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Can I give my dog NSAIDs? - Advanced Animal Care

There are doggy NSAIDs, which are different from human NSAIDs. I do not recommend human NSAIDs, but if you have some dog NSAIDs approved for your dog and your dog's not on any other medications, they could be safe for your dog.

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How do I know what medication is safe to give my dog? - Advanced Animal Care

Many human medications don't cross over to dogs, and so you certainly want to call your veterinarian before you give your dog any human medications.

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Do dogs suffer from seasonal allergies? - Advanced Animal Care

They do. Most of the time, it will be spring and fall, but some animals also have problems all year long. They will have those allergies just like whenever we have sinus infections, our watery eyes, a snotty nose, and possibly an ear infection that comes up, or they will be scratching their belly or chewing their paws.

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How can you tell if my dog has a food allergy? - Advanced Animal Care

Food allergies are relatively common. We'll go over the detailed history and see if your dog has had skin and ear issues before. Then we will also go over what the diet is typically for your dog. Usually, it's going to be based upon the history and then also doing a food trial. Switching your food around will not cause an instant change. It takes a good eight to 12 weeks for your dog to have all those proteins taken out of their system. We see if your dog will respond by switching your dog's food up using over-the-counter dog foods. That's generally not going to cut it. It's usually prescription-type dog food, and they have to be on this food trial for eight to 12 weeks solely before we can say definitively that your dog has a food allergy.

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What is a contact allergy in dogs? - Advanced Animal Care

A contact allergy is whenever your dog touches something that they have an allergic reaction to. That can be something on the floor like if you used a particular cleaner or even just like in people, they can be allergic to certain laundry detergents. It's something they have touched that causes them to break out.

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What are the symptoms of allergies in dogs? - Advanced Animal Care

Most of the time, it's going to be scratching, shaking their head, and discomfort as far as their skin or ears go, and those areas will also have redness to them.

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How common are allergies in dogs? - Advanced Animal Care

They are a lot more common than you would think. If your dog’s scratching is occasional, that's pretty normal, but your dog should not be scratching nonstop. That is not a normal thing. We see at least a couple of patients a day that will have some type of allergy that we diagnose.

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How can you tell if my dog has allergies? - Advanced Animal Care

The most common things that we will see are your dog scratching, losing hair, red skin, chewing at their feet, and scratching their ears. Those are generally the most common types of things that we'll see.

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Are vaccinations painful to my dog? - Advanced Animal Care

They can be painful. I try to give the analogy of when we have had a vaccine. You're generally a little sore. The vaccine itself has a needle, so it is going to sting a little bit. Most dogs tolerate it pretty well. And especially if we can distract them with a treat, they don't tend to mind. But they will usually be a little sore and perhaps a little more tired than usual that day. But generally, after that, they bounce back.

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