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Is Your Cat's Personality Influenced by Coat Color?
Category: Newsletter Library, Behavior & Training
Are orange cats friendlier than black ones? Coat color may play a role in personality.
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Can My Pet Get Depressed?
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Has your pet been a little moody lately? Find out if depression may be to blame.
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Could Those Sniffles Be a Symptom of the Feline Flu?
Category: Newsletter Library, Cats
Can you spot the signs of feline flu?
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Does My Pet Dream?
Category: Newsletter Library, Fun with Pets
Are humans the only mammals who dream? Find out if your pet experiences dreams and nightmares.
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What to Do If Your Pet Eats Grass
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Wondering what to do if your pet eats grass? Take a look at a few ideas.
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Bloat in Dogs
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Bloat may end your dog's life if you're not aware of the symptoms.
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Hypothyroidism
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Chronic Conditions
Hypothyroidism is the natural deficiency of thyroid hormone and is the most common hormone imbalance of dogs. This deficiency is produced by several different mechanisms. The most common cause (at least 95% of cases) is immune destruction of the thyroid gland. It can also be caused by natural atrophy
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Feline Distemper
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Diseases and Viruses
Feline distemper or feline panleukopenia is a highly contagious viral disease of kittens and adult cats caused by the feline parvovirus. It is also called panleukopenia as it affects the bone marrow and causes low white blood cell counts. It is relatively common in unvaccinated cats and is often fatal,
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Bloat and Gastric Torsion
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Digestive and Oral Health
Bloat and gastric torsion is a serious condition and your pet should be rushed to the emergency room if this occurs. Certain breeds of dogs with deep chests and narrow waists, such as hounds, bouvier des Flandres, or doberman pinschers are more susceptible to a syndrome of gastric torsion and bloat. This
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Arthritis
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Orthopedics
The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis which can be due to wear and tear on joints from over use, aging, injury, or from an unstable joint such as which occurs with a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the knee. The chronic form of this disease is called degenerative joint disease
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Tapeworms
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Pests and Parasites
Tapeworms live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adults absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth. Large tapeworms are made almost entirely of reproductive
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Leptospirosis
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Diseases and Viruses
Leptospirosis is a serious, life-threatening disease caused by a spiral shaped bacteria. Dogs, cats, other animals and even people can be infected through exposure to urine, bite wounds, ingestion of infected flesh, or contact with contaminated soil, water and even bedding. Certain environmental conditions
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3 Reasons Why Your Pet Could Be Coughing
Category: Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Wondering why your pet is coughing? Check out three common reasons.
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Managing Your Pet's Arthritis
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Painful arthritis makes walking and jumping difficult for pets. Luckily, you can do a few things to relieve your pet's pain.
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Fleas
Category: We Help Your Pet With, Pests and Parasites
A common parasite, fleas are found in almost every area of the world and can be found on dogs, cats, and many other mammals. They survive year to year even in cold climates because they live on pets, in buildings, and on wild animals. There are four stages to the flea life cycle. Eggs are laid by an
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6 Questions to Ask At Your Senior Pet's Next Check Up
Category: Newsletter Library, Keeping Pets Healthy
Want to keep your senior pet healthy and happy? Ask these six questions at your pet's next check up.
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