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Lowcountry Dog : Taking Care of Our Charleston Dogs

Lowcountry Dog Magazine is a reliable resource for Charleston dog owners on all matters regarding health and wellness. This section of our website is for you to learn about everything from canine tummy aches to obscure diseases like Pythiosis. This section also contains plenty of preventative advice. As a vital member of your family, it is important you take care of your dog properly from the start, not before it is too late.

Focus On Your Charleston Dog’s Health : Lowcountry Dog Has Several Veterinary Partners

We've partnered with leading veterinary experts throughout the greater Charleston area, and we serve up fresh, original canine health and wellness articles every week. If you are looking for an educational and relevant source of Charleston dog health information, you have landed on the right site. Many of these articles are prompted by health-related questions submitted directly to us by our readers. Charleston is very fortunate to have such an engaged veterinary community that is willing to share their time and expertise with us. Lowcountry Dog Magazine and our veterinary community are committed to helping Charleston dogs have a healthy life. If you have health questions you'd like to see our veterinary panel address, you may email your question to leah@lowcountrydog.com

When Most Banks are closed, Maybank is Open

by Leah Nicole Hawkins on Monday, February 13th, 2012 at 10:49am |

In many ways, having a pet is like having a child. They both require almost constant surveillance when they’re young, and both pets and children need a large amount of love and attention. Both find ways to get into substances or situations that can cause them to become sick or injured. Just like children …

Ask the Vet: UTI Diet

by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 12:55am |

Ringworm

by Gillian on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 5:18pm |

Can Dogs Get the Flu?

by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 12:55am |

Yes. Dogs were largely felt to be exempt from the flu until 2004, when a new influenza strain was isolated from several groups of Florida racing greyhounds showing symptoms of respiratory tract disease. This strain of influenza (H3N8) was created from a mutation that had occurred in the equine influenza …