Do you have trouble giving your pets their medications? These tips may help.
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Medication Tips For Your Pet
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Microchipping Your Pet
Category: Newsletter Library, Tips for Pet Owners
Each year, nearly 8 million animals end up in local shelters. Of those 8 million pets, data shows that less than 20 percent of lost dogs and less than 2 percent of missing cats are ever returned to their original owners. Thankfully, there are some useful tools available to help pet owners who have lost
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Mistakes to Avoid as a Cat Owner
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Do you make any of these common mistakes with your cat?
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Mites
Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites
There are many types of mites that infect dogs, cats, and other animals. Mites are microscopic arthropod parasites that, for the most part, infect the skin or mucous membranes. Mites can even be present on birds and reptiles. The most common mites that infect dogs and cats are ear mites, Demodex, scabies,
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Most Common Digestive Issues in Dogs and How to Relieve Them
Category: Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Food
Do you know which digestive issues are most common in dogs?
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Multiple Pets Benefit Families
Category: Newsletter Library, Tips for Pet Owners
Just like humans, furry family members need to have company, playmates and social interactions to be happy. Sometimes it's hard to remember that our family pets are animals first and family second. We typically look at the benefits of pets in homes from the standpoint of work and expense involved.
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My Cat Grooms Excessively — Is Something Wrong?
Category: Newsletter Library, Cats
It is normal for cats to groom themselves throughout the day. In fact, cats may spend up to one half of each day grooming themselves. For this reason, you may not even notice if your cat starts to groom himself or herself excessively. Nonetheless, if your cat constantly licks himself or herself or is
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Nail Trimming Do's and Don'ts
Category: Newsletter Library, Tips for Pet Owners
Is pet nail trimming a hectic experience at your house? These tips can make the process a little easier.
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National Heartworm Awareness Month Focuses Attention on a Potentially Deadly Disease
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Heartworm disease can have a devastating effect on your pet's health. National Heartworm Awareness Month, observed annually in April, reminds pet owners about the health dangers this preventable disease poses for pets. What Are Heartworms? Thin, white heartworms look like cooked pieces of spaghetti.
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Natural Stress Relief for Pets
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
One of the most common complaints from pet owners is that their pets are destructive or disruptive when they are left alone. Dogs may bark, howl, chew, dig, defecate or urinate. Although these behaviors are often a sign that dogs need to be housebroken or crate trained, they can also indicate that a
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New Pet? 7 Questions to Ask Your Family Veterinarian
Category: Newsletter Library, Tips for Pet Owners
Your new family member may be furry with whiskers and a tail, or have scales, hooves or even wings. If you're the proud new owner of a new pet, chances are you'll have best results integrating your new pet into your family when you include a veterinarian on your team. "Having a new pet isn't like having
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New Pets Help Families in a Changing World
Category: Newsletter Library, Tips for Pet Owners
There is no doubt that we find the little round heads and big eyes of young puppies and kittens irresistible. Millions of new pets find their ways into our hearts and homes each year. Studies show pets are a very positive addition to families or singles and even empty nesters! Pets relieve stress, add
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New Uses for Animal DNA
Category: Newsletter Library, Newsletter Archive, Unbelievable Pets
Advances in science have enabled the decoding of several animals' DNA. Knowing the genome of a species has enabled medical professionals to detect some diseases that have a genetic basis. But it also has other uses, even in the criminal justice system. The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory Forensic Unit
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Nothing Heartwarming about Heartworm
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Heartworm is a long, string-like parasitic worm that has the scientific name Dirofilaria immitis. It earns its common name by living in the host’s heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Heartworm can cause severe lung disease, heart failure, organ damage, and death. It is transmitted only through mosquitoes
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November Newsletter: How arthritis can affect your pet
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Could your pet have arthritis?
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November Newsletter: How to Celebrate National Senior Pet Month
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Don't have plans for National Senior Pet Month yet? Try these suggestions.
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November Newsletter: National animal shelter appreciation week
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Looking for ways to support your local animal shelter?
