Adult dog health
10 guides · Your dog is over a year old and something has you searching.
Feeding is where most of these start and few of them end. Each page separates what an institutional source directly states from our own conservative reading, and says plainly where the evidence runs out — including on the topics where confident advice circulates most freely.
These guides currently cover dogs. The equivalent guides for cats have not yet been researched.
Meal frequency & bloat
Adult & seniorOnce or twice a day, what the once-daily longevity headline actually showed, and why GDV is the one feeding-adjacent emergency worth memorising.
Switching foods
Adult & seniorA 7–10 day transition, why the percentages should be calories rather than grams, and the situations where gradual isn't an option.
Increased thirst
Any adult ageOne of the most useful early signals you get. Normal ranges, how to measure without restricting water, and the causes worth ruling out quickly.
Grain-free & DCM
Adult & seniorWhat the FDA investigation actually found, what it could not establish, and why neither 'proven dangerous' nor 'officially cleared' is accurate.
Raw feeding
Adult & seniorWhy WSAVA and AAHA both advise against it, which supporter claims hold up, and why a healthy-looking dog doesn't settle the infection question.
Toxic human foods
Adult & seniorGrapes, chocolate, xylitol, onion, macadamia, alcohol and dough — what each does, how fast, and why 'wait for symptoms' is the wrong move.
Dental care
Adult & seniorWhy brushing can't fix established tartar, why anaesthesia-free scaling isn't an equivalent option, and how honest the heart-disease link really is.
When is a dog senior
Mature & seniorThe guideline definition isn't a birthday — it's the last quarter of expected lifespan, which means a Great Dane and a Chihuahua get there decades apart in dog terms.
Early arthritis signs
Any adult ageReluctance often comes before limping. What the evidence supports for treatment, what it doesn't, and why keeping a dog lean is the intervention with the best backing.
Itching & food allergy
Adult & seniorGrain-free isn't hypoallergenic, mail-in allergy tests don't work, and the only thing that confirms a food allergy is an elimination trial with a rechallenge.