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Is a Wet Nose a Sign of a Healthy Pet?
Have you ever heard that a wet nose is a sign that your pet is healthy? Although that's often the case, it's not always true. A moist nose...
Teaching Your Child to Care For Their First Pet
Teaching Your Child Pet Care Basics Is your child eagerly looking forward to the day a dog, cat, guinea pig, or fish joins your family?...
July is National Lost Pet Prevention Month
6 Tips That Will Prevent Your Pet from Becoming Lost Ten million pets wander away from their homes every year, according to American...
Managing Your Pet’s Anxiety
How to Calm an Anxious Pet Does your pet cower in fear during thunderstorms or hate to be alone? Although it doesn't seem fair, anxiety...
Flea and Tick Season
Are You Ready for Flea and Tick Season? The spring and summer months are peak flea and tick season in many parts of the U.S. Although the...
National Heartworm Awareness Month Focuses Attention on a Potentially Deadly Disease
Heartworm disease can have a devastating effect on your pet's health. National Heartworm Awareness Month, observed annually in April,...
April is National Heartworm Awareness Month
Is Your Pet Protected from Heartworm Disease? Heartworm, a life-threatening parasitic infection, sickens dogs, cats, and ferrets in all 50...
What to Do When Your Pet Goes on the Carpet
Straining to urinate, frequent urination, blood in the urine, and accidents in the house are common symptoms that pet owners report to...
Why is My Dog Vomiting?
Cleaning up vomit is a fact of life if you're lucky enough to have a dog in your life. Although all dogs vomit from time to time, it's...
Pretty Poisonous Plants
We all enjoy flowers, whether in a vase in our house or in our gardens. We enjoy the multitude of bright colors and the fragrant odor they...
Ehrlichiosis: What You Should Be Looking For
Ehrlichiosis: What You Should Know Lyme disease isn't the only tick-borne illness that can sicken your pet. Erlichiosis may also make your...
Common Pet Skin Issues and How to Treat Them
Skin Issues in Pets Does your pet frequently scratch, bite, or lick its skin? Allergies, parasites, and infections can cause a variety of...
How to Make Vet Visits a More Pleasant Experience for Your Pet
Does your normally docile, friendly pet turn into the Tasmanian Devil the moment you pull into the veterinarian's parking lot? It's not...
How to Treat Common Paw Problems in Dogs
Common Paw Problems in Dogs Healthy paws are essential to your pet's comfort and well-being. Paws offer protection against hazards,...
Vomiting Versus Regurgitation
When you come home to find a mess on the floor, it is easy to assume that the dog vomited. Vomiting is very common in dogs, as they often...