Disaster Preparation for Your Pets

Pet owners want to do what's best for their pets in case of a disaster. For reasons related to health and space, pets are not allowed in public emergency shelte ...

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Feces Eating in Dogs and Cats

Eating feces, known as coprophagia, can be an extremely distressing issue for dog and cat owners. Whether it’s the pet’s own feces or someone else’s, the act it ...

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Catching worms from pets: real risk or far-fetched?

Echinococcus is a less common genus of tapeworm with two zoonotic species: E. granulosus (cystic) and E. multilocularis (alveolar). Dogs, cats and humans can c ...

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Zika Virus and Animals

To recap, Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus related to West Nile virus and dengue virus. Most people that are infected don’t get sick at all, and when they ...

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Degenerative Valve Disease Affects Hearts of Dogs and Cats: You are being redirected to updated information on this topic.

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Fractures in Dogs and Cats

If this article has caught your attention, it may be that your pet has had the misfortune of suffering a fractured bone.  This is a traumatic experience for bot ...

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