Just because you live in an apartment doesn’t mean your pooch’s exercise routine has to suffer. In fact, it’s perfectly possible to keep your dog fit and in good shape regardless of the size of your residence. If you think city life is interfering with your dog’s exercise routine, here
The 4th of July is usually a great holiday to spend time with family and friends, barbecuing and enjoying the fireworks. If you have pets, however, they might not share your enthusiasm for the holiday. All those fireworks can be terribly scary for your pet; more importantly, they can also be very dangerous. According to
Cats that suddenly refuse to use the litter box might be telling you something’s wrong. Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is the name used to describe a number of urinary problems in cats. FLUTD includes everything from bloody urine to licking the urinary opening to straining to urinate. Here’s how to identify if your
Fido not smelling like a field of flowers at the moment? Unless he’s due for a bath or he just had an encounter with a skunk (or some other foul-smelling creature), the odor could be a sign of trouble.Why is that? Because occasionally pet odors can indicate a health problem, which
Are you leaving town for the Fourth of July weekend? Or maybe just thinking about pet boarding now that summer is here and you have some vacation time coming? If you have a pet, taking off is not as easy as buying a ticket or filling up the car – you also have
Acupuncture is an ancient healing art that only more recently has found its way into veterinary medicine. More and more vets are finding that pet acupuncture and other forms of holistic medicine can provide relief in a number of situations. In fact, a growing number of pet owners are turning
The dangers for pets in the winter are probably well known: cold, ice, damage to the paws from walking on salty sidewalks… However, many pet owners don’t realize that spring brings along other dangers — and that just because they’re different doesn’t mean they’re any less serious. Spring is closer than you think! March brings