Dog Health Reviews

Knowing when to take your dog to the vet is a pretty tricky business – how do you tell when he needs to see a professional? After all, it’s not as if you can rely on your dog to let you know. Nobody likes paying for a needless visit to the vet, but then again no conscientious dog-owner can bear to contemplate their dog’s suffering, either!

The ‘Ultimate Guide to Dog Health‘ is complete and detailed, covering all the common health problems (both serious and not) that dogs suffer from.

The overall focus is on being prepared and taking preventative action; it teaches you how to accurately self-diagnose (with the assistance of step-by-step flowcharts which tell you whether he’ll be fine by himself, whether he needs to see the vet, and how urgently the vet should be seen); and, while it’s packed with knowledge and advice from veterinarians and trained dog-care specialists, it’s easy on the eye and reader-friendly.

You can actually understand what they’re trying to say!

It’s detailed, comprehensive (covering all the common ailments and illnesses), knowledgeable (while retaining a conversational, easy-to-understand tone) and it gives you the kind of introduction to canine healthcare that will allow you to take good care of your dog.

What’s Actually Covered?

The book deals with all the common problems and ailments suffered by dogs. It covers issues like:

• toothache and dental trouble
• ear infections
• skin rashes and chafing
• eye irritations
• worming issues
• lameness
• chronic problems like vomiting
• diarrhea
• coughing
• asthma and breathing trouble
• liver problems
• more severe issues like arthritis and cancer
• and symptomatic “alerts” like hair loss, lethargy, and behavioral changes.

On top of that, you also learn:

• how to pick up early warning signs by identifying and accurately interpreting your dog’s body language
• how to groom your dog quickly and effectively
• how to take good care of his teeth and gums
• how to administer medicine safely and easily
• how to recognize the early warning signs of health trouble through behavioral and physical changes.

All this information is fully supplemented by full-color diagrams, photographs, and illustrations.

While it’s great to learn about canine anatomy and medical problems, the thing that impressed me more than anything else was: How you can how serious the problem is, and when you need to take your dog to the vet.

I was also happy to note the presence of the many and detailed symptom charts, which were designed especially to help owners make solid decisions about their dog’s health-care. Each chart starts from the specific symptoms of a particular ailment (you just follow the “branches” of the flowchart, depending on the symptoms that your dog has) and tells you the recommended path of treatment for each one, as well as advising whether veterinary care should be sought – and if so, how urgently.

Four Bonus Books

In addition to the fully-illustrated, 240-page guide itself, you also get a handful of tempting freebies - specifically, four bonus books.

• The Ultimate Guide to Dog First Aid - an incredibly useful resource for those situations requiring an immediate response (including how to perform the canine Heimlich maneuver and dog CPR)

• 180 Gourmet Recipes for Your Dog - really teaches you how to indulge your pooch’s taste buds;

• 101 Ways to Spoil Your Dog for Under $10 detailing all kinds of luxuries-on-a-budget and activities for you and your dog to enjoy together;

• 20 Super-Healthy Recipes for Your Dog proves that dog health-food is as delicious as anything else! These books have a combined value of over $80 – not a bad bonus!

‘The Ultimate Guide to Dog Health‘  - Summed Up

This is an information resource that every responsible dog owner should have access to. Not only does it enable you to make good decisions about the more serious health issues commonly suffered by dogs, but you learn a lot about the minor, day-to-day ailments and afflictions that almost every dog will encounter from time to time, as well as a host of useful facts on preventative care. This comprehensive guide to dog health will help you to spot little problems before they become big ones: truly indispensable.

Visit the official website: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Dog Health‘