The Importance of Picking up Doggo Poop
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5 Valuable Tips To Help Your Pets Deal with the Heartache of Grief
Grief is a natural response when a family member or friend dies. We know this for ourselves, but is the same true for our pets?
How Can I Tell If My Dog Has Food Allergies?
Food allergies in dogs can be tricky to identify. The symptoms aren’t what many pet parents expect, and there are a lot of myths out there.
3 Pet Meds You Should Never Use Past Expiration
Are you one of those people who have a drawer or cabinet full of half-used, perhaps expired pet medications? Of course, you do.
Here Are Some Dangerous Pet Medication Mixes To Avoid
Pets with multiple and/or serious health problems often end up taking many medications, and the more they take, the greater the risk that an adverse reaction might occur. Drug interactions develop as a result of changes in the body’s ability to absorb, metabolize, or excrete medications (among other, less common reasons), but the effects fall into just two categories:
Dogs That “Fly Bite” May Be Showing Symptom Of Seizure or Other Disorder
When I was in veterinary school, I learned that as long as a dog has normal eyesight, fly biting behavior (snapping at the air as...
8 Nasty Things You Can Catch From Dogs and Cats
There’s no denying the benefits of including dogs and cats in your life, but as is true with all things, there are downsides. One that...
Dog Owners Be Diligent: H3N2 Dog Flu Spreading Rapidly
On an almost weekly basis, it seems as if I’ve been seeing reports of the “new” form of dog flu (H3N2) causing illness in parts...
The Many Dangers of Declawing Your Cat
Have you heard about the man and woman who have been charged with felony animal cruelty because of what they did to a kitten name...
What to Feed Your Brand New Cat
I just adopted a new cat! Our old girl, Victoria, died a few months ago. Truth be told, I was enjoying life without litterboxes and...
How Much Do We Really Know About Pot For Pets?
The Colorado Board of Health recently voted against adding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of conditions eligible for treatment with medical marijuana. According...
Colorado Dog Dies After Playfully Chewing on This Dangerous Plant
There are all sorts of hazards in and around your home and the places where you might walk your dog. Some of these hazards like...
Deadly Chicago Canine Flu Epidemic-How To Protect Your Dog
The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control is reporting that there have been more than 1,000 cases of canine influenza in the Chicago...
Of Pot and Pets In Colorado-What Vets Are Seeing
Marijuana, once believed to be the root of all evil, is becoming mainstream, and in states such as Washington Colorado and others, it is big...