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November Newsletter: What Causes Cataracts in Cats and How Are They Treated?
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Think cataracts only happen to people? Your cat could also develop this eye problem.
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November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Category: Newsletter Library, Seasonal Topics
Do you know the symptoms that can occur if your pet has cancer?
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Nutrition Terms
Category: Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Food
As pets have become more important to their owners, what the pets are fed has become more important as well. Most pet owners are concerned about the quality and nutrition level of the food they are feeding their furry family members. There are now hundreds of pet foods available to the consumer. How
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Obedience and Training
Category: Living With Your Pet, Bringing Your Pet Home
Obedience training helps prevent negative encounters between family members and the dog. It reinforces the bond between the handler(s) and pet. Obedience Training A MUST for every good family dog, regardless of size or breed! Puppies may start classes when they are as young as 8 weeks old. Obedience
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Obesity
Category: Pet Health, Chronic Conditions
Excess weight is a serious health problem for dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much food and too little exercise. Other contributing factors can be due to hormonal influences, certain genetic factors, and other disease processes. If you pet is carrying
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Obesity and Diabetes in Pets
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Think diabetes only affect people? Overweight pets may be at risk too.
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Obesity in Dogs
Category: Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Food
Obesity is on the rise, and not just for humans. Dogs are increasingly overweight and even obese. In the United States, an estimated 43 million dogs are overweight or obese - that’s over half of all dogs! And it is not just dogs in the United States that need to lose a few pounds - canine obesity is
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October Newsletter: How to Care for Your Pets When They Are Teething
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Wondering what you can do to help your teething pet?
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October Newsletter: The Importance of Daily Dog Walks
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This simple form of exercise could make your dog one happy pup.
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Online Pet Pharmacies - Saving Money or Risk to Your Pets?
Category: Video Newsroom, Other Interests
Their ads promise to save you lots of money and even "a stressful trip to the veterinarian". You are encouraged by slick video and professional announcers to purchase flea medications, pain relief drugs and even heartworm prevention all from the comfort of your living room and laptop computer. But, are
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Orthopedic Care for Dogs
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Joint problems plague dogs just as commonly as they do humans. That's why orthopedic care can improve your beloved friend's quality of life. Common Orthopedic Issues A dog's joint problems may result from a variety of orthopedic injuries and illnesses. In some cases, these vulnerabilities are partly
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Overweight Pets
Category: Video Newsroom, Health Topics
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), 43% of all dogs and 53% of all cats are classified as overweight. What's worse is that an additional 10% of all dogs and 19% of all cats are considered obese! Therefore, more than half of our dogs and cats are overweight or obese. So, should
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Pain Management in Pets
Category: Video Newsroom, Health Topics
Arthritis and chronic pain are not purely human conditions. Dogs and cats feel pain too and arthritis causes long term pain that can affect your their behavior and activity level. Modern veterinary diagnostics and therapies can offer some hope. Pain has many causes. When it happens to your pet friends,
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Parasites
Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites
There are many types of parasites that are found in the GI tract of cats and dogs. Worms such as roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms are very common in almost all parts of the world. These parasites shed their infective eggs in the pet's stool and contaminate the environment; some eggs can live on yards
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Parrots
Category: Choosing Your Pet, Exotics, Birds
If you’re thinking of adding a feathered friend to your family, you might be surprised at what it takes to care of this type of pet. While parrots are highly intelligent and fun pets, there are a few aspects that make them more difficult to care for than a cat or dog. Here’s what you need to know
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Pawty with Your Pet - National Dog Party Day
Category: Newsletter Library, Seasonal Topics
Do you have anything planned for National Dog Party Day?
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People Food for Pets
Category: Video Newsroom, Other Interests
On a low carb diet? Planning on sharing some of those low calorie dessert treats with your canine friends? STOP! That sugar-free snack you think is good for you and your dog could actually send you to the veterinarian The sugar substitute, Xylitol, has been a great development in the fight against
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Pet Blood Donors: Helping Other Animals in Need
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Could a selfless act by your pet save another animal's life?
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