Archives: Pets
Animal Humanitarian Crisis In Post Maria Puerto Rico – How You Can Help!
Most are well aware of the cost in human life and suffering on the hurricane ravaged island and United States Territory of Puerto Rico. With many people barely able to fend for themselves with no power, running water, and food running scared; and many resorting to evacuating the island and unable to take their dogs and cats with them, large numbers of pets have been either...Bravecto The Latest Target Of Medical Misinformation And Reporter Jim Strickland Sensationalism
It has happened yet again. A safe and effective pet medication, the long acting flea and tick preventive, Bravecto, has been targeted by an unethical, unscrupulous reporter hovering like a vulture over grieving dog owners seeking closure over the unexplained deaths of their dogs, believing that Bravecto is the cause. Jim Strickland of WSB-TV Atlanta, the peddler of the...Happy Veterinary Technician Week To The Unsung Heroes Of Veterinary Medicine!
Veterinary technicians (depending on the state, they are titled: Licensed Veterinary Techicians, Certified Veterinary Technicians, or Registered Veterinary Technicians) are the Registered Nurses of veterinary medicine. Like the veterinarians they serve, these talented and dedicated veterinary health care professionals are multi-species and multi-disciplinary oriented in the...Cat Drinking and Peeing A Lot? Not Normal, Get Him Checked Out!
Cats are notoriously very cryptic about pain and illness. They are so tough and so determined to not show weakness that their health needs often go under the radar until illness or pain becomes unbearable and is by then often too advanced to successfully treat. There is one sign, however, that cat owners can fairly easily pay attention to that is a common sign of illness in...Pot and Pets
According to veterinary toxicologist Dr. Ahna Brutlag, over the past 6 years the Pet Poison Helpline has experienced a 448% increase in marijuana toxicity cases. With this increase, the veterinary profession has also seen a dramatic shift in the source of marijuana pets are exposed to, now most commonly “medibles,” of foods laced with marijuana (cookies,...How The Veterinary Industry Saves Thousands Of Children’s Lives Each Year
I just recently learned an incredible set of statistics via a speaker named Dr. Greg Takashima in a talk sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Worldwide, Ebola virus has been responsible for 13,000 deaths in the past decade. This is truly tragic, but while Ebola garners a great deal of media attention, there is a far more devastating and wide spread disease that is responsible...Why Heartworm Risk Spikes After Hurricanes
Heartworm disease is a worm parasite that infects the heart and lungs of dogs. The disease has devastating consequences for positive dogs as the worm damages heart and lungs tissues leaving the infected dog prone to clots, inflammatory lung and heart disease, and eventually heart failure. The disease is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito when it feeds on a canine...Leptospirosis – A Deadly Hidden Health Hazard For Dogs & People After Hurricanes
Leptospirosis is a rising infectious disease health hazard for dogs as urban sprawl puts people and their domestic pets in closer and more constant proximity to wildlife populations. Leptospirosis is caused by infection with Leptospira bacteria that thrive and can persist for long periods in fresh water, most commonly standing water (lakes, ponds, puddles). Leptospirosis...Preparing Pets For Natural Disasters
The loss of personal property, homes, businesses and worst of all, loss of human life are devastating when natural disasters occur. One of the most under-reported and overlooked aspects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, mass flooding events, tornadoes, and wildfires, are the countless animal casualties and displaced pets that result from these events. In the case of...Veterinary Industry Needs To Better Communicate The Value Of Wellness Care
Many full service veterinary practices view high volume, low cost vaccine clinics with disdain. These places, depending on laws in their respective states, often administer dogs and cats with all manner of vaccines without a licensed veterinarian so much as glancing at the patient. They even dispense prescription level preventative medications like heartworm preventives...
Help for nervous/anxious dogs
There seems to be a growing number of excessively nervous, often skittish dogs. This can range from anxieties, such as noise or storm anxiety, anxiousness about being separated from pet parents,...
Bird flu is infecting cats and cases are rising – What you need to know!
H5N1 Avian Influenza is causing far more trouble than just just high egg prices. The bird flu has successfully jumped species now able to infect cats and people. Although the ability to infect...
Having planned, consistent, shared activities with him enhances your dog’s bond with you
No person aside from your parents will love you more than your dog. No matter what, your dog will always go bonkers the moment you come home. That love will never be in question, as you are...
