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• Whelping – a guide to your dog giving birth

  If you have a pregnant dog, it’s important to be well informed and prepared for her whelping to reduce the chance of problems.

• Parvovirus in dogs

  Parvovirus (parvo) is a nasty virus that causes causes severe diarrhoea, vomiting and illness in dogs and puppies.

• Vomiting in dogs

  Learn to recognise signs of nausea in your dog the most common causes of vomiting. This guide covers everything from remedies to when to seek care – written by PDSA vets.

• Gut blockage (foreign body) in dogs

  Dogs are very curious and eat some extremely strange things. Unfortunately, some of these items get lodged in their guts and cause a blockage.

• Dogs in heat/Dogs coming into season

  A heat (or season) is when a female dog is fertile and can become pregnant. During a heat, it’s likely that your dog will behave differently, bleed from her vulva, and become very interested in male dogs.