Articles by Kodichukwu Okonkwo, DVM
5 best guard dog breeds available in Nigeria
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By the virtue of my profession, I get a lot of questions about which dogs can serve as guard dogs that one can buy readily in Nigeria. It is a falseho...
Do you want your dog to grow very BIG?
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People, especially Nigerians try to make their dogs grow big fast. They explore so many food additives, multivitamins, and castrations and even buy ex...
Should you abandon your dog due to wrong grooming or hair trimming?
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I was working in another vet clinic when a Lhasa Apso dog was brought in for grooming. I was not in charge of the grooming, the animal attendant was t...
Is cancer about to kill your dog?
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If you look closely at the photo above, you will see a growth at the flank (abdominal region) of the dog. This growth was very small like the one in t...
Living without your beloved dog
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I have lived with many dogs. Meanwhile, I am a fan of toy breeds of dogs like the Lhasa apso, Havanese, pugs and others. I prefer them because they ar...
Dog farms - Do they make Business Sense?
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It’s a very popular thing now in Nigeria especially here in Abuja but mostly in Jos for people to think about investing in dog farms. So many ...
Japanese Spitz a dog that can function as pet and guard dog
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The first serious dog bite I have received as a veterinarian is from a Japanese Spitz. We had this client that has an aggressive Japanese Spitz that...
Are dogs actually dirty or messy by nature?
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I was about 8 years old when I was watching a local stray dog who went to a sandy place, defecated and started to use his back legs to kick sand unt...
When driving with a puppy freely becomes dangerous
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Being a veterinarian, moving dogs with my car became almost a daily affair at a point. Some clients might decide to bring their pets for grooming, s...
Can dogs actually hurt children intentionally?
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Jack was my aunt’s dog, a local breed of dog with nice hairs pattern, he was brought for holidays at my grandmother’s home. He has bee...
Kodichukwu Okonkwo, DVM
Founder of Fairvet Animal Clinic Ltd since 2011, studied at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He is well experienced in small animal, large animal & poultry medicine, and also skilled at zoo medicine. He loves animals and builds both professional and personal relationship with pet owners in order to sustain a good interaction with pet and animal owners, coupled with His great skills in programming; he brought about www.fairvet.com which he personally built from scratch.
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