Tags: bones

Keeping teeth clean

We all know that oral hygiene and keeping our teeth clean is very important, but what about your dog’s teeth?  Some dog’s suffer terribly with a build up of tartar on their teeth, gum disease, tooth decay and bad breath – just as we would if our oral hygiene wasn’t up to scratch.  But how […]

Arthritis

Arthritis We use the term a lot, but what exactly is arthritis? Well the first thing to say is that it is not a single disease – it is a term that covers over 100 medical conditions.  If you have trouble moving around or feel pain and stiffness in your body, you could have arthritis and the […]

Hip Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia Symptoms vary depending on severity – usually in young dogs in which bones are still growing (up to about a year old) or in older dogs which have developed signs of arthritis in the hip joints.  The older dogs have always had HD but the condition has remained “silent” until arthritis eventually begins […]