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Health

How Many Teeth Do Dogs Have: 28 Baby Teeth, 42 Adult Teeth and When a Tooth Is a Problem

Puppies have 28 baby teeth and adult dogs 42. When they come in and fall out, what two teeth in one spot means, what cleaning costs and when to call a vet.

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Health

Dog Incontinence: Why Your Dog Leaks Urine, When to Call the Vet and What Helps at Home

Dog leaking urine? Learn the signs that need a vet today, causes by age, what tests to expect, treatment options and how to keep your dog clean and dry at home.

Cooked T-bone steak bone with a little meat left on a wooden cutting board next to a gas grill on a back porch in the evening, a boxer lying on the porch boards nearby with its head on its paws

Can My Dog Eat

Can Dogs Eat Steak Bones? T-Bone, Ribeye and Porterhouse Bones, and What to Do Now

Not a cooked one: grilled or pan-seared steak bones can splinter, choke a dog or cut the gut. Raw ones carry risk too. What to do if your dog ate a steak bone.

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Health

Probiotics for Dogs: What They May Help, Safety and How to Read a Label

Could a probiotic help your dog's loose stool? What dog studies show, when to call the vet first, how labels and the NASC seal work, and safety questions.

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Can My Dog Eat

Can Dogs Eat Fish Bones? Pin Bones, Fish Heads, Canned Sardines and What to Do Now

Don't give dogs fish bones. Cooked ones are brittle and can lodge in the throat or pierce the gut; raw ones carry germs. What to do if your dog swallowed one.

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Safety

How to Find a Lost Dog: What to Do in the First Hour and the Days After

Dog missing? Search the last-seen area first, call shelters, animal services, vets and the microchip registry, post flyers, and visit shelters every day.

Leftover bone of a spiral-cut holiday ham in a roasting pan on a stovetop in a wood-trimmed kitchen, a dachshund curled asleep in a dog bed by the back door

Can My Dog Eat

Can Dogs Eat Ham Bones? Holiday Ham, Ham Hocks and What to Do If Your Dog Swallowed One

No, raw or cooked. A ham bone can splinter, block the gut or crack teeth, and the salty, fatty ham adds risk. What to do if your dog swallowed a piece of one.

Senior Flat-coated retriever walking slowly along a park path in warm low light

Health

Glucosamine for Dogs: What the Studies Show, Safety and How to Judge a Product

Does glucosamine help a stiff or arthritic dog? What the dog studies show, side effects, how to read a supplement label and when to call the vet instead.

Senior miniature schnauzer mix with a greying beard lying on a dog bed near a full water bowl in soft morning light

Health

Diabetes in Dogs: Signs, Treatment, Daily Care and Monthly Cost

The signs of diabetes in dogs, which ones mean an emergency vet now, how vets diagnose and treat it, what daily life with insulin looks like, and what it costs.

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