Parasite Prevention for Dogs and Cats: A Veterinarian’s Guide
Year-round parasite prevention is simple, effective, and far easier than treating fleas, ticks, heartworms, or intestinal parasites after the fact.
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Why Is My Cat Peeing Outside the Litter Box Common Reasons
You find a wet patch on the duvet, or a puddle beside the box instead of in it, and the first thing to settle is whether your cat is actually passing urine. A cat peeing outside the litter box is usually a problem you can work through, but one version of it cannot wait. If […]
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Dog Dementia: Helping Older Dogs With Confusion at Home
Two dogs can arrive at the vet with the same complaint: he’s confused at night. In one of them the change took eight months to arrive. In the other it took two days. What you do today depends on which of those you’re looking at. Cognitive dysfunction in dogs, better known as dog dementia, is […]
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Signs Your Dog Is Becoming a Senior and What Vets See Early
Your dog still meets you at the door and still wants the walk. Lately, though, it takes a moment longer to get up afterward, and the nap that follows runs longer than it used to. Nothing looks wrong, exactly. That is how the senior years usually arrive: quietly and in pieces, so the signs your […]
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Dogs Love Their Owners More Than We Thought
Your dog walks past a full bowl to meet you at the door, and you wonder whether that is affection or a hope that you mean dinner. For a long time, science could only guess from behavior. A 2016 brain-imaging study got closer by watching awake dogs’ brains react to praise and to food. For […]
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Can Indoor Cats Even Get Fleas?
Yes. A cat who has never set foot outside can still get fleas, because living indoors lowers the risk without closing every door, which is why flea prevention is recommended even for indoor-only pets. Fleas care about warmth, food, and shelter, and a home offers all three, whether or not a cat goes outdoors. A […]
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Natural Flea Treatments. Do They Really Work?
The short answer is that most natural flea remedies do not work on their own, and a handful of them can poison a pet. That is not what anyone wants to hear after finding a flea on the dog or a scatter of black flea dirt on the cat’s blanket. The instinct behind the question […]
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Top 5 Healthiest Cat Breeds: What Pet Owners Should Know
If you are choosing a kitten and hoping for one that rarely needs the vet, breed is a reasonable place to start. It is only a start. No cat breed comes with a health guarantee, and nutrition, preventive care, and the individual cat’s own genes matter as much as the label, the same conclusion we […]
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Fleas vs. Ticks: What Every Pet Owner Should Know
You ran a hand down your dog’s back after a walk and felt a small, firm bump, or you keep catching your cat chewing at the base of her tail. Either one could be a parasite, and whether it is a flea or a tick changes how fast you need to act. Most flea problems […]
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The 5 Healthiest Dog Breeds and What Owners Should Know
You probably have a puppy listing open, or a litter visit booked, and a reasonable wish not to spend the next decade in a vet’s waiting room. No breed is disease-proof, and the five below are not exceptions: every one of them has a known weak spot. Sturdy genetics, responsible screening, exercise, good food and […]
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