Want to know if your pet is healthy? Take a look at his or her stools.
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What Your Pet's Stools Say About Their Health
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All About Shedding: Is My Pet Shedding Too Much?
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Not sure why your pet is shedding more than usual. We explore a few reasons that your pet may be losing hair.
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How to Make Vet Visits a More Pleasant Experience for Your Pet
Category: Newsletter Library, Behavior & Training
Does your pet dislike visiting the vet? These tips may make visits less stressful.
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Can My Pet Get Depressed?
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Has your pet been a little moody lately? Find out if depression may be to blame.
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Could Those Sniffles Be a Symptom of the Feline Flu?
Category: Newsletter Library, Cats
Can you spot the signs of feline flu?
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Does My Pet Dream?
Category: Newsletter Library, Fun with Pets
Are humans the only mammals who dream? Find out if your pet experiences dreams and nightmares.
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What to Do If Your Pet Eats Grass
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Wondering what to do if your pet eats grass? Take a look at a few ideas.
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Feline Distemper
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Diseases and Viruses
Feline distemper or feline panleukopenia is a highly contagious viral disease of kittens and adult cats caused by the feline parvovirus. It is also called panleukopenia as it affects the bone marrow and causes low white blood cell counts. It is relatively common in unvaccinated cats and is often fatal,
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Arthritis
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Orthopedics
The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis which can be due to wear and tear on joints from over use, aging, injury, or from an unstable joint such as which occurs with a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the knee. The chronic form of this disease is called degenerative joint disease
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Tapeworms
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Pests and Parasites
Tapeworms live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adults absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth. Large tapeworms are made almost entirely of reproductive
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Leptospirosis
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Diseases and Viruses
Leptospirosis is a serious, life-threatening disease caused by a spiral shaped bacteria. Dogs, cats, other animals and even people can be infected through exposure to urine, bite wounds, ingestion of infected flesh, or contact with contaminated soil, water and even bedding. Certain environmental conditions
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Fleas
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Pests and Parasites
A common parasite, fleas are found in almost every area of the world and can be found on dogs, cats, and many other mammals. They survive year to year even in cold climates because they live on pets, in buildings, and on wild animals. There are four stages to the flea life cycle. Eggs are laid by an
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Xylitol Food Additive Harmful to Household Pets
Category: Newsletter Library, Pet Dangers
People love sweets and so do many dogs. In fact, some dogs love their family's sweet treats and sneak bites of it when the humans aren't looking. You or your children probably also share goodies with your family pet. Many sweets are made with the substance called xylitol. Xylitol is used to manufacture
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Rabies- Not a Disease of the Past
Category: Newsletter Library, Pet Dangers
Did you ever think that your pet's rabies vaccination wasn't all that important? Did you know that if your cat or dog is not current on its rabies vaccination, and a stray or wild animal bites your pet, the County Health Department can, and will, demand that the pet be euthanized or strictly quarantined
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Pretty Poisonous Plants
Category: Newsletter Library, Pet Dangers
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 give us. But there can be a dangerous aspect to some of our favorite plants. The list of poisonous plants is very long, but this will give you information about some
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Plants That Are Poisonous to Pets
Category: Newsletter Library, Pet Dangers
Pets are incredibly curious creatures who are not above snacking on anything that interests them. When that snack is a plant, problems can occur. Many plants are poisonous if eaten and can cause symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to death. Below is a list of some of the most common plants that sicken
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