Author: Joseph Abbott
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How Pets Would Benefit The Workplace
Most pet owners miss their cats or dogs while at work, and look forward to seeing them at the end of a long laborious day. Imagine if your company had a bring-pets-to-work kind of policy. Would that help improve production or would it be nothing more than a distraction? We know that scientific studies show…
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5 Litter Box Mistakes Cat Owners Make
When it comes to picking the right litter box for your cat, there are a number of variables that can cause difficulties with the “process of elimination,” as it were. If your cat seems to have trouble acclimating to the litter box you have appointed, or simply won’t use his litter box at all, here…
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Treating and Preventing Lameness in Pets
Dogs and cats are active animals that often find themselves having trouble with mobility and range of motion due to lameness. Whatever might have caused the limping in your pet, here are some ways to both treat the existing injury, and how to prevent further lameness or limping. Treatment Addressing how lameness ought to be…
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Pet Food Recall: Fromm Dog Food
As of March 18th, 2016 Fromm Family Foods located in Wisconsin has announced a recall of the following products due to high levels of vitamin D. Fromm Gold Chicken Pate Dog Food (12 oz cans) UPC# 72705 11892 Fromm Gold Chicken & Duck UPC # 72705 11894 Fromm Gold Salmon & Chicken Pate UPC #…
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Biological Facts About Dogs
You can never know too much about dogs, since there are hundreds of unique breeds, and thousands of years’ history about canines. However, here is a quick list of fun facts that have to do with a dog’s anatomy! Most canines can impose around 150-300 pounds of pressure for every square inch of their mouths.…
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Should You Walk Your Cat on A Leash?
Many of our blogs encourage people to keep their cat indoors at all times. This is largely for the simple reason that it is just safer and healthier for them to do so. Being allowed to wander outside exposes cats to all sorts of bacteria, diseases, and traumatic situations that they would be better off…
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Damaged Thyroid Treatments and Prevention
It is not easy to determine how thyroid issues begin, or what causes hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in a pet. Though both cats and dogs can struggle with either overproducing or under-producing the thyroid hormone, it is more common for them have hypothyroidism issues. However, when the cat or dog is diagnosed, ignoring the issue could…
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Thyroid Problems in Pets
The thyroid is the hormone-producing gland located in the throat area. Similar to humans, cats and dogs can also suffer from thyroid issues, causing an array of alarming symptoms. Unfortunately, since these symptoms also occur in other diseases and conditions, it can be difficult to diagnose the thyroid problem right away. One of the reasons…
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How to Approach Lameness In Pets
There could be a myriad of reasons why a dog may limp. But as a pet owner often the greatest struggle is watching a pet you love suffer day after day with the same ailment. Walking slows down gradually, energy depletes and what they were used to doing suddenly becomes a real challenge. One of…
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Quasi The Great
Quasi The Great, was a bit shortchanged when it comes to spinal length. This happy-go-lucky German Shepherd has a condition called short spine syndrome. Quasi was originally taken in by Secondhand Hounds animal shelter. Once he was evaluated, and treated (he had to have an embedded collar removed from his neck, and his “screw tail”…