Adequate daily exercise and play, good nutrition, routine grooming and time with his/her owner/family equal a healthy Bloodhound. Additionally, provide your hound with a quiet space of his/her own where he/she can eat in peace and sleep without being disturbed. This area needs [...]
Like exercise, nutrition requires consideration of age/development stage and the energy level of your hound. In general, you will be increasing the food quantity for a puppy as he/she grows. As a general rule of thumb, provide the puppy an amount that [...]
You will have some daily grooming as well as weekly grooming to do ith this breed, because folks, Bloodhounds get messy. If you keep up it is not too bad, but if you let things slide, then prepare for a hit to the pocketbook. [...]
Exercise can really make the difference in successfully getting through the first two to three years of a Bloodhound’s life. Yes! They need a lot of exercise and most fall into the medium to high activity energy level. Exercise needs to be age [...]
The Blue Book - Ocular Disorders - Presumed to be Inherited in Purebred Dogs - the 2017 10th Edition. The Blue Book - Ocular Disorders Presumed to be Inherited in Purebred Dogs - the 2017 10th Edition. Ocular disorders, proven or presumed to be [...]
by Marybeth Cline, DVM & Eileen Peers Bloodhounds and Ophthalmologists: two words that are seldom put together. Brings to many minds the polar bipartisanship we see in our politicians! Many of us have had the experience of seeing the pain on an ophthalmologist’s [...]
by Claudia Williams The American Bloodhound Club has joined the Canine Health Information Center or CHIC. CHIC is sponsored by the Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), and its stated purpose is to "provide a source of health [...]
by Karen Leshkivich DVM Bloodhounds unfortunately have an ear designed for trouble. Those wonderful long, low set ears are great at trapping debris, moisture and heat producing the optimum dark environment for bacteria and yeast to grow. If you notice a foul odor [...]
Gastric Dilatation Volvulus Syndrome in the Bloodhound...by Dr. John Hamil Of the approximately 1,300,000 dogs registered annually by the AKC only 1500 are bloodhounds. Consequently, most veterinarians will see only a few in their practice lifetime. This brochure is offered by the American Bloodhound [...]