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Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. announced a voluntary recall of Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry dog food for potential salmonella contamination. The only product affected is the Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food with the “Best By” date of June 17, 2011.
Salmonella can cause infections in Pets, children, frail or elderly people as [...]

I have a cat called Jake. He’s your usual black and white moggie, a bit bigger than your average cat (a little chunky, too, if I’m honest), loves his cuddles and has plenty of attitude. Attitude’s fine during daylight hours, but not so much fun at 5am. I’m sure plenty of you know exactly what [...]

My morning routine starts with my alarm going off. I hit the snooze button until eventually, I put on my glasses and wait for the sound of my final wake-up call: my 3-year-old Lhasa Apso, Emerson. He begins the day with a long yawn and a stretch or two, then arches his back and begins [...]

Flea season is in full swing.  I never fully appreciated just how miserable fleas must make our dogs and cats feel until I too suffered the full effects of infestation. I was just about to start my residency program and had moved into a rental apartment. For the first few days I noticed a few red spots [...]

“Flea control”, now there are two words that have caused a lot of fervor the last few months. Some products, previously only available through veterinary offices, can now be bought over the counter, without a prescription. Is this good news for Pets, good news for Pet parents or good news for fleas? Unfortunately, answering these [...]

I have always loved cats immensely, and I spent my childhood trying to tame every stray, barn cat and kitten I could find – I have the scratches and scars to prove it!    I also have vivid memories of my dad shooing my cats out of the house with a kitchen broom.  The cats were [...]

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Pet Poison Helpline, an animal poison control based out of Minneapolis, looked into the EPA’s investigation of spot-on flea/tick preventive products. After compiling, reviewing and analyzing much of the data provided to the EPA, Pet Poison Helpline experts concur with the EPA’s assessment that when used correctly, the incidence of severe [...]

Banfield’s research team found that fleas are one of the most common external parasites affecting dogs and cats. This is nothing to overlook—especially because fleas can lead to other, serious medical problems, such as flea bite allergies, skin and systemic infections and even anemia. Furthermore, the thought of fleas (or any external parasite) on my [...]

One of the challenges veterinarians face on a daily basis, as compared to our human medicine counterparts, is the fact that our patients are not able to “speak” to us. One of the areas where this causes the most problems is in the control and management of pain.
More and more people are coming to realize, [...]

It’s easy to sense the coming signs of spring–more daylight hours, leaves unfolding on trees and shrubs and sleepy plants poking their heads up through moist earth. The kids and dogs are restless and anxious to be playing outside and cats seek the company of sunbeams for their afternoon naps. Spring is a time of [...]