While dogs are generally best known for their stong sense of smell, it is important to pay attention to your pup’s eye health too. Conditions like blindness, cataracts, and glaucoma can negatively impact your pup’s quality of life.
This is yet another reason why it is extremely important to keep up with your pup’s wellness checkups. This way your vet can do a thorough nose to tail exam and ensure that your pup is living their happiest and healthiest best life.
If your pup does have issues with their eyes, whether it is genetic or environmental your vet will have an opportunity to catch it before it becomes a bigger issue. Common eye issues your vet will check for include conjunctivitis, dry eye, cherry eye, and corneal damage. While most of these conditions are relatively easy to treat they can cause more serious health problems if left untreated. Your vet may also screen for more serious conditions like infections or cancer. If you think your pup is having issues with their eyes, you will want to get them to the vet ASAP.
According to the American Association of Animal Feed Control Officials, most healthy dogs do not require the use of dietary supplements. In fact, feeding supplements along with a complete and balanced diet can risk exceeding the upper limit of certain nutrients. There are also cases where over supplementation can make your dog sick. That is why it is important to discuss the use of supplements…
