For many years, pet parents have been using peanut butter as a way to get stubborn pets to take pills and even as a treat. It's an effective solution. I would never be able to get Rusko to take his medication otherwise! But recently, I was...
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, also called cat AIDS, feline AIDS, and FIV in cats, is one of the three most common and serious cat viruses. Many people still confuse FIV and Feline Leukemia by thinking they are the same disease or believe they...
September 28 marks World Rabies Day. Rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year. In the United States, one to two people die annually, and there were more than 6,000 reported cases of animal rabies in the...
In almost all consumer markets, people price shop for the best deals they can find. We understand. Saving money is especially important in today's economy. Often we don't think about price shopping when it comes to our own health care, but this...
September was chosen by the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management to celebrate Animal Pain Awareness. The selection of September harmonizes with human medicine's Pain Awareness Month. What a great reason to take the time to...
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...
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,...