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4 Handy and Helpful Tips For Pilling Your Pet
Based on an article that first appeared at Yorkshire Vet Clinic So your pet needs medication. Your normally obedient and, possibly in some cases, less-than-savvy pet suddenly becomes an astute genius who will not be fooled. Even those pets who are like living...
How to Decipher the Leash, Harness, and Collar Code For a Happy Hound
“Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras It’s truly difficult to describe the profound effect that a dog can have on your life, as they have this way of making everything more wonderful...yes, even after they’ve chewed your fifth...
Don’t Forget Your Pet! Crucial Tips For Disaster Preparedness For Your Faithful Friend
As we are in peak hurricane and storm season in many parts of the United States, we figured that now is as good a time as any to discuss disaster preparedness. As veterinarians, however, we want to point out the necessity of having your pets involved in your...
Cat Owners Beware! How to Know What Foods Are Toxic to Felines
If there’s one thing we’ve all learned by going down the proverbial rabbit hole that is cute cat videos on social media, it’s that cat owners will do nearly anything for their favorite furry felines. So if you own a cat, to think that you’d inadvertently feed them...
What are Heartworms?
I have a discussion daily, if not multiple times a day, with clients about heartworms. How do we prevent the disease, how do we treat it, and how and why did their dog get it? How Do Dogs Get Heartworm? Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitoes. I don't have to tell...
Allergies and Dogs
When looking at allergies, I personally look at them in three different categories. We have food allergies, we have flea allergies, and we have environmental allergies. That's the one that gets a little bit sticky because there are so many things that dogs can be...
Dog Bathing and Hygiene
We bathe our pets for a lot of different reasons. Most of us was just want to bathe our dogs to make them smell good and be clean so they can come in the house, but other times we have to bathe dogs for skin problems or medical conditions. So I'm going to briefly...
Pet Dental Cleaning
Does your pet have bad breath and yucky teeth? We're here to help! Today we're going to talk about the ways we can help your pet to have great dental health after a couple missed opportunities to brush those teeth! Why Does My Pet Need Anesthesia For Dental Cleaning?...
Puppy and Kitten Dental Information
February is National Pet Dental Health Month! Today we're going to go over some of our most frequently asked questions as veterinarians. Those being when do the teeth emerge, i.e. how old is this dog? And number two, how many teeth does a dog or a cat have? When Do...
Top 12 Reasons to Spay or Neuter
And remember folks, always spay or neuter your pets! - Bob Barker When you consider spaying or neutering your dog or cat, your top priority is preventing unwanted litters. Controlling the pet population is extremely important; however, did you know that there are...