First of all, don't panic, we have many new weapons in the war on fleas. In my practice this week, I have discussed housebreaking problems with several clients who own new puppies. These discussions have prompted me to cover this topic in today's column. We wrap up the series with a discussion of internal parasites in puppies. Today we will discuss a topic that I have touched on in previous columns, canine obesity.
Obesity is a extremely common condition among pet dogs large and small.
I see weight problems in dogs that range from mild to life threatening. The most extreme example in my experience was a male Rottweiler who weighed 152 pounds during an office visit a few years ago. Even the word is scary. Without question, rabies remains a very significant disease at the start of the 21st century. Last week in this space I discussed canine cognitive dysfunction, a common behavioral disorder of older dogs.