Preventive Healthcare Guidelines: Part I
Photo Credit: Susie Schlesinger The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) have just jointly published Canine and Feline Preventive...
View ArticleThree Essential Steps for Maintaining Your Dog’s Health
As mentioned in my last blog post, the American Animal Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association recently teamed up to create Guidelines for Canine and Feline Preventive...
View ArticleRaw Food Policy Stirs Debate
How do you feel about the practice of feeding raw meat products to pets? The debate about feeding “in the raw” has been simmering for some time. There are those who feel that our domesticated dogs and...
View ArticleTea Tree Oil Toxicity in Dogs and Cats
Have you used or contemplated using tea tree oil to treat one of your pets? If so, please read the following information. Used without significant caution, tea tree oil can cause your pet much more...
View ArticleDogs and Ebola Virus
Nina Pham with Bentley Courtesy of Pham family As I write this, Teresa Romero Ramos, a nurse assistant in Spain, is battling for her life against Ebola virus disease. Despite local protests and...
View ArticleSupport For Responsible Breeding
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Animal Welfare Committee has proposed a policy pertaining to breeding of dogs, cats, and other companion animals. The policy titled, “Inherited...
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