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Canine distemper is a viral illness that affects dogs. It is highly contagious, and can be spread among dogs and other animals including coyotes, ferrets, foxes, raccoons, and skunks, among others. Distemper is caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as the viruses that result in human diseases like mumps and measles. […]

Dog allergies have the same causes as human allergies. They occur when your pet has an overly active immune system, which mistakes harmless environmental particles as disease-causing intruders. Thus, when your pet comes into contact with these substances, its immune system kicks in and an allergic reaction is the end result. Just like people, dogs […]

Dogs exhibit many behaviors that worry for their owners, but are actually very normal. If you’re a first-time dog owner, or if you’ve recently acquired a new pet that’s a different breed than you’ve owned in the past, you may notice some things that seem unusual. However, chances are these behaviors are perfectly ordinary, and […]