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Are You Leaving Your Pet Alone?
Many of us can’t stay home with our pets all day long, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a happy dog or cat. As with children, quality can help make up for lack of quantity, according to animal behaviorist…
A Great Tool for Pet Owners
Modern veterinary medicine has seen many technological advances: digital x-ray, color Doppler ultrasound, CT scans, and MRI. There is, however, another great tool that has helped veterinarians and that most people have at their fingertips – their smart phone! The…
Family Friends Aren’t Always Furry – Think of Feathery Friends!
Your home may be one of the many households enjoying a bird as a pet. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that birds, though not nearly as popular with Americans as cats or dogs, reside in 4.5 million households. Birds…
May Newsletter: Behavioral Issues a Veterinarian Can Help With
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Worried About Your Pet’s Behavioral Problem? How Your Veterinarian Can Help Life becomes much more stressful if your dog won’t stop barking at everyone who passes by your window, or your cat decides your shoes make a good litter box.…
May Newsletter: How Your Veterinarian Can Help with Skin Issues
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How Your Veterinarian Can Help with Your Pet’s Skin Issues Itchy skin, hot spots, and open sores can be signs your pet has a skin problem. Luckily, your veterinarian offers treatments that will soothe irritated skin and keep skin issues…
Prepare Your Pets for Halloween
Halloween is right around the corner! Whether you are planning on participating in the spookiest night of the year —Halloween — it is likely that people in your neighborhood are. This means that the streets will be filled with loud…
Keeping Pets Cool This Summer
For humans, that means better beach days and much needed vacations, but for your animals, the warmer weather can be dangerous. Even the healthiest pets can suffer from dehydration and heat exhaustion, so it’s important to take proper precautions and…
Caring for Dogs with Wrinkles
Your furry friend’s wrinkles give him or her a very distinctive appearance, but the very characteristic that helps define his or her breed can also cause skin irritation and infections. In many cases, preventing problems is a simple as cleaning…
Pet Hearing Loss
Many of the same health problems that affect us, including hearing loss, also affect our pets. Fortunately, most pets adapt very well to the disability with a little help from their owners. What Causes Hearing Loss in Pets? Some pets…