Facts & Stats About Your Pet’s Diet
There are many types of diets for cats and dogs. Dietary needs can differ from pet to pet, depending on whether your cat or dog is highly active or more sedentary, or if your pet is young, middle-aged, or a senior. Here are some surprising facts about cat and dog diets: 8 out of 10 shoppers […]
Heatstroke in Dogs: Prevention, Signs, and Treatment
Summer means fun camping trips, nighttime bonfires, and BBQs with friends and family. Summer also means the temperatures are rising. Avoiding extreme heat is critical for your pet’s well-being. Something like a fresh haircut is not only stylish but can help keep your dog more comfortable in warm temperatures. Your pet’s paws are another crucial […]
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?
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 […]
Heartworm Disease: What You Need to Know
What is heartworm disease? This disease is caused by worms that live in a pet’s heart and blood vessels of the lungs. Though it primarily affects the heart and lungs, it can also affect the kidney, liver, eyes, and the central nervous system. How does my pet get heartworm disease? Heartworm disease is not spread […]
Top 10 Dental Problems in Cats and Dogs: Malocclusion
Cute overbite! There are many different forms of malocclusions. Some may be caused by retained deciduous teeth, some may be a result of trauma and some can be genetic or developmental in origin resulting in a variety of malocclusions. Some malocclusions may result in trauma from abnormal tooth-to-tooth contact and/or tooth to soft tissue trauma. […]
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 […]