Veterinarian Recommending Tooth Extraction for Your Cat?

Are you considering, or is your veterinarian recommending, removing all — or even some — of your cat’s teeth? . It’s one thing if the teeth are rotten and infected (that’s bad oral hygiene). It’s something else when they are calling it “resorptive lesions” and wanting...

Important FAQs About Bird Flu

The purpose of this post is to present a myriad of facts, which will be different than our typical more conversational post you see here. it is not our intention to sound cold or emotionless.   Never ever EVER do I want to see animals die. But I do want you to know...

Putting the H5N1 HPAI Bird Flu in Context

The ongoing discussion surrounding the H5N1 bird flu has generated a fair amount of concern. It is crucial for pet owners to approach this situation with calmness while still taking the appropriate measures to safeguard their pets, particularly cats… which are...

Safety Measures in Food Against HPAI

So… to help pet parents BETTER understand the safety measures already in place to protect pets from HPAI, I have to geek out for a few minutes and give you some science. My goal is to define things and not lose you in a bunch of technical terms. . Viruses are...

What is This Flu Thing?

From late 2021 in Texas to right here and right now, pet parents are still hearing about the “avian flu” AKAL: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. While it has been here for three years already, now all of the sudden state departments of agriculture are...

Let’s Talk About Those Pesky Heartworms

Hey, Northern Hemisphere pet parents! Have you been keeping an eye on the weather lately? Even in sunny Tampa Bay, we’re experiencing some cool nights following Hurricane Milton. It’s not every night, but even just one cool night a month can signal the end of...

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