Do I Need Flea Medication or Heartworm Preventative in the Winter Months?
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is it depends. It depends on the year, where you live, your environment, and, for fleas it depends on how big the flea problem has been for you in the past. Heart worms first. Outside air temperatures have to be over 67° for...
Is There Any Safe Way That I can Share Valentine’s Day with my Pet?
Just about every pet parent knows chocolate is dangerous for dogs. Most people know that it also depends on the quality of the chocolate. Really high-quality baking chocolate is the most dangerous; While the usual candy we get to share with her sweetheart on the...
Is Pet Safe Salt Really Safe/Okay for my Dogs or is this Just a Marketing Tool?
Ice melt works by mixing in with the frozen water and lowering the freezing point of the water/ice. Typically, people use salt to melt the ice/lowering the freezing point. The problem with the salt products is it can make the feet really dry, or dogs can lick it and...
I Saw a Segment on the News – The Dr said Cats Should not be Fed Dry Food. Can you Please Recommend some Good Choices? I Would Greatly Appreciate It!
Thanks for this awesome question!! If your cat will eat canned food, that is an awesome start – sometimes with kitties, that is the biggest battle, simply the switch to canned. If your kitty will eat canned, then here’s my order of preference: human food – meats –...
I Have a Question Concerning Grains in Cat Food. I have Heard so much about Staying away from Corn, but are all Grains Bad for Them? Wellness Complete list Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal first then Rice & Barley next & also Flax Seed on Down the List but no Corn
You are right about staying away from corn, so what about the rest? Flax seed is a great source of omega fatty acids, and isn’t truly considered a grain. Rice and barley, as long as they are straight up human grade rice and barley are more acceptable than corn....
When my Puppy Runs, She is Crooked – She Looks like a Crab. Will She Outgrow This?
What you are describing is called crabbing or sidewinding. And if you do nothing then probably not, she will not outgrow this. Most likely you are wondering why does this happen. Some reason, and it may be an even growth, it may be roughhousing too hard with other...
Who Do I Call if my Cat gets Stuck up an Electrical Pole?
Remember the cartoons as a kid? The cat goes up the light pole and gets stuck and the cat parent calls the fire department, right? Not these days. These days, call the utility company – the last thing they want to happen is your kitty to step on two wires, get toasted...
Is it True that Spaying/Neutering your Dog will Lower their Aggression Level?
In some cases it helps. The idea is that by taking about the hormones, a dog is less driven to a certain behavior. However, by the time the dog is an adult and being aggressive, some of the behavior may be learned. The dog has learned that is he does X the other dog...
Our Cat has Fleas Even Though we put Flea Collar on Her. Should we Get Something from a Vet or What?
Flea collars can be poisonous. I’ve had patients have hair loss, to seizures and death from flea collars and shampoos. And, right now, many people are finding nothing works more than 2 weeks. I'd get some topical thing from the veterinarian - Frontline or Advantage....
My Dog Drags his Rump on the Ground & Carpet, But his Anal Glands have Already Been Expressed. My Veterinarian Wants to Remove Them. What Do you Think?
This is a pretty drastic surgery for something that can usually be controlled by diet and chiropractic. But, first, let’s back up and talk about anal glands. Dogs and cats have two glands, one on each side of their butthole (about 4 and 7 o’clock). Anal glands fill up...