Pet health

Food not to feed your dog
Feeding you dog 'human food' may be detrimental to its health.

Water: your dog's life line
Besides oxygen, your dog's next requirement to stay alive is water. Clean, fresh water is probably the most important nutrient in your dog's diet.

12 interesting facts about dogs
Thought you knew a lot about dogs? Read these interesting facts and think again.

14 tips on what to feed your dog
You’ve had your dog on expensive food from the vet for the last few years, but are thinking of giving it a go to cook for him yourself. Where do you go from here?

Take care of your dog's skin
The health of your dog’s skin is a vital part of his overall wellbeing. It may be affected by the weather, the food he eats, parasites, allergies and his grooming routine.

Take care of your dog's ears
Proper ear care is a very important aspect of your dog's grooming routine. Neglecting your dog's ears can cause health problems which could require medical treatment.

Caring for your pet's teeth
It is time to brush up on how to care for your pet's teeth and gums to ensure their ongoing good health and well-being.

Fight those fleas
It's summertime, and the animals are scratching holes in themselves. The fleas are back with a vengeance, and nothing you do seems to help.

Your dog's anal glands
Anal glands enable dogs to mark their territory and to identify other dogs. These glands may cause pain or discomfort when it become blocked or infected.

Canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (Canine Dementia) is an age-related neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory and learning.

How to clean your dog's eyes
Eyes are very delicate but surprisingly durable. There are steps you can take now to care for your pet's eyes so they aren't prone to infections and traumas later.

How to care for your arthritic dog
As our canine companions grow older, they are subject to the same degenerative problems that plague their joints as we are. There are lots of things we can do as owners to help.

Bathing and grooming your dog
There are no strict guidelines on how often you should was your dog, and it mainly depends on the breed of your dog and your lifestyle.

Why do dogs eat grass?
All of us have seen our dogs happily grazing in our gardens, especially enjoying the uncut long grass on the edges.

10 things you owe your pet
There is skill involved in being a successful pet owner. So before you take on one, read the advice of the Cybervet forum users.

Housetraining puppies
Housetraining your dog can be quite a challenging task. It takes a lot of time, commitment, and most of all, patience.

Take care of your dog's nails
Like many aspects of grooming, nail clipping is not a natural procedure your dog would have experienced as a wild animal and not something that he will be keen on.

Why is my dog not eating?
Most of the times when a dog loses his appetite, stops eating or is unable to eat, the reason is an underlying medical problem. In other cases it can be a behavioural problem.

10 tips on exercising your dog
Has your dog been getting unusually rotund? And has the dog been getting quite rough with other dogs? Exercise could help to solve these problems.

Caring for your older dog
One would never think it, but elderly dogs can become quite a handful. Here are a few tips on keeping your elderly dog in good shape.

Dog grooming
Pets have very different types and lengths of care so they all have different grooming requirements.

Choosing the right food for your dog
Dogs and humans have one thing in common when it comes to nutrition (only one) - and that is : They are what they eat!

6 tips on your new puppy
Even if you really love your new puppy, you might not know what's best for it. These 6 tips should sort that out.