Tips To Prevent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

My dog does not have the liking for normal drinking water. Therefore, it seldom pee. Soon, it began to develop Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). From then on, I started to think of ways to encourage my dog to drink more water. Here are some tips I tried personally, and it works wonder:

1. Drop one or two drops of tasty fish oil or extra virgin olive oil into your dog's drink
2. Moist your dog's meal by adding water
   
3. Give your dog clear vegetable stock as treats (Do make sure there are no harmful ingredients. Take note of my previous post "Food That Are Harmful To Dogs")
   

Different dogs have different taste preference. Observe your dog's preference and change the above accordingly.

Natural Cure For Dry Skin Dog

Apply organic extra virgin olive oil onto your dog's skin. It acts as a natural moisturizer to your dog. It is absolutely safe if your dog licks on its skin. The only downside of it is that it may cause your floor to be a little greasy.

Prevent Dog Ear Infection

Dogs with physical discomfort tend to be frustrated and have quirky behavior. They will scratch and may even wipe on your favorite furniture.

Many dogs, especially dogs with long ears, tend to suffer from ear infection due to moist ear canals that have not been dried up properly after bath. Owners must sure that their dogs shake well to remove excess water from their ears.

I am going to share with you a dog bathing tip that will ensure that your dog shake well after bath. To encourage more shakes after bath, try to drip some water on the top of its head. Your dog will naturally want to shake it off. This will help your dog to clear out excess water from its ears.

A Healthy Dog Makes A Well-behaved Pet

To have a well-behaved dog, the owner has to ensure that the dog stays in good health. A sickly dog tends to be quirky. It is, therefore, important to ensure that it has a well-balanced diet.

Here are some recommendations from the vet:

60% Carbohydrates such as brown rice
30% Protein such as egg and meat
10% Vitamins, minerals and fibers such as vegetables

You can also give your dog some healthy fruit treats such as apples.
As suggested by my vet, I also gave my dog oil supplements.

Do take note of my previous post "Food That Are Harmful To Dogs"

Happy feeding!

Food That Are Harmful To Dogs

As I have mentioned in my previous post, food allergy is one of the most common cause to excessive dog scratching and licking. Instead of feeding your dog with ready-made commercial dog food, it is better to prepare your own home-cooked dog food, so that you can eliminate the food that your dog is allergy to.

Owners who are preparing their own food for their dogs must be careful to choose the right ingredients. Food that is good for human beings may be harmful to your dogs!

Here are some examples of food that are harmful to dogs:

• Alcoholic beverage
• Avocado
• Bacon
• Chicken Bone
• Chocolate
• Coffee
• Fruit seeds and pits
  
• Grape
• Green potato
• Ham
• Macadamia nut
• Nutmeg
• Onion
• Potato skin
• Raisin
• Tea
• Tomato
• Walnut
• Wild mushroom
• Xylitol sweetener
• Yeast dough
• Excessive dairy product
• Excessive fats
• Excessive garlic
• Excessive grains
• Excessive liver
• Excessive salt
• Raw garlic
• Raw liver

Excessive Dog Scratching and Licking Cause Skin Problem

Excessive dog scratching and licking are some common canine behavioral problems. My dog used to behave in this manner, and it led to serious hair loss and sore skin. It was frustrating to both my dog and me.

One of the most common cause to such excessive behavior is food allergy. Many busy, working owners resort to commercially prepared dog food as their dogs' main source of diet, just as I used to. In the recent years, there have been an increased skin problem in dogs that are fed with ready-made processed dog food. Some frustrated owners, like me, have switched to home-cooked dog food and are gradually seeing considerable improvement to the dogs' skin.

Owners must take note that the switch must be made gradual. Sudden switch may result in vomit and diarrhea. Begin by adding a little more new food to the old food each day over several days, allowing your dog's body system to adjust to the new food.

Be conscious of its skin and behavior during this change. Observe its skin condition closely. You may have to try this out for many rounds with different food, to eliminate those that your dog is allergy to.

Always ensure that your dog has a well-balanced diet. A healthy dog is a happy dog.