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Canine Influenza Virus
Canine influenza virus (CIV) is an infectious disease of dogs that causes respiratory symptoms. Discovered in 2004, the disease is extremely contagious from…
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Allergies Food
Both dogs and cats can suffer from various food allergies due to specific foods or even food groups. Steriods in pet foods, known as glucocorticoids, can…
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How Do Cats Clean Themselves
You may think that your cat has obsessive compulsive disorder when you contemplate the inordinate amount of time that clean kitty spends grooming itself and…
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Balance Problems
A condition which makes pets feel unsteady or lightheaded. When a cat or dog experiences balance problems, it may have trouble with walking and jumping. This…
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Excessive Bruising
A bruise is a traumatic injury of the soft tissues that results in leakage of red blood cells. Extreme reddish-purple discoloration in the skin. Often bruises…
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What Shots Do Kittens Need
When you bring your new kitten to the veterinarian for an initial checkup, she will be examined thoroughly from nose to tail. Once the veterinarian confirms…
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Standing With Head Lowered
If a pett is standing with head lowered or down is a sign of a vast array of behavioral and health-related issues. While both cats and dogs may display this…
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What To Feed Kittens
In order to ensure a healthy adult cat, we must first understand what to feed kittens for optimum health and growth. After the first four weeks of life, a…
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Refusal To Eat
Pet refuses to eat kibble or other hard foods is known as Refusal to eat, and it is a common symptom of many different health issues in pets. While some dogs…
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Foul Smelling Skin
The dog or cat has a bad-smelling body odor that can by accompanied by a crusty, flaky skin and can stay moist. A bad or foul-smelling skin odor can be a sign…
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Arthritis
Arthritis is a common pet health problem among both dogs and cats today. In fact, about one quarter of all pets in the U.S. suffer from some form of this…
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Raw Dog Food Overall Consensus
Raw dog food is extremely controversial in the pet world. The raw dog food diet essentially consists of raw meat, bones, fruits and vegetables. There have…
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Top 5 Foods For A Healthy Dog
There is fierce competition for the top five foods for a healthy dog . Pet owners are becoming much savvier about purchasing dog food. When it comes to pet…
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Wet Or Dry Dog Food What Is Best
As the pet parent, you make the choice of whether to feed your dog dry dog food or canned dog food. How do you make this decision? How do you know what type…
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Pyometra In Cats
If your female cat has not yet been spayed, risks for developing mammary tumors and pyometra are looming on the horizon. What is pyometra ? It is a fatal…
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Dog Commands
The most important dog commands you, the pet parent, would like your dog to know are often “sit” and “stay.” These dog training commands are often simple to…
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Dark Colored Urine
Changes in the color of the urine, this can be orange to dark-colored caused by blood or an abnormal fecal color. It is important to keep an eye on the color…
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Loss Of Balance
The pet experiences a loss of internal equilibrium, this loss of balance (or an Unbalanced Gait) can affect dogs and cats. A loss of balance may indicate…
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Anorexia
An eating disorder that makes pets lose weight more than is considered healthy. Anorexia in cast and dogs in different than Anorexia Nervosa, as it is not a…
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Shaving A Dog Or Cat
With rising temperatures, you may be wondering if your pet will be more comfortable if you have its hair shaved. This is a question that creates heated…