What Every Pet Owner Should Know About Pet Allergies
Whether human or pet, allergies usually prove to be a complicated, and sometimes frustrating, topic. The good news – it’s not always a dead end diagnosis. Though sometimes a timely process, there are treatments for most allergy symptoms. It is important to understand pet allergies is a broad category consisting of many sub-categories. Every allergic […]
What You Should Know About Heartworms and Heartworm Disease
Testing for Heartworms Year after year, you take your pet to his yearly check-up with your regular veterinarian. Every year, your veterinarian recommends a blood test to check for heartworms. He also recommends that you buy heartworm preventative. But my dog seems fine! Why should I test for/prevent something I can’t even see? What are […]
Are Dental Cleanings for Pets Necessary?
I can usually count on it at least once a week. I follow the doctor into the room of an overly-apologetic client, shaking her head, disgusted with the smell of her dog. “I’ve given Frank bath after bath, and I cannot get rid of this smell!” Many times I’ve smelled this smell. Many times […]