Signs of aging in your dog are gradual, just as with us. Slowly becoming grey around the muzzle, slowing down, not a quick to get up from lying down, and sleeping more.These are natural normal signs of elderly dogs, and are inevitable. Depending on the breed and size of your dog, the rate of aging can be quite different. For example at 10 years of age, a dog under 20 pounds is approximately equivalent to 56 human years. Compare the same aged dog (10 years old) that is over 90 pounds, and they are equivalent to approximately 78 human years.Vets usually consider a small dog to be senior citizens around the 12th year. A large breed dog reaches the same stage around their 7th year. This is according to a report from Tuft’s University.Using established guidelines to determine when your dog starts entering their golden years will help to understand any changes in behavior and health. Keeping regular checkups with your vet is also most important as your dog ages, as any irregularities can be found early.Signs of aging and tips to help keep your senior pet as perky as possible are:Difficulty getting […]
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You’re working out like mad trying to lose those holiday pounds and all of your muscles are aching. Soaking for hours in a warm bath sounds great, but is that the right thing to do?You were out for a walk, stepped in a hole, and twisted your ankle and now it’s bruised and swollen. Do you use ice or put a heating pad on it?This is one of the most common questions I receive. It’s also one of the more common things that people do incorrectly. It does make sense…heat on something for a long time makes it feel good. It’s true that ice is not very comfortable when you use it for a while. So heat should be better, right?As it turns out, ice is universally better for acute injuries and even some chronic ones. Ice serves as a natural anti-inflammatory and functions to constrict the blood vessels, thereby reducing the blood flow to the injured area. Inflammatory factors are carried in the blood. Having less of these present minimizes the swelling, bruising, and pain associated with inflammation. The sooner you apply an ice pack to a sprain or strain, the sooner it can do its job reducing […]
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We are constantly bombarded by new information on our diets and what we should or should not be eating. It can become confusing, with so many contradictory views floating around and many of the so called dietary breakthroughs later being dismissed as either fads or downright harmful to the body.Even the word Methylsulfonylmethane seems designed to confuse and impress us. Lets get this out of the way by calling it MSM, as it is generally known. What is MSM? It is basically a sulphur compound that occurs in all animal or vegetable foods. Sulphur is one of the most common elements in our bodies, but because it works quietly in the background and provides most of its benefits by aiding other metabolic processes, it is often ignored. Our metabolisms are nothing more than an incredibly huge and ongoing series of chemical reactions and sulphur is one of the key elements in these reactions. Reduce the sulphur, or MSM, levels in the body and the efficiency of the chemical reactions is reduced accordingly.What exactly does MSM do or assist in? Here’s a partial list:- It helps in collagen synthesis. Collagen is the substance that keeps our skin soft, hair smooth […]
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