Archive for 'Medical Topics'
Diet Foods for Dogs?
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by doglover.
Can you share your diet food with your dog? The best answer to that is “probably not”. Many diet foods for people contain xylitol as a sugar substitute. That’s fine for us, but in dogs xylitol causes a sudden and rapid release of insulin from the pancreas. This leads to a drop in his blood [...]
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Is Dog Obesity Genetic?
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by doglover.
Are some dogs genetically prone to dog obesity? You may think so, given that some breeds just seem to put on the weight with no effort at all.Labrador Retrievers are known to eat anything, and it’s almost expected that they will be overweight. Researchers have found a gene in rats that appears to be related [...]
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A Pill For Dog Obesity?
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by doglover.
There is now a pill you can give your dog to treat his obesity! In the United States, Pfizer has registered a drug called Slentrol and claims it will help your dog to lose weight.It works by suppressing your dog’s appetite, so he doesn’t want to eat as much. It has been tested for several [...]
