The pancreas is a very important organ, vital not only for digestion (it produces pancreatic enzymes) but also for metabolism. Apparently, 64.4% of dogs present histologic evidence of pancreatic inflammation which means pancreatitis is one of the most common disease in dogs. Unfortunately, pancreatities leads to death so timely and accurate diagnosis is essential.

Causes of Pancreatitis [...]

Diabetes in dogs has turn into a rather common disease. Canine diabetes can be of two types: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. The first type is caused by a lack of the hormone that controls water resorption by the kidneys while the latter, which is more common is caused by a lack of insulin [...]

As you well know, dogs tend to eat all kinds of food and dangerous substances, habit which often has serious consequences like diarrhea, vomiting, food allergy or poisoning. Common substances that you regularly use in your home might be very dangerous for your dog, leading to gastrointestinal and neurological problems, cardiac and respiratory distress, coma, and [...]

Diarrhea refers to the passage of loose, unformed stools. At one point all dogs get diarrhea; the most well-known causes of diarrhea in dogs are dietary indiscretion and intestinal parasites. Sometimes diarrhea lasts only a few days but on some occasions the dog’s loose bowels might last for longer periods. When this happens, your dog’s health is [...]

Water is definitely the most important ingredient in a dog’s diet. It represents 84% of a newborn puppy and 60% of an adult dog. Basically every single function of the body depends on water. It regulates the body temperature; it transports other nutrients and oxygen through the blood system to the cells; takes part [...]

Minerals are inorganic compounds that can’t be synthesized by the body and therefore need to be supplied in the diet. They are important for certain functions of the body such as the formation of bone and cartilage, maintenance of fluid and acid/base balance, transportation of oxygen in the blood, normal functioning of muscles and [...]

Vitamins are organic compounds required as nutrients by the body. They are essential for many body processes; they protect the body from environmental toxins and break down the carbohydrates, fats and proteins so that the body can use them. Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by the organism and they need to be supplied in [...]

Fats are a wide group of compounds that are made up of triglycerides. Triglycerides are groups of three fatty acids. Fats can be solid or liquid (oils). Fats are also called lipids although they are just a distinguished category of lipids (which, apart from fats, also include waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins [...]

Carbohydrates are organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The basic subunits of carbohydrates are simple sugars. Carbs are either simple (monosaccharides) or complex (disaccharides and polysaccharides). Simple carbs come from starches and sugars and they are a source of immediate energy, being quickly converted to glucose. Complex carbohydrates are stored as [...]