May 16
How To Make Being Home Alone Less Stressful For Your Dog You come home from work thrilled to be greeted by your four-legged best friend, but it’s soon obvious you weren’t the only one who had a rough day. Stinky accidents, chewed up belongings, destroyed furniture, another noise complaint from the neighbor—they’re all signs that …
Nov 13
Reverse Sneezing In Dogs-Causes And Treatment Reverse sneezing , also known as mechanosensitive aspiration reflex, inspiratory paroxysmal respiration, and pharyngeal gag reflex, is actually a fairly common respiratory event in dogs. It happens more often in small breed dogs, perhaps because they have smaller throats and windpipes. Brachycephalic breeds, (like pugs and bulldogs, Boston Terrier, …
Jun 27
How to Keep Your Dog Safe and Cool in the Heat Summertime is a time for fun, vacationing, and relaxing in the sun, but it also brings potential health issues and danger for your pets. When the temperature rises, you need to take extra precautions to ensure that your dog is comfortable and safe …
Jun 06
How to Deal with a Dog that Runs Away To paraphrase words from a famous song by Mr. Springsteen, some dogs are “born to run”. It’s helpful to remember that dogs’ living ancestors, wolves, roam naturally. For them, roaming is a natural behavior that involves scouting, hunting, exploration, and discovery. If you often find your …
May 30
Foods to Avoid Feeding to Your Pets Pets are a part of our family, so it’s only natural that we want to share our food with them. There are some foods, however, that can cause health issues in our furry babies. If you suspect that your pet has eaten any of the following foods, please …
May 16
Helping Your Pets Adjust to a New Home Here are some ways to help your pet make the transition to a new home: The first step in helping your pet prepare for moving day is getting her used to a pet carrier. No matter how near – or far – you’re moving, she will be …
May 02
Does Your Dog Really Want To Be Hugged? There seems to be a lot of controversy now regarding dogs and hugging. There are ‘experts’ who claim that dogs feel threatened and that what you interpret as enjoyment from them might be the dog simply enduring the moment, or possibly barely contained dislike for what is …
Apr 25
Basic First Aid For Your Pet Recommended First Aid Kit Items 2-inch athletic tape 2-inch Vet Wrap or ace bandage Gauze Telfa Pads (non-stick bandage pads) Triple antibiotic ointment Blood stop powder – for broken toenails (Kwik Stop, cornstarch, flour) Digital Thermometer Benadryl 25 mg tablets Hydrogen Peroxide – to clean fresh wounds Saline or Contact lens solution – …
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