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Besides the very real risk of predisposing your pet to an early and painful demise, it is costing you plenty — for medical care as well as the emotional price tag of watching your precious pet suffer. And it's so easily preventable. Are you 'blind' to this pet health trap?

Unable to afford the $2,000 quarantine, this family was forced to euthanize their pup after a rabid skunk bit him. But researchers have found those measures to be extreme and unnecessary. What you should REALLY do if your pet is accidentally exposed to rabies.

Most vets tell you it's hard to interpret the results and therefore you should just submit to the standard protocol. Well, not so fast. It's not rocket science as proven by this vet who's been using this non-standard protocol for 20 years. Have you tried this superior strategy yet?

Dr. Robert Silver, a holistic veterinarian, herbalist, and authority on medicinal marijuana, discusses the challenges of giving pot to sick pets — and the exciting alternative that is both legal and potentially safer and more effective.

There's a growing trend among pet owners, yet the practice clearly isn't always in the pet's best interests. The astonishing interpretation that many owners make, believing this is somehow helping their pets. Plus, five simple ways to turn that around.

These companies will go to great lengths to keep you from knowing what contaminants are in their pet foods, including slamming the nonprofit Clean Label Project for their testing efforts. Steer clear of these popular food brands that contain dangerously high levels of heavy metals.

Most people associate just one or two of these symptoms with the disease, when in reality the other five can also hint of excruciating pain and suffering. If you see them, work with your vet to secure these natural pain relief therapies — and on ways to slow its progress.

Pet food makers are touting it as a nutrient-dense protein to try to impress you, but no matter how you dress it, it's not suitable for your dog or cat. Instead, it can create havoc if fed in large enough quantities, contributing to obesity, diabetes and other health problems.