out if you’ll have newborn puppies in your home soon is to take a drive down to your veterinarian’s office. A basic blood test and X-ray is all that she’ll require. But if your female dog is not spayed and you suppose that she may be pregnant, there are some signs and symptoms that you can look for on your own.

Is she behaving normally? Or has her mood changed?

If your dog is normally on the go but no longer has a lot of energy, that’s one clue…

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Dogs and Diabetes

How can you determine if your dog could potentially have diabetes? In the vast majority of cases, it is not very likely for younger dogs to contract diabetes, but if your pet is more than 4 years of age and is exhibiting other symptoms, then the potential for diabetes could be a real one. Diabetes in dogs is quite a bit more common in females. Many of a dog’s symptoms are a lot like those of diabetes in humans.

Symptoms for Dogs with Diabetes

* Canine diabetes can begin with an out of shape, overweight dog. This is not always true though; in some breeds it can be in the gene pool. Being obese can be a dangerous sign though.

* Diabetes typically occurs in dogs around the ages of 7 to 9.

* With larger dogs there is more of a possibility to contract diabetes than there is with a littler breed.

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