Can This Ancient Practice Enhance Your Pet's Quality of Life?
Pet parents who are looking for strategies to help ease their pet's pain can turn to this centuries-old strategy. Ask your integrative vet about this traditional pain-relieving technique.
Cat Tips
Understand your cats more and read insightful tips on how to make the best food choices, solve problems like litterbox issues and health concerns, and more.
Nearly 1 in 4 Owners Add This to Their Pet's Food — Do You?
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.
Busted: 55 Times Worse Than Giving Your Pet Water from Flint, Michigan
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.
Does Your Pet Show Any of These Seven Signs of This Debilitating Disease?
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.
Watch Out for This Pet Food Ingredient — It Can Pile on the Flab
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.
The Surprising Way You Can Get This Superbug from Your Pet
Researchers made a stunning discovery about this potentially deadly superbug and how it is transmitted between humans and their pets. And with the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, this could pose a bigger threat than you might realize.
Is Your Pet's Repetitive Action a Cause for Concern?
What may appear to be funny or cute behavior in your dog or cat may not be normal at all, but a sign of a troubling disorder similar to one seen in humans. More common than many pet parents realize, this disorder can be inherited or simply triggered by something in the animal's environment.
Why You Shouldn't Bury Your Pet in Your Backyard
When a beloved pet passes, many owners opt to bury their pet's body in their backyard. While this may seem like an ideal option, there are actually some risks associated with it. Find out why it may not be your best choice.
Are Hairballs Affecting Your Cat's Well-Being?
They appear nasty, but hairballs are a natural part of living with a feline family member. However, if you notice that your kitty is vomiting more hairballs than usual, they may need your help — try these strategies to minimize hairball formation.
