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  May 6, 2025

  5 Ways Owning a Pet Can Improve Your Mental Health

  Highlighting 5 major benefits pet ownership can have on your mental health. 

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  April 25, 2025

  Navigating Kid and Pet Play: Essential Safety Tips

  Tips for fostering positive interactions between kids and pets including recognizing pet anxiety signs, and creating safe spaces for both children and animals.

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  April 17, 2025

  The New Flu - What Our Cats Want Us to Know

  Influenza concerns abound this time of year. For decades we have known that influenza A strains that infect humans can infect our feline friends, and rarely dogs.  However, one strain in particular is posing more of a risk to our feline friends than is typical and is currently a hot topic in the media.  The virus is a form of avian influenza A (H5N1). The H stands for hemagglutinin, and the N stands for neuraminidase.  These are surface proteins used by the virus to infect cells and spread.  It is used for classification and distinction of individual flu viruses. H5N1 infection can infect dogs, but it is much less common and very rarely does it produce any signs of illness.

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  April 7, 2025

  Should You Get Pet Insurance?

  Learn about the benefits of pet insurance, coverage options, and how it can save you money while ensuring your pet's health and happiness.

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  March 28, 2025

  Lepto – A New Focus on an Old Disease

  eptospirosis (Lepto for short) is not a new disease.  We have known of its existence since the late 1800s in dogs.  But the incidence of this disease is increasing in our canine friends, with increased interactions in areas where wildlife roam and livestock graze and live.  Urban areas also pose high risk due to high rodent populations.  Thus, urban, suburban, and rural dogs are all at risk.  In June of 2024, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has changed its guidelines on vaccination to make this a core vaccination for all dogs.  Dogs are not the only ones at risk, however.  People also are at risk of infection from the same sources, as well as risk of infection from their dogs. 

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  March 18, 2025

  Essential Tips for Poison-Proofing Your Home

  Keep your pets safe from household poisons with these tips.

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  March 1, 2025

  Keep Your Pets Safe from Pesky Parasites! 

  A guide to preventing flea, tick and heartworm parasites in dogs and cats.

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