Preparing for a Pet Sitter: Costs and Checklist

Finding a good pet sitter can be a challenging and stressful task. Learn how to prepare for a successful pet sitting experience.

Pet Sitter Preparation: Costs and Checklist

Are Poinsettias Poisonous to Pets? | A Holiday Hazard

Poinsettias, although beautiful, are mildly poisonous to pets. Read to learn about signs of poinsettia poisoning and alternative pet-safe plants to have around.


Are Poinsettias Poisonous to Pets?

Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips

Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips To Follow

There are many ways to ensure you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your pets. We cover six of the best thanksgiving pet safety tips to follow.


6 Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips To Follow

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How To Get a Vet Prescription Online

From providing medication to giving advice, online veterinarians are changing pet services. Learn how to get a vet prescription online with ease.

How To Get a Vet Prescription Online in 4 Easy Steps

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How To Talk to a Vet Online

As a pet parent, it's important to make sure a pet gets the care it needs. Talk to a vet online to troubleshoot issues and get the right care.

Why and How to Talk to a Vet Online

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While keeping pets safe is always a top pet parent priority, extra precautions are crucial on Halloween. Fortunately, a few Halloween pet safety tips can help pet parents protect their animals and enjoy the festive holiday. 

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Halloween Pet Safety Tips

Tricks and Treats: 7 Helpful Halloween Pet Safety Tips

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Common Pet Toxins and What To Do When They're Ingested

Pets often get into things that aren't good for them, which can have tragic results for their health and wellbeing. Many everyday household items are toxic to pets, and here's what pet parents need to know about keeping their pets safe from common pet toxins and items poisonous to animals.


Pet Toxins Found Around the Home

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Giardia is a single-celled parasitic microorganism that lives in the intestines of infected animals and people. Giardia in cats and dogs can cause a plethora of health problems. Thankfully, Giardia is easy to diagnose and treat, and it is usually not life-threatening.

Giardia In Cats And Dogs - Vets Weigh In

Giardia in Cats and Dogs

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Eye infections are common in dogs and cats. One of the most effective medications for pet eye infections is Terramycin ophthalmic ointment. By learning about Terramycin for cats and dogs, pet parents can prepare to treat mild eye infections in their pets.

Using Terramycin to Treat Dog and Cat Eye Infections

Treating Dog and Cat Eye Infections with Terramycin

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A lethargic cat or lethargic dog should be closely monitored. While it could be nothing serious, it could also point toward a significant issue that requires vet care. Here, pet parents will learn what they should monitor when their pet starts looking lethargic.

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Lethargic Pet Safety and Monitoring

What to Monitor in a Lethargic Pet

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Winter is a particularly tough time for stray cats and dogs, and they often need some extra care during the colder months. Here's how the average person can help stray animals in winter.

How To Protect Stray Animals In Winter

How To Help Protect Stray Animals in Winter

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Chocolate, flowers, and gifts are staples on Valentine's Day but pose dangers to a pets' health and safety. Here are Valentine’s Day Pet Safety tips for pet parents to celebrate safely with pets.

Valentine's Day Pet Safety Tips from Fuzzy Vets

Valentine's Day Pet Safety

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For pets the holidays can be overwhelming and accidents happen. Being proactive can help reduce the risk of an unexpected trip to the emergency vet. Pet games can reduce stress. One way to prevent accidents and injuries is to spend a little time each day on training. Here are some simple pet games and training tips to cultivate healthy routines.

Pet Games to Reduce Stress Around the Holidays

Simple Pet Games to Cultivate Safe & Healthy Routines to Avoid Holiday Accidents

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Pet parents often feel like they have to give up on their desire to visit other countries when they welcome a canine or feline companion into their home. However, in many cases, pet parents can bring their four-legged friends with them to explore new places. This pet passport guides provides an overview for pet travel.

A Guide to Getting a Pet Passport

Pet Passport Guide

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Pet parents sometimes believe that because their domestic dogs and cats have fur coats, they aren't as susceptible to the cold as their human counterparts. Unfortunately, pets can and do suffer from the cold. Here are helpful tips to keep your pet safe as the temperature drops.

Keeping Pets Safe in Cold Weather

Keeping Your Pet Safe as the Temperature Drops

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The New Year is ideal for pet parents to renew their commitments to their pets' health, safety, and happiness. Learn how pet parents can make 2022 the best year ever for themselves and their pets.

