No matter what type of pet you own, you want to keep him as healthy and happy as you can. Here are five tips that will help keep your dog or cat healthy.
Dogs and Babies: Preparing Your Dog for a New Baby
Preparing your dog for a new baby takes some advanced planning but, with a little effort, your dog and baby can learn to get along.
Dog Bite Prevention Tips for Kids and Parents
Dog bites are serious injuries, especially for children. Avoid a tragedy and learn these simple dog bite prevention tips you can easily teach your kids.
Springtime Dangers for Dogs and Cats
There are numerous dangers for dogs and cats that occur in the spring of the year.
Lyme Disease in Dogs
Lyme disease is a common problem in some parts of the United States. Lyme disease can infect both dogs and people. The disease requires the bite of a tick to be transmitted. What Are the Symptoms of Lyme Disease in Dogs The most common symptoms seen in canine Lyme disease are: swollen painful joints lameness […]
Heartworm Medicine in Dogs: Myths and Misconceptions
Heartworm medicine in dogs is an important part of good preventive health care. Learn about the common myths and misconceptions about canine heartworm medicine.
Canine Heartworm Disease Treatment
Canine heartworm disease is a parasitic infection caused by a worm that lives in the heart and blood vessels. Learn about heartworm disease treatment in dogs.
Canine Pain: Methods of Pain Relief for Dogs
Dogs feel pain in exactly the same way as humans. Canine pain can come from many different sources and can be acute (such as post-surgical pain) or chronic (like the pain suffered from arthritis). Why Control Canine Pain? Controlling pain is important for several reasons. Pain can lead to additional health complications and slow […]
Canine Leptospirosis: Lepto in Dogs
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can affect a number of different types of animals, including dogs, horses, cattle, pigs and rodents.
Dangerous Foods for Dogs: Avoid Feeding Your Dog These Foods
Most of us enjoy spoiling our dogs by sharing some of our food with them. And in most cases, this is not a big problem, as long as it is not excessive.
Pyometra: A Serious Uterine Infection in Dogs and Cats
Intact female dogs and cats are susceptible to several conditions that spayed dogs and cats are not. Pyometra is one of these conditions.
Canine Parvovirus: A Potentially Fatal Threat to Your Dog
Canine parvovirus is most serious in puppies and young dogs. It causes severe bloody diarrhea and vomiting and can be fatal. Vaccination is available.
