Rabies: Is Your Pet Safe?
Due to ever-increasing advancements in medical technology and education, rabies is almost unheard of in the U.S. Only two or three humans fall victim to this disease each year, and there are roughly 7,000 animal [...]
Protecting Those Pearly Whites: Dental Care for Your Pet
Prevention is the best medicine when it comes to your pet’s teeth. Staying on top of routine dental care and oral hygiene is the easiest way to prevent loose teeth, tartar buildup, gingivitis, or necessary [...]
Overheating and Dehydration in Pets
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” —Henry James Everyone loves a pleasant summer afternoon, but when temperatures become too hot, everyone equally enjoys [...]
What Every Pet Owner Needs to Know About Mosquitoes
Since we focused on fleas in March and ticks in April, we thought May would be a great time to write about mosquitoes. (Hang in there: Next month we’ll try to avoid blood-sucking bugs.) No [...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Pets from Ticks
5 Ways to Protect Your Pets from Ticks Ticks: They’re nasty little external parasites that live by feeding on the blood of humans and animals. And, because they spread a number of tick-borne diseases, they’re [...]
Springtime is Flea Time: How to Protect Your Pets
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” —Robin Williams Robin Williams was right: Spring is like a party. It’s a time of regrowth, rebirth, and renewal. It’s a time when many species that have [...]