Dogs
There Is Always One More
Helping Homeless Pets We’re all suckers for a good human-animal interest story. This viral video of a veterinarian eating a meal with an abandoned dog is no exception with over 6 million views a day or two after it was posted. Good spoiler alert: This all ends well. Video courtesy of Dr. Andy Mathis, Granite…
How To Give Your Pet Fluids
Why Give Your Pet Fluids? There may come a time where it will benefit your pet (either cat or dog) to receive fluids under the skin (e.g., subcutaneous fluids, Sub-Q, or SQ). Fluid is a generic term used for lactated ringers solution or sometimes a saline solution. Perhaps your pet has been ill and is…
How Much Does Your Pet Eat?
Here’s A Handy Formula The rule of thumb for how much food your pet will eat in a month is: 1/2 its body weight Examples A 20 pound dog = 10 pounds of food each month. And 120 pounds in a year. A 10 pound cat = 5 pounds of food each month. And 60…
Don’t Get Ripped Off In The Pet Food Aisle
Pet food is expensive. Understatement of the century, right? But what are you spending your money on? Marketing hype or truly good nutrition for your pet? Before you buy another bag of dog or cat food, understand these pet food definitions. Be Objective Companies trying to sell a product know us better than we know…
Become a Pet Pilling Pro
// <img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1653416038259742&ev=PageView&noscript=1"Honey, Did You Give the Dog His Pill? We can prescribe and fill your pet’s medication, but what happens when you walk out the door with your trusty red bag? Create a system to record when you have given the medication. Print out our handy medication dosing chart. Put it…
Tooth Brushing 101
The Straight Scoop on Tooth Brushing Don’t laugh. Don’t roll your eyes. You need to brush your pet’s teeth! Regular tooth brushing helps keep mouth odor down. You wouldn’t go for years without brushing your teeth and neither should your pet. Regular tooth brushing at home should become routine for you and your pet. A…
Thanksgiving Safety Tips
Obvious Thanksgiving Safety Tips: It’s a bad idea to let your dog supervise the turkey. We’d also suggest taking the turkey out of the plastic wrapper before cooking. A Few Good Thanksgiving Safety Tips Everyone wants to have a holiday to remember, but let’s not have that include a trip to the vet! We would…
Dog Agility
What is Dog Agility? Dog agility is a cooperative sport where a handler directs their dog through a timed obstacle course correctly performing varied physical tasks. The course is usually between 15 and 20 obstacles long. The obstacles can be jumps, tunnels, a table that requires the dog to pause for 5 seconds, a teeter-totter…
Confessions from a Hypocritical Pet Lover
I recently read an article about how professionals can’t accurately identify a dog’s breed from just physical appearance. We’ve even had it happen on our own staff! What can happen when we judge a dog on looks alone? If they are cute and fluffy, no problem. But what if they aren’t? Do Looks Matter? What…
