Healthy eating and exercise is just as important for your pets as it is for you! Did you know an estimated 54% of dogs and cats in the United States are overweight or obese?* October 8 is National Pet Obesity Awareness Day raising awareness on pet weight issues. How can you tell if your pet is overweight? There are many tools online that show...

Tufts ophthalmologists are using corneal crosslinking to treat dogs and horses with injured eyes A new veterinary technique out of Tufts University is expected to save the eyes of countless canine and equine patients. Veterinary ophthalmologists at the university’s Cummings Veterinary Medical Center have started using corneal crosslinking—a treatment borrowed from human medicine—to help spare the injured eyes of animals and/or avoid potentially scarring...

Using a preventive approach, veterinarians can guide older pets into healthy, comfortable geriatric years By Nicole Sheehan, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CVFT Advances in veterinary medicine and animal nutrition have resulted in pets living longer than ever before. That leaves an increasing number of cats and dogs prone to common age-related problems, such as reduced cognition, diminished joint health, and weakened immune function. By taking...

SASKATOON — Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are studying the way dachshunds walk. The goal of the study is to characterize what’s normal in the breed’s walking behavior, to help in rehabilitation and better detect spinal cord injuries – which are common in dachshunds. “It could potentially help dogs around the world,” Romany Pinto, one of four veterinary researchers involved in...

By treating canines as patients, the One Health Company wants to cure cancer in dogs and eventually in people. By Queen Muse Who: Christina Lopes and Benjamin Lewis founded the One Health Company in 2016. Lewis is an animal health advocate and former chief executive officer of 4Vets, the largest B2B distributor of animal health products in Brazil. Lopes is a leader in women’s health and...

October 4th is the Blessing of the Animals Day. Here is one story about the Blessing of the Animals from Gerogia. South Georgia pets blessed downtown By Desiree Carver VALDOSTA – Father Jim Elliott of St. James Episcopal Church in Quitman stood outside the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in Downtown Valdosta Saturday to bless community members’ beloved pets. The ceremony is typically held Oct....

Emma Brazell Pets living in smoking households passively smoke more than 3,000 cigarettes a year, a new study has claimed. When 2,000 pet owners who smoke took a pet insurance poll, it was found that the average smoker has nine cigarettes a day at home while their pets are nearby. This means that pets could be exposed to up to 3,285 cigarettes a year,...

By Jane Harrell October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month and there are more dogs in need than ever. Check out the articles here for great information on adopting a dog, a dog adoption checklist, tips for the first thirty days of dog adoption and more! But what if you can’t adopt? Here are some easy ways you can still help: Donate your Facebook status. Just paste...

In addition to Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, October is also National Animal Safety and Protection Month; a month dedicated to promoting the safe practices of handling and caring for both domestic and wild animals. Animals play an important part in our everyday lives, even if we don’t personally have pets. So it’s vital to make sure that they are treated kindly and with...