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.

water diabetes in cats

Cat Tips

House Soiling: A Sign of the 'Other' Diabetes?

If your well-trained cat suddenly begins soiling outside her box, or shows signs of dehydration or poor coat condition, she may have this largely unknown form of diabetes. While different from the much more common 'sugar' diabetes, 'water' diabetes shares some of its symptoms.

toxic and poisonous plants to pets

Dog Tips

Just Sniffing This Poisonous Plant Could Be Deadly to Your Pet

Your pet doesn't even have to ingest it - just drinking the water from the vase or touching their nose to the pollen could be enough to kill them IF it's one of these 12 poisonous plants. If you're not 100% sure you could recognize all 12, take the time now before it's too late.

adding another feline to your family

Cat Tips

Adding Another Feline to Your Household? Here's What I Recommend

Cats don't tend to fit into 'the more, the merrier' category when it comes to cohabitating. It's very important to properly introduce your new member of the family into your home to avoid negative effects on their behavior, or health.

Dog Tips

How to Help Your Pet Deal With Grief

Both dogs and cats can experience sadness and grief at the passing of a beloved human or animal companion, sometimes profoundly. How can you tell if your pet is affected? The signs to watch for and 10 ways to help them cope.

hot spot treatment

Cat Tips

Hot Spots: How to Treat Them and What Do They Mean?

Hot spots demand two things: treatment and figuring out what's causing them. Here's what I recommend using on hot spots to disinfect without burning and four things you can do to soothe and protect the skin. And then for the cause - could it be emotional?

older cat weight

Cat Tips

The Shrinking Kitty Syndrome — Why Your Aging Cat Is Losing Weight

Dropping ounces or pounds is a common occurrence with older kitties, and there are a number of reasons why it happens. Five diseases that can cause weight loss in aging cats and 6 suggestions for enticing kitty to eat and stay well-nourished.

tips to combat cat carrier woes

Cat Tips

10 Tips to Combat Cat Carrier Woes

If you've ever tried to put your cat into a carrier, you know the tooth-and-nail fight that can ensue. The good news is - there IS a way to overcome crate hate. Get prepared for your next vet trip with this 10-step advance survival plan.

pets toxic mold exposure

Dog Tips

The Invisible Toxin With Deadly Outcomes — Be Watchful

Symptoms can range from sneezing or coughing all the way to neurological distress or death. And no matter where you live, it's possible this invisible threat could wreak havoc on your pet - or you. Find out which spots are most well-known for it.

domestication syndrome

Special Species

Why Wild Animals Don't Have Floppy Ears and Curly Tails

Floppy ears, cute white patches, curly tails, shorter muzzles and gentle behavior - you almost never see these traits in the wild. Why are domesticated animals different? Does that mean our pets have smaller brains, too?

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