Every year when you bring your pet in for a check-up, your veterinarian likely talks to you about vaccines and gives Fluffy or Fido a good look over. They may...
Like many people in late middle age, I find myself wondering if my next dog will be different. I have long shared my life with retrievers — active, field-bred dogs...
Some of the nicest pets come from shelters. I should know: Plenty of my patients were adopted from shelters, as were two of my four dogs, including Amazing Gracie, my...
Many people had to leave their homes. Pet owners were sometimes forced to decide if they could take their pets with them. Sometimes you forget your pet when you are...
F or many of us, our pets are our children. In cases of divorce, our dogs, cats, horses, and other pets are considered personal property. “In a divorce, pets must...
Vaccinations are something every pet parent needs to think about. It used to be that your dog or cat got a shot every year, but that’s not necessarily the case...
Pets can be expensive. And so can moving. Pets + moving? Well, Apartments.com did the math in it’s 2014 Pet-Friendly Renting Trends Survey and revealed the high price pet owners...
When people ask me why I became a veterinarian, I usually tell them it was to help animals stay healthy and to cure them of illness. I share these similar...
City-run animal shelters have become notorious for euthanizing adoptable dogs and cats. Under pressure from city officials who are feeling the heat from constituents, shelters frequently revamp their procedures, processes...
Warm weather means added attention to keep your pets safe. The Seattle Animal Shelter and Seattle Humane Society offer these tips on protecting pets: Take it easy. Avoid overexerting animals...
Poor Arlo and Cream Puff. My two cats have – like their owner – eaten too many carbs over the last several months and are now on a diet. The...
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Any worried pet owner who has spent days hanging posters, making phone calls and knocking on neighbors’ doors hopes there’s a more scientific way to find...
A black Labrador retriever that spent two stints at a Kansas animal shelter is living the good life on a 120-acre Florida farm, thanks to an affluent heir who felt...
It’s no secret. I love senior pets. From the subtle whitening of a black Labrador’s smiling face, to the eternal lounging of a teenage barn cat, I truly appreciate the...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – As tropical systems Julio and Iselle’s paths are expected to pass over the Hawaiian Islands later this week, The Humane Society of the United States reminds residents...
NEW YORK CITY — This car service app has gone to the dogs — literally. Whisk, a car-hailing app that lets riders request livery cabs with their smartphones, launched a...
Buying consumer products made in China has long been an American tradition. It comes down to dollars and cents. If a Chinese-made product is selling for less than an American-made...
We learn these things in grade school: the importance of having first aid, food, and water in case of an earthquake. We also learn to go under a sturdy surface...
A mother of two died after being given a lick on her hand by her pet dog. Sheena Kavanagh, 53, died from septic shock after the saliva from her pet terrier...
Pet emergency preparedness: Performing CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver. Veterinarian Dr. Abigail Krause demonstrates on clinic cat Fancy, of Family Pet Hospital, as she talks about how to locate the right...
A senior black Labrador retriever hasn’t had a very pampered life so far, and her luck doesn’t seem to be getting much better. Now at Chautauqua County Animal Shelter in...