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Dog Tips

The 'Stinky' Infection That Eludes Many Pet Parents

This common infection can persist undetected, as owners often chalk it off as a 'stinky dog smell.' However, the fungus can affect how your pet's immune system responds and trigger a systemic inflammatory cascade, resulting in extreme itching. Here's how to recognize and treat it.

Dog Tips

How Your Dog's Food Influences Her Skin Health

If your dog suffers with dermatitis or itchy skin, it's important to discover the underlying cause and take a close look at the food you're feeding. This type of food activates the skin's immune defense system and the expression of genes that can help calm inflammation.

Dog Tips

Pets Are Dying Because Their Owners Aren't Aware of This

It's a tragedy, as almost 54% of the dogs and nearly 59% of the cats we consider our pets are at risk of an early death. The worst part? It doesn't need to be this way if owners would only acknowledge the truth about their beloved pet.

Dog Tips

The Popular Sources of Omega-3s That Fall Short on Benefits

These sources of omega-3 fatty acids are what's usually included in commercial pet food, but they don't provide the many benefits you expect from DHA and EPA. In one study, tests showed dogs supplemented with another source of omega-3s had much higher levels after only three weeks.

Cat Tips

How Carbs Can Severely Damage Your Cat's Health

In spite of what many conventional veterinarians and pet food makers claim, nature did not design felines to digest carbohydrates. They simply don't have the enzymes required to thoroughly break down grains and starches. Here's what can happen to your kitty when you feed her carb-containing food.

Cat Tips

The Condition Sweeping Across the US Affecting 61% of Cats

It's truly become an epidemic, and like some rogue disease, it can reduce your cat's quality of life and lifespan. Plus, it can be a catalyst for a wide range of degenerative diseases. Here’s how to tell if your cat may be affected, and five things you can start doing today to treat it.

Inspiring Videos

Seven Platypuses Rescued, Then Released Back to the Wild

Animal experts in Australia team up to rescue platypuses threatened by fires and drought.

Dog Tips

If Your Nauseous Pet Could Talk, She'd Ask You for This

Sometimes, our furry friends experience nausea and vomiting from a car ride, feeling anxious, or from an upset stomach. And it's just as miserable for them as it can be for you when you're feeling sick. Help them get relief fast with these five natural remedies, some you can fix right at home.

protecting aging pups brain from dementia

Dog Tips

Protecting Your Aging Pup's Brain From Dementia

The risk for doggy dementia increases 52% with each passing year, and the risk is higher in certain groups of dogs. Taking action now with these dietary and supplement changes and taking these steps to increase physical activity and mental stimulation can help safeguard your pet's brain.

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The 'Stinky' Infection That Eludes Many Pet Parents

How Your Dog's Food Influences Her Skin Health

Pets Are Dying Because Their Owners Aren't Aware of This

The Popular Sources of Omega-3s That Fall Short on Benefits

How Carbs Can Severely Damage Your Cat's Health

The Condition Sweeping Across the US Affecting 61% of Cats

Seven Platypuses Rescued, Then Released Back to the Wild

If Your Nauseous Pet Could Talk, She'd Ask You for This

Protecting Your Aging Pup's Brain From Dementia

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