Be The Best Pet Parent You Can Be This Year

Be the Best Pet Parent You Can Be This Year

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The New Year is right around the corner. While people are gearing up to have fun, they need to make sure their pet stays safe and comfortable amid the extra noise and activity. The following pet advice can help pet parents reduce potential stress and ensure their pets have a happy new year, too.

New Year's Eve Pet Safety Tips

New Year's Eve Pet Safety

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With the holiday season just around the corner, pet parents all across the country are making plans to travel with their pets. Holiday trips with pets can pose a challenge. Read this guide to holiday travel with pets to make the most informed decision.

A Vet's Guide To Holiday Travel With Pets

Guide to Holiday Travel with Pets

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Some pets enjoy the holidays, and some don’t. Even pets who love to be social can find holiday get-togethers overwhelming when new faces and unfamiliar scents enter the home. However, keeping pet health in mind, a few best practices can help with creating a safe environment for pets during the holidays.

Creating A Safe Environment For Pets During The Holidays

Creating a Safe Environment for Pets During the Holidays

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Most dogs and cats can survive a few days without food or water. However, they can only survive a few minutes without oxygen. Pet parents need to be aware of normal and abnormal breathing and respiration patterns in dogs and cats to get the best care for their pet in case of an emergency.

Common Respiratory Issues in Dogs and Cats

Respiratory Issues in Dogs and Cats

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Pets share many health issues with humans. Neurological problems are one of them, and they can affect the spine, brain, and nerves of cats and dogs. Finding the underlying cause and possible treatment options can go a long way toward giving a cat or dog a more comfortable, relaxed life.

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Neurological Problems in Pets

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Pet parents often panic when their pet is injured due to an accident. Advance planning provides a mental blueprint for pet parents that helps them stay focused and on track when emergencies arise. Here's what pet parents need to know about handling a crisis involving pet emergency care.

Understanding and Dealing with Pet Trauma

Pet Trauma

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Pets are beloved family members and pet parents care for them as they do every other member of the household. Unfortunately, cats and dogs can’t go everywhere their pet parents go. Whether it’s a work trip, a vacation, or even an extended day at work, the need for a pet sitter may arise.‌Vetting is vital for ensuring t

How to Screen a Pet Sitter Profile

Vetting a Pet Sitter

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When veterinarians hear that a pet is aggressive, violent, or destructive there is a twitch in the back of their minds. Find the right pet stress solution. Inherently vets know that reactive pets are, the vast majority of the time, stressed, anxious, afraid, or uncertain of how to respond to the situations they find themselves in. 

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Signs of Pet Stress Aren't Always Obvious

The Signs of Pet Stress Aren't Always Obvious

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One of the most important responsibilities of being a pet parent is providing their pet with a nutritionally complete and balanced diet. Here are the essential nutrients needed to support dog and cat health.

Creating A Balanced Diet For Any Pet

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‌Once fleas have made their home on a pet, they can be difficult to eliminate. However, there are flea treatments for dogs and cats and preventatives for future infestations for pet parents wondering how to prevent fleas and ticks on dogs and cats.

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Fleas are Adapted to Live Indoors

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Both fleas and ticks can spread several different diseases that can lead to serious pet health complication They may also carry harmful diseases that they can spread from dogs and cats to humans. The diseases spread by fleas and ticks can be harmful if untreated, but most can be avoided easily...

Diseases Spread By Fleas And Ticks

Diseases Spread To Pets By Fleas, Ticks, Mosquitos & Other Biting Pests

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The last thing pet parents want to see in their dog or cats’ fur is small, black, biting pests. Though some pet parents may think protection against fleas or ticks is only needed during the spring and summer months, “flea season” isn’t a thing. Fleas and ticks are uniquely adapted to living inside the home all year.

Year-Round Coverage To Protect Against Biting Pests

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Many people aren't prepared when a natural disaster hits their community and procrastinate making an emergency plan. But pets are counting on their pet parents. From floods, to fires, and earthquakes, the key to keeping everyone safe is to plan ahead. Here are recommendations on disaster preparedness for pet parents.

Disaster Preparedness For Pet Parents

Disaster Preparedness for Pet Parents

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