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Can Dogs Eat Popcorn?
Next time your movie night snack gets spilled all over the couch, is it okay if your dog manages to get a few pieces of popcorn before you can clean it up (as if you could really stop him)? The short answer is yes — but you should avoid feeding your dog popcorn in large quantities, especially if it’s flavored with butter, salt or sugar. With minerals like magnesium, zinc and phosphorus, plus dietary fiber and relatively few calories, plain, unbuttered popcorn certainly isn’t the worst thing your dog can get his paws on.
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Can Dogs Eat Watermelon?
Luckily, watermelon is a perfectly safe (and delicious) treat for your dog, as long as you take a few precautions first. But, there are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to feeding your dog watermelon.
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Sugar means many things to many people. To most of us, it’s how we sweeten our coffees and bundt cakes. To scientists, it’s the carbohydrate that all living things need to function. To dogs, sugar is both a necessary part of their diet and a mouthwatering danger.
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Are Foxtails Dangerous for Dogs?
They can manage to get into all sorts of places on your dog, from their face, to their genitals, to the cracks in between their toes. But the discomfort doesn’t end there. Foxtails can actually burrow into your dog’s skin and become a painful splinter and even cause an infection.
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Dog Losing Hair Around Their Eyes
As you probably know all too well, it’s perfectly normal for your furry friend to shed on a regular basis (just ask your couch cushions for verification). But a dog losing a noticeable amount of hair around his eyes may be suffering from an underlying health condition.
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Gastrointestinal Health in Dogs
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in pets include many different conditions such as gastritis, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and bacterial infections or overgrowth. These conditions are distinct and don't necessarily share the same risk factors or causes, nor are they treated using the same approaches. However, they do share many of the same general symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
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