When to Call the Vet

Short answer: Hot spots (medically called acute moist dermatitis) are localized areas of irritated, infected skin that develop fast, often …

Short answer: Occasional nighttime panting is often explained by room temperature, a recent stressful event, or a dream (dogs do …

Short answer: A healthy adult dog can generally survive 2–3 days without eating without serious harm, and some can go …

Short answer: Frequent head shaking, especially paired with ear scratching, an odor, redness, or visible discharge, is one of the …

Short answer: Yellow, foamy vomit is bile — a digestive fluid produced by the liver — and it most commonly …

Short answer: Dogs are instinctively good at masking pain — a holdover from a wild ancestry where showing weakness was …

Short answer: Early signs of dehydration in dogs include dry or tacky gums, skin that’s slow to spring back when …

Short answer: The most dangerous everyday foods for dogs are chocolate, grapes and raisins, onions and garlic, xylitol (a sugar …