The condition known as Alopecia affects the hair basically resulting in extreme hair loss in areas where there would usually be hair in abundance. It is, in effect, a very serious skin disease. The lack of hair in an area where it usually grows can be caused by chewing, scratching, self trauma and even the […]

Dog Hip Dysplasia is a well known joint problem that is found among Labradors. It is a genetic disease and it can produce different degrees of dog arthritis over time. This can be extremely painful for your Labrador and in many cases owners have elected to put their lab down because of the terrible state […]

Mammary Gland Tumors – The basic ‘Need to Know’ Labradors, like humans, can suffer from tumors. The most common being mammary gland tumors. It is believed that this type of tumor accounts for about 52 percent of the total tumors reported in dogs. However, the number of tumors has decreased in recent years due to […]

Does Your Labrador have Dry Eye? Although the medical term is Keratoconjunctivitis, Dry Eye is the more commonly used term for the condition where there is a lack of tear production. As the name may suggest this condition is when a dogs tears are ‘dry’. What we know as tears are a mixture of substances […]