Cat Tips

Understand your cats more and read insightful tips on how to make the best food choices, solve problems like litterbox issues and health concerns, and more.

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Cat Tips

Five Shortcut Blunders That Can Lead to Disaster for Your Cat

Many cat parents are guilty of these common mistakes, often done as time-savers and to make life easier. And because they appear to work, owners continue to take these shortcuts to the proper care that your pet really needs.

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Dog Tips

Are Antibiotics Harming Your Pet's Long-Term Health?

Be on guard — too many veterinary practices still make this careless mistake that can have potentially devastating results for your pet, including long-term side effects. If your veterinarian suggests this, here's how you should respond and request before doing anything else.

Dog Tips

What if a Simple Massage Could Transform Your Pet's Health?

A soothing and relaxing massage can offer immense benefits for pets, but what if they don't want to be touched? Here are some pointers to help you get started.

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Dog Tips

Is Your Pet's Weight Putting Their Health at Risk?

More than half of dogs and cats are struggling with extra pounds, but many pet parents are oblivious to their distress. Here's what you need to do to help keep your pet’s weight on the right track.

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Dog Tips

Arsenic Poisoning Can Cause Symptoms Within a Few Hours of Ingestion

Arsenic poisoning in pets is a life-threatening medical emergency. To save your pet's life, treatment must be started before symptoms progress.

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Dog Tips

What's Wrong with Feeding Fresh Food to Your Pet?

Veterinarians are the only health care professionals who think their patients should avoid fresh foods and eat processed convenience food instead. Ever wondered why?

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Cat Tips

Implant Radioactive Substance, Abandon for Seven Days — Could You Do This to Your Pet?

Surprisingly, this is the traditional veterinarian's treatment of choice for this now-epidemic condition. If caught in its early stages, there’s a kinder, gentler approach with a secondary backup solution that can reverse the problem for good.

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Cat Tips

Calm Your Anxious Cat with These Simple Solutions

Your kitty might seem calm on the outside, but could actually be suffering silently from stress. Learn to spot the signs and calm them down with these remedies.

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Dog Tips

Watch Out for This Breaking Food Fad That Can Pummel Your Pet's Health

Make no mistake, these researchers hope you'll fall for this new food fad that's being tested by eight unfortunate Beagles, nine unlucky cats, and for some unknown reason, a few fish. Fall for it, and your pet's long-term prospects may be doomed.

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