Pet Care Blog

We know cleaning up after your pet is not always a clean job. The topic to some people may seem gross, but there is a lot of information provided about a pet’s health. It’s important to monitor what goes into their body and what comes out. Let’s check your pet’s poop! What is normal? Normal stools should be formed, tubular,

As the weather warms up, many of us will be heading outside to enjoy the great outdoors with our friends, family, and pets. Tall grasses and areas of shrubs and bushes may seem harmless, but they provide the perfect hiding spot for ticks, a troublesome blood-feeding parasite that can carry and transmit many different diseases including Lyme disease and Rocky

In the United States, your pet’s obesity is the most common preventable disease in dogs and cats. In 2018, it was estimated that 60% of cats and 56% of dogs in the United States were overweight or obese, making it the eighth consecutive year where there has been an increase in pet obesity. While a lot of pet owners go

Every year while we celebrate America’s birthday, it is often a noisy and stressful holiday time for pets due to loud noises and fireworks. Here are a couple tips to keep your pet safe during a highly anxious time for them that is the fourth of July. 1.Exercise your pet during the day Make sure to enjoy outside time with

Summertime is full of fun in the sun, but as we all know too much sun and heat can quickly cause problems such as dehydration and heatstrokes. Our pets are also subject to these risks of heatstroke and heat exhaustion during the summer season, so it is important to be aware of how to keep your pet safe so they

We are continually hearing comments from our clients right now such as, “My cat is constantly scratching his face” OR “My dog is chewing his paws and it keeps me up at night!” In order to figure out the cause of a pet’s itch, we have to review some common causes of why your pet could be scratching. Pet Allergies

We all know pet owners love to cuddle with their cat or dog. When we want to be close with our pet, a cat or dog’s bad breath is something that can make any owner certainly gag! Even though your pet may think you appreciate a big wet kiss, if they have a bad odor coming from their mouth, that

Desensitizing your pet to being handled and touched is important to ensure that your pet isn’t afraid of getting groomed or being examined by a veterinarian. If you own a breed that will require regular grooming, you should start to desensitize them as a young puppy to prepare them for grooming appointments. It’s important that your dog get used to

For some animals, nothing compares to fresh air and a big grassy lawn. A lot of pet owners have legitimate concerns about their outdoor pets. Do you feel guilty about depriving their pets of the great outdoors? We sometimes will go to extreme measures to get our furbabies that simple pleasure of being outside from elaborate fencing to leashes. For