Working together with a veterinarian you like and trust is critical to providing the best pet health care for your cat or dog. If your pet is seriously injured or becomes ill, your dog and cat vet is the single most important person in your life...
Some cats are natural talkers and meow about everything. Siamese cats, especially, have a reputation for being talkative. If you want a quiet cat, stay away from the Oriental breeds. Other cats are naturally quiet and only meow when it’s really...
Fleas are amazing creatures with a life cycle that is well suited to survival. From egg to adult can be as short as 2 weeks if conditions are ideal and up to one year if they are waiting for things to get better. The adults don’t emerge until a...
Our pets get cuts and scrapes just like we do. You can treat the minor ones at home. However, be cautious when examining an injury on your pet. Any pet can bite when he’s in pain. If you are the closest thing to him, you are the one that will...
For generations, dogs and cats ate leftovers from the family table in addition to whatever they could catch and eat outdoors. No one gave any thought to dog or cat nutrition, or providing them with the best pet foods. They seemed to do just fine.
Dog crate training is one of the most powerful tools you can use to create safety for your dogs and puppies (and sanity for you as their loving parents)!
No one knows how many homeless cats there are in the United States, but estimates are up to 70 million. Cats become homeless when owners allow them outdoors and they get lost, or when owners move and abandon their cats to fend for themselves. ...
It can be a scary world out there, and our pets may need some help dealing with it. Keeping our pets happy and reducing dog and cat stress improves their overall health.
We have all heard stories about skunks, rats and other wild animals being mistaken for domestic pets until taken in the vet where their true identity was revealed. Who knows how many of these were just tall tales or urban legends, but for one...