Sentences with phrase «risk than larger breeds»

Smaller breeds and puppies are at more risk than larger breeds and adult dogs, because it takes less of a toxin to cause problems for them.

Not exact matches

Though some say that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than pure breeds simply because they have a larger gene pool, if both parent breeds are prone to the same diseases a mixed breed will have a higher risk for getting those diseases.

Large and giant puppy breeds have three times the greater risk than mixed breeds.

The scientists found that large breeds apparently aged at faster rates; the speed at which the risk of death increased with age was greater with larger breeds than smaller ones.

Young large breed dogs are at higher risk of developing skeletal problems than small breed dogs, even when both are fed diets with too little or too much calcium.

Large and giant breeds need more support than smaller dogs because they have a higher risk for arthritis and other musculoskeletal issues.

There are toys that are specifically made for large and small breeds, and if you use a dog toy for something other than its intended purpose, you may be putting your dog at risk.

Large and giant breed dogs greater than 5 years of age have a much higher risk factor than younger dogs.1

Certain small dog breeds are slightly more at risk of having an adverse reaction to vaccination than larger dogs, but no breed / size / individual is immune to the risks involved.

Too much calcium can do as much, if not more, damage than too little and large / extra-large breed puppies are especially at risk for bone / joint problems related to too much calcium.

There is not enough data yet to know if the smaller Miniature Huskies might lower the risk of hip dysplasia, a defect that tends to plague larger dog breeds more than others.

According to a study that was conducted in 1979, the risk of a dog developing bone cancer increases by 60 to 185 times in breeds that are larger than 80 pounds.

Smaller pets face much greater risk of chocolate toxicity than large breed dogs because it only takes a small amount of chocolate to negatively affect them.

The increased risk of urolithiasis in smaller breeds is in part because they produce more concentrated urine and urinate less often than larger breed dogs Data from many urolith analysis centres provides evidence to suggest that smaller breeds of dog such as the Yorkshire terrier, miniature schnauzer, Shih Tzu and Pomeranian are at greater risk of calcium oxalate urolithiasis than larger breeds.