Common Dog Health Problems - The 20 Most Common & How to Treat Them - Family - Pets

Common dog health problems are like weeds.If you get weeds in your yard or garden, how do you remove them? There are three ways, and the effectiveness of each method directly correlates with how you tackle your dog's health issues...

Cutting weeds at the stem is similar to only addressing your dog's symptoms (like applying cream to a rash). On the surface, the problem will go away, but the underlying root will eventually cause the weed to grow back.

Spray them with weed killer

Spraying weeds is like giving your dog manmade medicine to fix a problem. The weeds don't like it and will probably die, but the weed killer will also affect the surrounding healthy lawn. And after all of the weed killer washes away, the weeds will likely return.

Pull out the entire weed and its roots

This is the only sure way to completely get rid of a weed, just as going after the root cause of a health issue is the only completely effective way to treat it.

Dog illnesses usually do not develop overnight. While the physical manifestation of a problem (like a rash or wart) may just "show up" one day, it is likely that the problem has been brewing in your dog's system for some time.

To reverse your dog's ailment, a similar amount of time may be needed. Your dog's immune system will be learning how to fight off the issue (and keep it away) on its own for the long-run, and this doesn't usually happen right away.

Generally speaking, the longer a problem has taken to develop, the longer it will take to treat holistically.

All the way from diarrhea to cancer, the 20 most common dog health problems (/common-dog-health-problems.html) can all be treated more effectively through the right combination of holistic and conventional care, including...

And while the main symptom may get a little worse before it gets better, you'll usually notice the rest of your dog's health and mood start to improve right away.

You'll know the treatment is working if you see your dog's symptoms do any of the following...

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