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When to Seek Immediate Veterinary Care for a Limping Pet
When to Seek Immediate Veterinary Care for a Limping Pet In most cases, your pet's limping can be addressed during regular veterinary hours. However, certain conditions, combined with limping, necessitate an immediate visit to the nearest emergency veterinary...
Ensuring Pet Safety During Water Activities
Ensuring Pet Safety During Water Activities With rising summer temperatures, you and your beloved companion may seek relief by taking a swim. However, not all dogs—or pets in general—possess innate swimming skills, so it's essential to take appropriate precautions...
Why Heartworm Prevention Is Important for Your Dog
Why Heartworm Prevention Is Important for Your Dog Heartworms are a type of roundworm that live in the heart, lungs, and nearby blood vessels of affected animals, causing heartworm disease, which can be fatal. Although it is treatable, heartworm infection can cause...
5 Common Animal Soft Tissue Surgeries
5 Common Animal Soft Tissue Surgeries General veterinary hospitals perform a variety of surgeries on pets. These surgeries range from routine procedures like spaying or neutering to critical life-saving surgeries. They commonly perform soft tissue surgeries and some...
3 Techniques for Coping with Pet Loss Grief
3 Techniques for Coping with Pet Loss Grief When a pet passes, the emotional pain can be tremendous. Despite not having vocalized their role in our lives, pets are family members who play an irreplaceable part in providing us with love and companionship. If you or...
Protect Your Furry Friend! Learn About Five Common Household Dangers for Pets
Protect Your Furry Friend! Learn About Five Common Household Dangers for Pets As we commemorate National Animal Poison Prevention Week from March 19 to 25, our crew wants to draw attention to some of the most prevalent household products that can be toxic for your...
3 Safe Pet Treats for Valentine’s Day
Although you show your furry friend just how much you love them every day, Valentine’s Day gives you the opportunity to shower them with even more adoration. While your pet cannot have chocolate, there are many other safe pet treats you can share with them. Try the...
When Should I Schedule My First Pet Dental Cleaning?
Every pet is different, and so is the time frame in which they need their teeth cleaned. However, here are three signs that mean your four-legged friend would benefit from a professional pet dental cleaning. #1: Your pet has persistent deciduous teeth Do you have a...
Ways To Keep Your Pet Entertained This Winter
No one enjoys being cooped up indoors all winter long. But even if you can’t get outside as much as you’d like, that doesn’t mean your pet has to suffer. There are plenty of ways to keep your pet entertained and active indoors this winter. Here are a few ideas to get...
What Does a Cat Need to Be Healthy?
There’s no question that owning a cat is a rewarding experience. Caring for a feline friend can be both fun and fulfilling, but it’s important to remember that cats require specific things in order to stay healthy. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what those...