We all know how wonderful our pets are. There is nothing like that welcoming wag, purr, chirp or oink as we walk through the door at the end of a long day. Somehow, it just makes your day better. And how much better would you feel if that pet...
People with diabetes may have another option for monitoring whether their blood sugar level is dangerously low. According to a recent news post on NPR.org, diabetes alert dogs are helping people by alerting them when their blood sugar is dropping...
New Jersey assemblyman Troy Singleton sponsored legislation this past week that would make declawing cats a criminal offense and subject the performing veterinarian to an animal cruelty charge. Even the individuals who seek out a veterinarian to...
Blue Buffalo company is voluntarily recalling one batch of one of their dog food formulations. This recall has been issued over concerns about excess moisture in one batch, produced in one 2-hour long period, leading to possible mold growth and...
May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month, and to help the Animal Cancer Foundation, Pet Valu is sponsoring a Come Clean for Cancer fundraiser. Pet Valu is a specialty pet product retailer that has stores, many of which include self-serve dog-wash...
Anyone who is familiar with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP in cats) has likely personally experienced the viral infection's devastating result. This virus, caused by a rare and not fully understood mutation in a particular feline coronavirus,...
I was taking my dogs for a walk the other day. It was a beautiful spring day with the sun shining, birds chirping, and flowers in bloom. And then it started... that overwhelming need to sneeze! Rusko has been sneezing all week, and now, me too....
The state of Tennessee has seen a surge in rabies cases in 2016, including four dogs and one cat dying of the disease. Two skunks and one raccoon also tested positive for rabies. The uptick in rabies cases has the state urging everyone to...