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Keeping Your Pets Safe in Cold Weather
With NC temperatures slated to drop into single digits in the coming week, it’s essential for you to know what is reasonable for your pet to handle and what isn’t. These cold weather pet safety tips from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will help you keep your furbaby warm and
7 Things You Need to Know About Socializing a Puppy
Socializing your new puppy is a vital aspect of pet ownership if you want to ensure that your dog grows up to be a well-adjusted canine citizen. Dogs who miss out on this aspect of basic training are more likely to reach adulthood with problems such as fearfulness, avoidance and
How to Spot Signs of Pyometra in Dogs or Cats
Last updated October 23, 2020 Spaying and neutering of dogs and cats has multiple advantages, not just because it helps to keep the population down and relieve the crowding in animal shelters. It also prevents the development of pyometra, which is a uterine infection common
Make Your Cat’s Vet Visits Safe and Stress-Free
Cats don’t handle stress well. Few pets do, but cats particularly like feeling as if they are “in control” of their surroundings. A visit to the veterinarian you choose is especially stressful for cats, but there are some ways you can make kitty feel a little more secure and comfortable
How Veterinary Laser Surgery Is Changing the Face of Pet Care
Veterinary laser surgery has been around for decades, but only recently it has become the go-to answer for better, faster, and easier pet health care. While there are different types of lasers out there, the CO2 laser is one of the best options available. Not
How to Recognize Colitis in Dogs
Colitis in dogs is a form of colon inflammation. It’s often a symptom of an underlying condition, so treatment is geared towards treating that condition rather than the colitis itself. In many cases, dogs with colitis develop chronic diarrhea. How do you recognize when your
How to Recognize and Manage Pet Environmental Allergies
Animals suffer from environmental allergies in exactly the same way people do. In fact, dogs and cats can react just as severely as their human companions to environmental allergens – and eventually develop reactions that can go from mild to life-threatening. Environmental allergies (also known
Top Health Benefits of Pet Ownership
Adopt a pet and … get healthier? That might just turn out to be one of the most accurate statements you’ve heard in a long time. Everybody knows pets are good for you, but really what sort of health benefits of owning a pet are
How Puppy Baby Teeth Affect Your Dog’s Lifetime Dental Health
Did you know dogs have baby teeth just like humans do? And that those teeth will eventually fall out to allow permanent teeth to grow in just like us? Puppy baby teeth (formally known as deciduous teeth) are those a dog first develops, usually during the initial few weeks of
A Soothing Alternative: Is Cold Laser Therapy Right for Your Pet?
What do arthritis, a snakebite, a hot spot, and a surgical incision site all have in common? The bad news is that they are all painful situations for your furry companion to have to go through. The good news is that they can all be