It’s celebration time of the year again full of parties, goodies and not to forget the amazing weather. Being a dog parent, you know how your furry darling is always up at crack of dawn- and not to forget the signals for you to get up and move for his daily – most imp ritual- […]
Q: Joey, my six-year-old Pomeranian was well toilet trained but since past six months, she has forgotten everything. In fact she loves our carpet in the drawing room and relieves herself there. Please advise. – Tarun Bhatnagar, Chandigarh Dr. K. G. Umesh: It is not unusual for dogs to have an occasional accident in the
Bruno, a 14-year-old Golden Retriever, was not fine and his pet parent called me for a home visit. Bruno was Dr. Pradeep Sheoran suffering from chronic renal failure, I patted his head and he made a brave effort to wag his tail. Bruno’s sufferings were unbearable. His pet parent couldn’t see his miserable condition. She
The proud heritage… Nancy was a lovely white-brown stray dog who came into my life during my internship in a village. We loved to Nancy spend time with each other in the evening, during which, she used to chase goats and look for words of appreciation from me. Those were the golden moments gradually, Nancy
Presenting ‘Sasha’ an outstanding and awesome cocker spaniel. In one word to describe…………….she is a ‘Beauty’. In two words to describe ……………she is ‘Most Adorable’. In three words to describe,…………she is ‘Admired By All’. And in one sentence to describe…..‘No words can do justice to our little princess’. I express our hearty thanks to our
Tuffy and Mom Tuffy is my love – my pooch who is very smart and intelligent. He loves food and gobbles whatever we give him with love. He is very alert and fetches us the newspaper in the morning. What’s amazing is that he has learnt it on his own. Tuffy keeps surprising us by
Every issue of D&P is very special and this an extra special one. I must tell you why? We have featured the English Springer Spaniel this time and you know what, my life is ruled by the most adorable and lovable Springer. When Sparkle became a part of our family, we were told that he
Cookie is my name, Playing ball, my favourite game, I love barking, Be it night, evening or morning. I am a Boxer female, With the most expressive eyes and a cute tail A very long tongue –makes everyone around me tease, This is our most adorable defective piece. In my family, I was the first
Ginger is my adorable four-legged friend and his love and compassion for his fellow beings cannot be put in words. I still recall a particular incident when Ginger saved a little pup from stray dogs. It so happened that Ginger and I were taking our routine walk one day when we heard the stray dogs
I’ve wanted a dog since I was three. My mom was scared of dogs. So my parents tried one excuse after the other to dissuade me. But pester power prevailed in the end and mom finally gave in. So when our friend’s dog littered, we brought home a little Labrador puppy whom we called Shadow.
My Lab takes homemade food, please, do let me know, is this diet right and how can I train him? – Ayush Bissa, Jodhpur Our research indicated that most home made diets/baby foods fed to dogs in our country are inadequate and do not meet recommended nutritional requirements. Prepared pet foods from reputable pet food
Our doggie friend Renee was so sweet and ever smiling but we weren’t destined to be with her any more. Hit by a fast moving vehicle, she met her end on the same road where we first met and fell in love with her. Me and my friends, who have been guardian angels of Renee,
It’s celebration time again…as we celebrate our 5th anniversary, the only thing which comes to our mind is – “Forever Yours”. Since time immemorial, our dogs have always stood by us, irrespective of who we are, what we do, where we live, etc. They just understand one simple language of love and they love us
Q:Blacky, my seven-year-old mixed breed, weighs around 30-32 kg. She has become fat; her stomach is big and soft even though her food intake is less. She also drinks less water and her urine is yellowish in colour. Her periods are quite irregular and she has never been mated. Her liver tests are as follows:
Dr. K. G. Umesh (MVSc, MSc (UK)) is a Postgraduate in Clinical Medicine. He is working for WALTHAM as Regional Associate for South Asia. Q: I have five Persians, how do I groom them? Adil B Khan, Delhi Dr K G Umesh: Cats need a balanced diet to keep fit and healthy, research developments over
