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Understanding and Treating Burns on Your Pet
Our pets are family, and that bond often means they are glued to their pet owner’s side during household activities. Pets will often stand guard while you complete household chores, especially those that involve cooking or cleaning up following mealtime. Cars particularly enjoy laundry chores and will often assist by [...]
Understanding and Treating Smoke Inhalation in Your Pet
An unexpected fire, whether a residential or an environmental wildfire, can be a devastating and stressful experience. Multiple fire-related events are dangerous for people and their pets including burns, toxic chemicals, and smoke inhalation, but many problems are not immediately obvious following fire exposure. The National Volunteer Firefighter Council estimated [...]
5 Tips to Keep Your Pet Safe from a House Fire
Home emergencies like a house fire can strike at a moment’s notice, and taking time to prepare yourself and your pet will decrease stress and ensure a quick and safe response. More than 500,000 pets are affected in residential fires each year and, sadly, more than 40,000 pets die during [...]
Pet Poison Prevention: Understanding Flea and Tick Preventive Toxicity in Cats
The warm summer months are often accompanied by an abundance of pesky insects and pests that hitchhike on you and your pet. Fleas and ticks can transmit dangerous diseases to your pets, and itching and scratching pets are also at risk for secondary skin infections—and sleepless nights for pet owners. [...]
Pet Poison Prevention: Understanding Slug Bait Toxicity in Pets
Many people take advantage of the warm spring and summer months to cultivate and tend to their garden. Whether you are growing food, ornamental plants, or colorful flowers, seeing the fruits of your garden labor is extremely rewarding. However, garden pests can make a successful harvest a challenge. Snails and [...]
Silence is Golden: Understanding Fireworks Trauma in Pets
Summer is filled with celebrations, outdoor cookouts, and extra time with your two-legged and four-legged family members. Many enjoy the majestic colors of Independence Day fireworks as well as the displays that take place during the weeks leading up to July Fourth. Many pet owners want to include their pets [...]