Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Pet Owners”
Why do dogs lick and chew their paws? Many dogs lick or chew their paws either occasionally or routinely. Some will focus on one paw while others focus on all four at any given time. There are many possible reasons for this behavior and knowing when, how often, and which paws can help your veterinarian to find the underlying cause …
Today we will talk about a Thanksgiving guide for pets. The holiday season is coming and we decided to make an infographic about how to make sure your pets are safe and happy during Thanksgiving. And they will be grateful for it 🙂 Every year the veterinary clinics are reporting a huge number of emergency visits for Thanksgiving. These visits …
Why you should first consult your Vet and not the internet? In the age of information, every veterinarian comes across pre-diagnosed cases in their private clinic that need to be re-diagnosed in a proper way. It became a nasty habit for owners to check the internet for possible causes for their pets unhealthy appearance, weight loss, hair fall and similar. …
It’s National Pain Awareness month and we decided to make an infographic about the pain symptoms in dogs and cats. Our pets, no matter if it is a dog or a cat, can be masters in disguising the pain they feel. This is an instinct they kept from “the old days” when they had to hide their pain in order …
FDA warns about isoxazoline drug use. The FDA (the US Food and Drug Administration) issued a warning to all pet owners and veterinarians about the potential risk for neurologic effects that the drugs in the class of isoxazoline might have on dogs and cats when treated for internal and external parasites. All the products that have agents from this class …
Does Fido keep scratching and whining in pain? His ears smell funny? Does your cat lose balance climbing down the tree? Maybe it’s time to visit the vet and check them ears out. Maybe it’s ear mites – Otodectes cyanotis! Ear mites are tiny little microscopic parasites living their life cycle in the inner ear canal and feeding on dead …
An infographic on rabies vs. vaccine. Rabies is a viral disease of all mammals which is transmitted via the saliva (biting) of rabies diseased animal. Once in the organism of the bitten animal, the virus infects the CNS (Central nervous system) consequently causing nervous symptoms and dysfunctions and death. Many wild animals are carriers, reservoirs of Rabies and are most …
Here we have an infographic about the most common external parasites in dogs and cats. Most dogs and cats encounter at least few of these external parasites throughout their lives. External parasites can be very irritating for the animal and some of them can cause serous illnesses. There are many animals that react more severely to the bites of fleas …
An infographic about disaster preparation for pets. It’s National Disaster Preparedness Month and we decided to let pet owners know several things about how to prepare their pets (and themselves) in case of an emergency or a disaster. These situations are always stressful for us and you can only imagine how stressful they are for our pets because they cannot …
Here we are going to talk about the most common internal parasites in dogs and cats. Internal parasite in domestic animals are very common and can affect dogs and cats of any age and gender, but puppies and kittens seem to be more susceptible to infestation with these parasites because of their age and immature immune system. Very often, puppies …
