Has your pet ever been fat shamed? Maybe it was a casual dig at the dog park. Or an insensitive remark on social media. It can be easy to underestimate how many extra pounds your pet may be carrying because, frankly, pet obesity has become the new normal. Which is why we’re sure to point …
You hope your pet never gets sick or needs a trip to the emergency clinic (knock on wood). But did you know you can actually reduce the chances of these things happening to your pet? Preventive pet health care includes simple steps you can take to minimize your pet’s risk of emergencies and disease. Typically, …
For dogs and cats, infection with the rabies virus is inevitably fatal. But the good news is, it’s entirely preventable with regular rabies vaccinations. Protecting your pet’s health is an important way to safeguard your family, since infected animals can spread the virus to people, too. As part of World Rabies Day on September 28, …
With the presidential race now running full throttle, it’s understandable that you may pine for a kinder, gentler political campaign. One in which there’s no mudslinging, no partisan squabbling and no overblown claims requiring fact-checking. That’s why we’re happy to share this special edition of Dogs at Work featuring pet politicians who have held political …
Cats are often the stoic sort, preferring to hide their aches and pains behind a cool veneer of aloofness. Their blood, on the other hand, is truthful and forthright — exposing details about your cat’s secret health life that it, no doubt, would prefer to keep to itself. Since cats can’t tell us what’s wrong, …
Maybe your pup roughhoused at the dog park and is now favoring a leg. Or your cat drops food from her mouth as if it’s painful to chew. What’s the harm in exploring your medicine cabinet for a little pain relief? After all, over-the-counter pain medications such as aspirin are relatively harmless for people, so …
There are those pets who undergo months or even years of training to work as service animals for people. And there are others who are destined for a life of comfort and privilege — between bouts with the paparazzi — as the pets of famous celebrities. Here are just a few examples of the pets …
“White coat syndrome” is a very real phenomena. For people who suffer from this disorder, the mere sight of a doctor — usually clad in a white lab coat — is enough to send their blood pressure skyrocketing. A similar thing can happen to cats, too. The stress of a trip to the vet can …
The food bowl is the center of the universe for most pets. The whir of a can opener or the clatter of kibble tumbling onto a plate is enough to rouse any dog or cat from a dead sleep and send them bounding into the kitchen. When you think about it, does anything impact your …
In a world of designer dogs, there’s a special beauty to those who are, well, less than perfect. That includes the dogs with visible disabilities, who may have lost a limb or an eye, as well as those with less obvious impairments, such as deafness, anxiety or phobias. Time and again, these dogs show us …
