Seasonal Care
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care Dr. Ruth's Halloween Hazards Candy can land your dog in the emergency room. What other hazards does Halloween bring? Read More > |
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care Holiday Pet Dangers: How to Keep Your Pet Safe This Year Before you put any presents below the Christmas tree, do your pet a favor – learn about the common holiday dangers that are poisonous to dogs and cats. Certain holiday dangers pose threats to pets, including certain foods, plants, home ornaments, and decorations. Read More > |
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Dog Toxins & Poisons Poinsettias Aren't Poisonous, but There are Plenty of Christmas Dangers for Pets For many years I’d been fighting the rumor that poinsettias were deadly to dogs and cats. The “killer-poinsettia” myth apparently started back in 1919 when an Army officer stationed in Hawaii found their two-year old child dead underneath a poinsettia. Read More > |
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care 8 New Year's Don'ts For Your Pet It’s easy to forget the pet dangers that lurk during the holiday season. Read More > |
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care Thanksgiving Holiday Dangers to Avoid We’ll be thankful if you keep your pet safe with these Thanksgiving tips. Read More > |
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Reptile Health & Care Tips for Keeping Your Exotic Pet Safe During Cold Weather Storms and cold temperatures are never fun to deal with, but if you live any place where the seasons change, you will undoubtedly have to face inclement weather at some point this winter. How do you keep your bird or exotic pet healthy when the temperature plummets? Here are a few tips to help keep your bird or other exotic pet safe. Read More > |
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care Dr. Ruth's Halloween Hazards Candy can land your dog in the emergency room. What other hazards does Halloween bring? Read More > |
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Dog Checkups & Preventive Care Ticks, Dogs and Winter Weather: The Danger is Still Here Did you think the ticks went away when when it got cold? Think again. Ticks are a year round threat. Learn what they can do to your dog and how you can stop it. Read More > |
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Cat Behavior Help! How do I Keep My Cat Out of the Christmas Tree? Christmas trees make a tempting and dangerous target for our feline friends. Learn how to protect your tree and your cat. Read More > |
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A Pet's Life Frozen Kitten Gets Nursed Back To Health A heartwarming story of an abandoned kitten nearly freezing to death given another chance at life thanks to a few good Samaritans. Read More > |
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A Pet's Life Ticks, Autumn Leaves and Your Dog Just because the temperature is dropping, doesn't mean tick season is over. Here's a video reminding you to always be checking your pets, and yourself, for ticks! Read More > |