Dogs Need Vet Doctors - In Wellness And In Sickness

     Before making your decision on having a dog for a pet, you should first understand the complexities of your role. You just do not feed or give shelter to your dog. You have to take care of its health as well as his physical activities. As pet owner, it is mandatory that you walk your pet several times - for the pet to get adequate exercise. And mind you, it necessarily needs its own doctor.

Just like kids, the puppies need regular visits to the doctor. There is a big similarity on the way you take care of the health concern of the baby and the puppy. The baby canine also needs immunizations. Its shots should be given regularly, usually in a veterinary clinic. Although the fees and the drugs may not be expensive, you also invest time in bringing it to the doctor - for check-ups, shots and treatments. If you are not ready for these duties, it would be best for you not to pursue your decision of having a pet under your wings. There is even a law against cruelty to animals and your deliberate uncaring attitude to the pet can cause you some trouble with this group of advocates of this law.

Having known your duties and responsibilities, you now have to know and understand the behavior of dogs. If you have observed how your friend takes care of your pet, you might end up believing that what your friend does to her dog will practically apply to you. This could not be so especially when you have different breeds of dogs. The variety of the breeds also brings out a variation in the way they are handled and taken care of.

It is incumbent upon you to know the fatal common diseases that may afflict your canine friend. The most common causes of diseases in dogs are parasites and viruses. The dog will manifest when something is wrong with it; there will be visible symptoms of the disease which only a veterinarian could diagnose. For your part, you just have to observe and for any unusual behavior, the vet doctor should come to the rescue. Some diseases may be very simple but you will later discover how grave the condition of the dog is.

Most of the diseases can be diagnosed late. If this happens too late, the doctor will not be able to treat your dog. This is one indication that you have to be sensitive to the conditions of your animal. Diseases caused by bacteria and virus can cause death to your new-found friend. These can attack its internal organs that eventually will result to the death of the animal. Rabies for instance is one very dreadful disease in dogs. When bitten by the dog with rabies, the person bitten can also suffer the same dilemma as the dog. Aside from this, the disease can easily spread so if you have one dog with rabies, it would likely contaminate the rest of the animals in the house. There is remedial measure to prevent this disease to afflict your dog. Have him get the necessary anti-rabies shots.

Rabies had just been chosen as an example and the dog can have other viral and bacterial diseases. The treatments will be the same as in rabies - the prompt treatment that only a veterinarian can give. Thus, be sure that when you have a pet under your care, it should have a regular veterinarian who will look after its health care needs.