Top 10 Signs Your Dog May Have Heart Disease
When it comes to heart disease and your dog, early diagnosis and treatment can make all the difference between life and death. As a dog owner, you...
How Intestinal Bacteria and Antibiotics Play A Role in Pet Health
What if we discovered that many infections and chronic diseases, including obesity, were caused by alterations of intestinal bacteria? What if these conditions could be...
10 Tips For Keeping Your Pet Safe From Holiday Hazards
There are lots of temptations and lots of hazards for your pets during the holidays and keeping your furry family members safe can be a...
Pica: Why My Dog Eats Stuff That Isn’t Food
Does your dog like to eat everything? How about your shoes, toilet paper, or Kleenex? These are just a few canine favorites, and some...
Top 10 Tips For Relieving Fall Allergies in Our Pets
Regardless of location, the elemental tumult of fall (dying plant life, dryness, moisture, cooler temperatures, wind, etc.) stirs up environmental allergens and irritants that can...
Dog Lovers: FDA Issues Updated Warning on Deadly Chinese Jerky Treats
We’ve been following the saga of pet illnesses associated with jerky treats made in China for years now, and I have to say that the latest U.S....
How to Deal With the Loss of a Beloved Pet
When you bring that bouncing bundle of energy known as a puppy into your home, you've made an enormous commitment. For the next ten or...
Regulating Diabetes in Cats
I recently euthanized a sweetheart of a diabetic cat. I’ll call him “Hans.” Hans had been diagnosed about three years ago, very early in the...
Treating Diarrhea in Pets
Diarrhea in pets has a way of getting an owner’s attention. From the standpoint of the mess involved and the disruption to the household’s normal...
14 Questions and Answers About Tornadoes
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. They can also drive straw into trees. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide to 50 miles long. In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide.
Can My Dog Get the Flu?
With all of this sickness going around, I wonder about my dogs. Can they get the flu?
Dealing with Doggy (and kitty) Breath
We all have busy schedules and it can be a struggle to make the time to brush our pets' teeth on a daily basis. Or,...
Critter Talk: When Good Horses Go Bad
I don’t want to drug my horse, but I’ll consider it for the short term if it helps him calm down and see this situation more rationally. I just can’t face moving him … again.
Critter Talk: Physical Therapy for Pets
People aren’t the only ones who need physical therapy from time time. Our pets do as well.