| Black Labradors are a very active and normally | | | | Darker pink (or inflamed red), or brownish deposits, |
| healthy dog. They love to play and frolic and enjoy | | | | are a symptom of ear infection. The usual treatment |
| the outdoors. Black lab health is very important to | | | | is regular cleaning daily or twice daily (being careful |
| their owners. Just taking them for a walk once a day | | | | not to force dirt into the sensitive inner ear) and |
| is what most people do and I don't think that is | | | | sometimes medication (ear drops) for major cases. |
| enough for an active dog. If you took them to the | | | | As a preventative measure, some owners clip the |
| park and played fetch a black labs health would | | | | hair carefully around the ear and under the flap, to |
| greatly improve. | | | | encourage better air flow. |
| Labs are prone to a lot of conditions including hip | | | | A good dog food with all of the healthy vitamins and |
| dysplasia and ear problems. Vestibular disease, a | | | | nutrients are important in black lab health. Most |
| disease of the inner ear, can cause stroke-like | | | | importantly though is QUANTITY that is given. I |
| symptoms. The first thing that you need to do is see | | | | know people like to spoil their pets and give them |
| the vet. You still have a chance at reversing this if | | | | table scraps and treats all of the time, heck I do it. |
| you see the vet early enough. | | | | However I don't think that you should let the dog |
| Labs are sometimes prone to ear infection, because | | | | eat as much as they want as that is bad for a black |
| their floppy ears trap warm moist air. This is easy to | | | | labs health. A cupful is all that is required for most |
| control, but needs regular checking to ensure that a | | | | sized black labs. Any more than that and they will |
| problem is not building up unseen. A healthy Lab ear | | | | just get fat. |
| should look clean and light pink (almost white) inside. | | | | |