To most pet owners, the return of spring is a joyous occasion. The opportunity to spend quality time with your pet outdoors can be an...

Dental care of dogs and cats is one of the most commonly overlooked areas of pet health care. Approximately 80% of all dogs and cats have...

Many of us enjoy snuggling close to our pets and despite misguided news reports detailing health risks, most of us will continue to do...

Retro is a word usually bringing warm and fuzzy feelings of nostalgia. But for the more than 80 million cats living in North America, the...

Most dog owners would admit a lack of knowledge or perhaps even a lack of concern about canine hypertension, or high blood pressure in...

It's a common occurrence: Pet owners expressing feelings of frustration, helplessness and even despair from a single symptom. Their pets...

Pets are living longer thanks to advances in veterinary care, diagnostics, and earlier intervention. But the key to enjoying our "senior"...

It's been said that "eyes are the windows to the soul" and certainly when you look into the eyes of your beloved pets, you can see the...

Arthritis and chronic pain are not purely human conditions. Dogs and cats feel pain too and arthritis causes long term pain that can...

Should your pet start an Atkins Diet? According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), 56% of adult dogs and 53% of adult...

Every day, Cindy Fleischner lines up her crew of cuddly canines for breakfast. As the four other dogs eat, Cindy pulls Katy, her 12 year...

Experts agree that widespread use of vaccines within the last century has prevented death and disease in millions of animals. Pets, like...

Hip dysplasia is a congenital disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause lameness and painful arthritis of the joints....

Luxating patella is a condition where the kneecap (patella) moves out of its normal position. Luxating patella is one of the most common...

The rupture of the cruciate ligament is the most common knee injury in the dog. This injury has two common presentations. One is the...

There are many types of parasites that are found in the GI tract of cats and dogs. Worms such as roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms are...

There are many types of mites that infect dogs, cats, and other animals. Mites are microscopic arthropod parasites that, for the most...

Ticks are the small wingless external parasites, living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and...

Heartworm has been diagnosed in dogs in all parts of the world and is actually very common. This may be due to the fact that heartworm...

Hookworms are small, thread-like parasites of the small intestine where they attach and suck large amounts of blood. These parasites are...