Never Run Out of Pet Food Again
We’ve partnered with Vetsource to provide you with authentic, quality nutrition, and medication to help you keep your pet healthy and happy! Have you ever gone to feed your cat or dog and discovered that they’re completely out of their food? Never again! When you shop for your pet’s food and medication on Vetsource, you can have […]
Which Snacks And Scraps Are You Feeding Your Pet?
Tips For Keeping Your Pet Healthy
As pet owners, we all want our pets to live long and healthy lives. Owners can ensure that their pets stay healthy by implementing preventative measures into their daily routines. According to the AVMA, the cost of prevention is often a fraction of the cost of treating disease or a problem once it has become more […]
Pet Insurance: Why You Need It
If you don’t already have pet insurance, you may be wondering if you need it. Just like human health insurance, it’s a great idea to have insurance for your pet. On average, the cost of owning a dog, from puppyhood to senior age is approximately $17,700. That lifetime expense could be even higher if your pet […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Retained and Fractured Deciduous Teeth
All deciduous or baby teeth should be gone at the age of 6 months for dogs and age of 5 months for cats and replaced by adult or permanent teeth. If there are deciduous teeth still present or retained at the time of spaying or neutering at 6 months of age, the deciduous teeth should […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Excess, Rotated & Overcrowded Teeth
Puppies normally have twenty-eight deciduous or baby teeth and forty-two adult or permanent teeth. Dogs have four types of teeth – incisors, canine teeth, premolars, and molars. Extra teeth, rotated teeth, and overcrowding of teeth can cause pain, misalignment of teeth, excessive wear, soft tissue trauma and subsequent development and progression of periodontal disease. Selective […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Worn Teeth
Pets spend most of their lives chewing on things, and their teeth can show wear and tear over time. Worn teeth can be caused by teeth on teeth contact (from malocclusion) or excessive and long-term chewing on objects like hard bones, rocks, tennis balls, etc. The pulp or root canal contains cells that give rise […]
6 Benefits of Spaying or Neutering Your Pet
February is Spay and Neuter Awareness Month! You may have heard that spaying or neutering your pet hasbenefits; But what are those benefits? From health and behavioral to even being more cost effective in the long term, here are 6 benefits of Spaying or Neutering your cat or dog! 1. Spaying your female pet before […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Discolored Teeth
Teeth are comprised of four major components – Enamel, Dentin, Cementum, and Pulp, which you will learn about over the next few weeks. Discolored teeth indicate the tooth or teeth have been involved in blunt trauma such as, being hit by a car, running into a wall or excessive chewing on hard objects such as […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Fractured Teeth
Fractured teeth are very common in dogs and cats. Chewing on hard toys, sticks, cages, hard play toys, catching rocks, running into objects, or objects running into them, can all cause damage to the teeth. The most commonly fractured teeth are the strategic teeth which include the canine teeth, the upper fourth premolars and the […]