Lameness in Dogs Why is your dog limping? Lameness in dogs is a symptom of illness or injury, not a specific disease. If you see your Weimaraner dog limping or hesitating to put her full weight on one or more legs, you need to pay attention. Of course there are different degrees of lameness, and […]
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Help Your Dog with Arthritis
You can help your dog with arthritis, even though there is no cure. Treatment can include surgery, diet, exercise, weight management, medications, supplements and making physical adjustments to your pet’s surroundings. While each of these is important to helping your pet stay healthy and active, perhaps the most critical issues for Weimaraners are weight management […]
Arthritis Symptoms in Dogs
Arthritis symptoms in dogs like Weimaraners, often mimic symptoms of other diseases. And to make it more confusing, arthritis in dogs is caused by more than one medical condition. Keep in mind that, just like many other diseases, if arthritis is diagnosed early, you can help your dog be more comfortable and pain-free for a […]
Products for Blind Dogs
Products for blind dogs can help both you and your dog adjust to your dog’s blindness, and they can help your dog live a more normal life. While you may be devastated to learn that your dog is blind, it’s important to keep in mind that your dog will adjust to the news, much better […]
Blind Dog Care
Blind dog care is similar to working with a blind person, teaching them to function in their daily activities. You will need to make a few simple changes to your home and teach your dog to move from place to place safely. As an occupational therapist, I worked with blind people, teaching them how to […]
Blind Dog Symptoms
Are you noticing blind dog symptoms in your Weimaraner? Barring accidents and blindness from birth, there are still a number of reasons that your dog could be going blind. In most cases, a dog who is going blind will be a senior dog, but that is not always the case. If your dog becomes blind […]
Senior Dog Hearing Loss
Senior dog hearing loss in older Weimaraners is sometimes hard to detect. Unfortunately many owners initially think that their dog is just ignoring them and not responding to commands. Senior dogs often lose their hearing gradually, so it can be tricky to figure out that your dog is going deaf. Most often a dog that […]
Old Dog Dementia
Your dog may have old dog dementia or cognitive dysfunction syndrome if your Weimaraner is over 8 years old. But, before you jump to conclusions, make sure you have ruled out sensory losses like deafness or blindness. It is true that older dogs can develop an Alzheimers-like condition which is a form of dog senility. […]
How Old is My Dog?
How old is your dog? Or what is the dog age in human years? Most of us wonder about the age of our dogs from time to time, because it gives us clues to the life expectancy of our dogs. We really want to know how much longer we will have with our dogs. A […]
Reasons Dogs eat Poop
The reasons dogs eat poop are a bit of a mystery. Coprophagia or the disgusting habit of a dog eating poop, often starts when a dog is young. And as quickly as it starts, it sometimes goes away as a dog matures. But that doesn’t mean that you simply have to put up with this […]
