Allium
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Allium is a plant in which the members of the genus include many economically important crops and garden vegetables such as onions (A. cepa),shallots (A. oschaninii), leeks (A. ampeloprasum), scallions (A. ascalonicum) and herbs such as garlic (A. sativum) and chives (A. schoenoprasum). Others are cultivated as ornamentals. These vegetable are rich in odoriferous sulfur compounds known to reduce...
Read MoreCardiac Glycosides
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In dogs, small amounts of cardiac glycosides slow down and strengthen the beat of the heart. They do this by blocking the sodium-potassium pumps of heart cells which leads to a delay in the electrical signal between the atrium and ventricles. Excess intracellular sodium that builds up due to the blockage is then exchanged for extracellular calcium by another system, which induces stronger heart...
Read MoreAvoiding Congestive Heart Failure In Dogs
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Congestive heart failure is a common cause of death in canines. The strength of a dog’s heart creates a vigorous and physical animal in their youth however the muscle begins to degenerate as a dog ages. A dog’s blood becomes congested in the heart when the muscle is unable to pump the volume of blood entering the hearts chambers. A dog’s heart health begins to decrease...
Read MoreDog Tooth Anatomy
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A dog’s teeth are a set of highly mineralized living tissues used by mammals to hold, tear, and chew. They are significant not only for eating, but also for protection. The teeth even play an important role in keeping the tongue safely moist inside the mouth. Although teeth have different shapes and functions, each still shares the same structural anatomy. There are two basic components...
Read MoreDog vs Human
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A dog’s saliva does not assist in the digestive process of food, a dogs jaw is not designed to chew, the dogs jaw only rotates up and down while a human jaw can also rotate side to side, saliva in humans is important combined with the chewing of food to aid in digestion while in dogs it is not relevant.
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