Everything You Need to Know About Your Cat’s Dental Health
Your cat’s dental health is sooo important! Because it’s natural for them to hide signs of pain, you might not have any idea that there’s a problem unless you’re paying attention to your cat’s mouth. ...
Brushing Your Cat's Teeth: Step-by-Step Instructions
As soon as you get that new kitten, be sure to get them used to having their teeth brushed! They’re kinda like a ball of clay when they’re young and will be more agreeable to trying new things. Older ...
Top 3 Causes of Conjunctivitis in Dogs
Conjunctivitis, sometimes called pink eye, is one of the most common causes of red, inflamed eyes in dogs. It causes other signs such as excessive sticky, mucopurulent, or pus-like discharge that is y...
Ear Infections in Rabbits
Rabbits are wonderful pets! They are smart, social, and friendly. Rabbits in the US are housed both indoors and outdoors. Depending on their living situation, there are various types of infections tha...
Tips for Helping Your Dog with Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is basically a doggy panic attack that happens when your dog is left alone. This can occur even during short times away, such as going out to grab the mail. Or it might happen when ...
Rabbit Nutrition: How to feed your pet rabbit
You decided to get a rabbit as a pet - great choice! The diet you feed your pet rabbit will have long term effects on their overall health, gut microflora, teeth, and behavior. Keep reading to learn h...
Grain-Free Diets for Pets: Separating Facts from Fiction
Selecting a diet for your pet based on trends versus facts can be detrimental to their health and your pocketbook. Let's sort through some well-known facts and myths about grain-free diets and other p...
Noise Anxiety in Cats and Dogs
We often celebrate New Year’s Eve, the 4th of July, and other holidays by lighting fireworks with loud sounds and flashing lights. How can we celebrate with friends and family, but also keep our pets ...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Sago Palm
Sago Palms are common across the United States, both as indoor and outdoor ornamental plants. If you have pets, it's important to know that these plants are poisonous if eaten or chewed on. Continue r...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Philodendron
Philodendrons are common house plants and also a very common part of tropical landscaping in the southern US. All parts of all types of philodendrons are toxic to most animals, including dogs, cats, h...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Tulips
Tulips are beautiful, popular flowers that many of us have in our gardens. But it’s important to note that the Tulipa genus of flowers is toxic to cats, dogs, and horses and can be fatal if ingested. ...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Oleander
Oleanders are beautiful flowering plants that can grow incredibly large. Oleanders are commonly used in landscaping along fences for privacy and for their beauty. Unfortunately, the Oleander plant is ...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Azalea
Azaleas, also called Rosebay or Rhododendron, are common plants in outdoor landscaping. Despite their beauty, they can be toxic if eaten by dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, pigs, horses, and goats (to n...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia is a genus of perennial, tropical, flowering plants that are widely sold and commonly kept as houseplants due to their tolerance of shade and their pretty and varied appearances. If you ...
Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats: Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a perennial plant (grows back every year) that has small bell-shaped white flowers that are beautiful and fragrant. The plant also produces berries. It is n...
Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus
If you have a large breed dog, you’ve likely heard the term “bloat” or “GDV”. This is for good reason, as GDV is one of the most serious conditions encountered in veterinary medicine. It can be rapidl...
Safe Treatments for Your Dog’s Constipation
If your dog is passing small, hard stools, or is posturing to defecate but no stool is coming out, he may be suffering from constipation. Constipation can be uncomfortable for your dog, and downright ...
Help! Why is my dog vomiting blood?
Hematemesis, or bloody vomit, can be a severe clinical sign of many different diseases or other traumas. If you see any blood in your dog’s vomit, contact a veterinarian immediately. We’ve compiled a ...
Should you be worried if your dog’s stool changes color?
Monitoring your pet’s fecal material, including color, consistency, and frequency, are important parts of attentive pet care! Anything that’s abnormal for your dog should be noted. If it’s a recurrent...
Everything You Need to Know About Xylitol Poisoning in Dogs
Xylitol is a common sugar substitute found in many different types of sugar-free foods and other products for human consumption. Although it isn’t dangerous to people, cats, and ferrets, it is toxic t...
Coffee and Other Caffeine Dangers for Dogs
Products containing caffeine are in essentially every household. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe foods for dogs to eat. In this article, we’ll explain what types of caffeinated foods your pet must ...
