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Don’t Let Summer Stress Out Your Pet: Common Seasonal Triggers and How to Help
Summer often brings longer days, outdoor adventures, and more time spent with family. It sounds like a dream for pet owners, but for many pets, the season can feel overwhelming. In the past, have you noticed your pet pacing more, hiding during the day, or acting out of character? These subtle changes may be signs that summer stress is taking a toll.
April Pet Health Tips: Prevent Heartworms and Lyme Disease Early
Spring is finally here, and with it comes longer walks, more time outdoors, and plenty of fresh air for you and your pet. But April also marks the return of two tiny threats that can cause serious harm: mosquitoes and ticks. These pests are more than just a nuisance. They carry diseases like heartworms and Lyme disease that can impact your pet’s long-term health.
Monthly Prevention vs. “As Needed” Treatment: What’s Best for Your Pet?
You give your dog a bath and suddenly spot fleas. Or maybe you missed a dose of heartworm prevention and start to worry. Many pet owners find themselves asking the same question: Do I really need to give parasite prevention every month, or can I just treat problems if they show up?
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2020 has been scary enough, so there’s no need for any extra worries this year. To help keep your pets safe this October, we’re offering you our top tricks to keeping the treat in this sweet month.
Pain and your pet: two things you never want to think about together. When our pets hurt, our hearts break. We do everything we can to help our beloved companions avoid the irritation and anguish of physical discomfort. Yet it can be challenging to recognize how your pet experiences pain and exhibits distress. It would be so much easier if our furry family members spoke human!
Does your dog or cat run and hide when there’s a thunderstorm? What about the Fourth of July? Between unpredictable weather and fireworks, your pet may be dreading summer.