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Hot Weather Tips for Cool Pets

Pets that live outdoors or stay outside during the day should have plenty of fresh, clean water. The water should be renewed once to twice daily or as often as necessary. Pets also need a cool, shady place to lie down and rest, such as under a tree, shrub or porch. In the summer, your pet's favorite resting place is a perfect breeding ground for fleas (keep this in mind when de-fleaing your pet and yard).

Heat Stroke

A heat stroke can occur very quickly during the summer months. One of the simplest things you can do to prevent a heat stroke from occurring is to not leave your pet in a car unattended (even with the windows cracked).

Acupuncture & Your Animal

Acupuncture in veterinary medicine has been used to promote balance in the body’s total energy system and ability to heal. In all animals there are precise locations on or near the surface of the body known as acupuncture points. 

Guide to Blood Tests

Blood tests help doctors determine caused of an illness accurately, safely and quickly as well as monitor a patient’s progress. To help you better understand your pet’s test results this guide explains common tests.

Brushing Your Pet

Even though you may take your pet to a professional groomer every 4 to 6 weeks, it is important to brush your pet between these visits. Brushing is essential to a healthy, glowing coat. It eliminates mats and tangles, removes dead hair, dirt and burrs and distributes the natural oils, producing a healthy skin tone.

Basic First Aid Kit

Every pet owner should have a first aid kit readily available for his or her four legged friends, because an emergency could strike at any time. You may want to have more than one kit available to you (i.e. a smaller version for your car and a waterproof bag for outdoor use). A pet first aid kit should contain:

Cold Weather Tips

Every year as cold weather approaches, it is a good idea to check over the following tips and reminders so your pets will enjoy the fall and winter seasons.

Quality of Life

We now live in an age in which we have the ability to live longer, healthier lives. Through good nutrition, regular exercise and advances made in the medical field, we not only live longer but we find that the quality of our life is better as we age. The same is true for our four-legged friends as well.

Understanding Your Pet's Blood Work

Blood tests help doctors determine caused of an illness accurately, safely and quickly as well as monitor a patient’s progress. To help you better understand your pet’s test results this guide explains common tests.

Introduction to Homeopathy

The principle involved in homeopathy has been mentioned in medical philosophy since Classic Greek times. Sadly, it was never developed as a theory until Dr. Samuel Hahnemann's work in the late 18th century gave us formalized homeopathy. He called it "homeopathy" from the Greek homoion + pathos meaning "[the cure] is like the disease" (conventional medicine was named "allopathy," meaning "[the cure] is unrelated to the disease").

The Pesky Flea

An adult flea will lay about 40-50 eggs a day. These eggs fall off your pet and into the carpet or yard as s/he walks around and scratches. In 2-12 days these eggs will hatch into the larval stage. The larvae will then burrow into carpeting, cracks and crevices-feeding on organic matter such as carpet fiber or flea feces-at which time it will spin a cocoon.

Emergency Coat Saving Tips

Emergency Coat Saving Tips

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