St. Paddy’s Day and Your Pets
It is March, so that means St. Patrick’s Day! Lots of green, beer, and green beer. If you partake in green libations, be sure to keep them out of reach of your pets. [...]
Liver Disease in dogs
The liver is one of the most important organs in the body of your dog. It performs various functions like aiding blot clot, digestion, detoxification of waste products, and manufacturing of the body’s building blocks. If the liver fails to work properly, your pet can fall sick causing hepatitis which [...]
Pneumonia in Dogs
There is nothing more distressing then when someone you love is ill. It is even more difficult when the one who is sick cannot tell you what is wrong. It’s no different when your dog is not feeling well! When your dog is sick you just want to make him [...]
4 Ways Invisible Fencing Can Keep Your Pets Safe
As pet owners and lovers, we do whatever it takes to keep our pets safe. Because they spend the majority of their lives at our homes, we make sure our living spaces are suitable for their safe enjoyment. If you have a yard that your dogs can use for exercise [...]
What is 1 Good Reason to Exercise Your Dog?
Summer boredom impacts not only your two-legged kids but your four-legged kids as well. Bored kids and dogs spell “t-r-o-u-b-l-e”! One way to address summer boredom is by keeping your dogs exercised and plumb wore out! All kidding aside, did you know that exercising your dog is important ALL year [...]
Pets and Fireworks: 5 Ways to Ease Anxiety
Did you know that more pets go missing over the Fourth of July holiday than any other time of the year? Lost pet services like Home Again report that more animals end up lost over the July 4 holiday than any other time of the year. Animals become terrified and [...]
5 Ways to Ease Pet Arthritis in the Winter
“Them bones, them bones…” If you’re experiencing extended wintery weather like we are in North Texas this year, your pet’s arthritis may be causing more pain than usual. Just as with human arthritis, doctors do not know why the cold causes more pain. Osteoarthritis appears as a pet gets older, [...]
5 Safety Tips For Pets in Winter
Here in Texas we know that we are never far from the sun. But this year, Old Man Winter seems determined to stick around a lot longer than usual. So here are some things to keep in mind for pets in winter. Animals are just as vulnerable to the effects [...]
Exercising your pets? It depends…
Do you exercise on a regular basis? If you do, way to go! Physical fitness is essential for a long and healthy life, the same goes for exercising your pets. Even cats need exercise, especially now that obesity in domestic cats and dogs is on the rise. In a 2010 [...]
Jerky Treats, why are they not banned?
Three name brands top the FDA list of suspect chicken jerky treats: Waggin’ Train Jerky Treats or Tenders (Nestle Purina) Canyon Creek Ranch Jerky Treats or Tenders (Nestle Purina) Milo’s Kitchen Home-Style Dog Treats (Del Monte Corp) According to the FDA: “As of May 1, 2014, we have received in [...]