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30/04/2025

22/04/2025

Ever noticed those slits at the sides of a dog’s nose? Why do dogs have them?

Once again, nature proves her elegance in the design of our dogs. When we humans inhale and exhale, air comes in the same way it goes out. Any smells that come in through our mouths are forced out as we exhale.

When a dog exhales through his nose, however, the exhaled air is released through those slits and off to the side so that nice, smelly air going into the dog’s nostrils doesn’t get diluted with the outgoing air. Put another way, the slits allow the dog to avoid smelling what he just exhaled.

The slits help the dog hold scent particles in the nostrils even as exhaled air passing out the slits creates a swirling air turbulence allowing interesting odors to be inhaled directly into the centre of each nostril. Since dogs breathe faster when trying to sniff a certain smell, they widen their nostrils to pull in more air which makes it possible for a dog searching for smells to have a steady stream of air coming in for up to 40 seconds, maybe even longer.

The slits also allow dogs to wiggle each nostril independently which gives them the ability to know which nostril a smell entered. This is how a dog can pinpoint where a smell is coming from, and why a dog searching for smells on the ground will weave back and forth as he follows a trail.

We all know the superb smelling abilities of dogs, but let’s use an analogy between scent and sight to really put it into perspective: What we as humans can see at a third of a mile, our dog can see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well.

04/02/2025

27/01/2025

Homestead is happy to announce we'll be hosting a health clinic on Saturday, February 22nd from 9am-5pm . Dr. Welter, DACVM (Cardiology) will be performing echocardiograms and ECG's for pre-breeding screenings. We are talking with an ophthalmologist and will update you as we get confirmation. We will also be doing OFA thyroid, hips, elbow, and patella screening, and microchipping and administering rabies vaccines. If you're interested, please contact the hospital today to be placed on the list as spots will be limited. We will contact you at least three days prior with a time slot. All OFA services will need to be pre-paid through the hospital. We will update you on the cost and availability of the ophthalmology services as soon as they become available. Other prices are as follows:

OFA Thyroid $150
OFA hips $360
OFA hips and elbows $400
OFA Patella $50
Microchip $45
Rabies vaccines $20
OFA Echocardiogram $300
OFA ECG $100

Homestead Veterinary Hospital
1720 Old Reedy Creek Road
Cary, NC 27513
919-535-9955
[email protected]

04/01/2025

A dog follows you..

09/12/2024

Refresh your knowledge

03/12/2024

“These two boys are from the same parents, boy on the left was paediatric neutered and the other has stayed intact. As you can see, the development the right pup has compared to the left is undeniable, from his skull width, to his chest and shoulders.
This is the development pups will lose out on when desexing before full maturity.”
Credit - Bunny French.
You can view the full article here https://www.facebook.com/100000652508503/posts/4829274297104273/?d=n

18/11/2024

17/09/2024

Some folks will try and tell you dogs don't have to run to heard sheep....don't believe them

14/09/2024

The following video explains the effects of rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament on the stifle joint, including some of the diagnostic tests used to iden...