HEAD: Tricks for Keeping Your Pet Safe on Halloween Halloween is a fun and tasty time for people, but many things associated with the holiday can put our pets’ health at risk. Here are a few important tips to make sure your pets stay healthy and happy: Chocolate and xylitol—a sweetener often found in peanut […]
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National Responsible Pet Ownership Day
HEAD: September XX (third Saturday of September) is National Responsible Pet Ownership Day Adopting a pet is an amazing, life-changing experience for both you and your animal of choice. Pets give us love, companionship, care, cuddles and much, much more. We’ve all heard the saying “with great power comes great responsibility”—whoever came up with that […]
Deer & Elk Mating Season Pet Safety
HEAD: Beware Bucks and Bulls During deer and elk mating season, bulls and bucks can get aggressive and pose a serious danger to dogs they encounter, especially those who are assertive or curious. It’s never a good idea to let your dog approach wildlife, but especially during rutting season in the fall. Some tips for […]
Fall Safety Tips
HEAD: Fall for These Pet Safety Tips Rodent Poisons & Antifreeze Rat and mouse poison use increases in autumn as rodents seek shelter from colder temps. Fall is also the time when many people change their vehicle’s coolant/antifreeze. Rodenticides and antifreeze can both be fatal to pets if ingested. Candy & Holiday Foods Holiday foods […]
Fall Safety Tips (Non-Holiday)
HEAD: Don’t Let Your Pet Fall into Trouble Summer is starting to wind down and as you get ready for fall and back-to-school time, it’s a good idea to be aware of some of the seasonal dangers your pet might encounter. Rodent Poisons Rat and mouse poison use increases in fall as rodents seek shelter […]
Animal Pain Awareness Month
HEAD: September is Animal Pain Awareness Month Your dog, cat, bird or other pet may be a different species, but we all process and feel pain in much the same way. That’s why the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management has selected September as Animal Pain Awareness Month. In cooperation with veterinary professionals around the […]
Back to School V2
HEAD: How to Get Good Grades in Pet Care Wait! Didn’t summer just get here? Back-to-school time is here, and it’s important to remember your fur kids this time of year as well. With so much preparation for the upcoming school year, it’s easy to forget preventative care for your pets. Don’t let flea, tick, […]
Back to School
HEAD: Back-to-School Season is Stressful for Our Pets, Too Back-to-school preparations create a lot of stress for a lot of families. While we rush to get the kids ready in time, we often don’t realize that the transition is rough on our pets, too. Pets get used to the extra attention they receive in the […]
Dangers of Corn Cobs
HEAD: It’s a Dog-Eat-Cob World Roast ‘em, boil ‘em, butter ‘em, salt ‘em—there’s just no way to mess up corn on the cob! But every summer we see dogs get into trouble because they ingest corn cobs. It might be ok if our canine friends just shredded them into small pieces that could pass through […]
National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day (August 22)
HEAD: August 22nd Is Take Your Cat to the Vet Day According to the American Humane Society, our feline companions go to the veterinarian about half as often as dogs. Many people only take their cat to the vet when he or she is sick—and often, that illness might have been avoided with preventive care. […]