Even if your pet is healthy, accidents and illnesses can happen suddenly. Pet insurance can help you focus on your pet’s recovery—rather than the medical bill.
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Can you give a dog or cat aspirin?
While pain relievers can be very important for our furry friends, don’t reach to your medicine cabinet for help.
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Dog flu is spreading
The first case of Canine Influenza in Michigan this year was confirmed on July 13. Since that time, the cases seem to be rising quickly. As of August 7, 2018, 75 cases have been confirmed in Michigan, with Oakland, Macomb, and Ottawa counties reporting the highest numbers. And it’s starting in Washtenaw County Canine Influenza Virus is a highly contagious respiratory virus. Common symptoms include nasal discharge, sneezing, and a severe harsh cough that may last for two weeks or more. Other clinical signs that may be observed include lethargy, decreased appetite, and a fever. In severe cases, dogs may
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Does your pet need sunscreen?
[print-me] This is a common question many ask themselves this time of the year! Animals, just like humans, are at risk for sunburn and skin cancer with overexposure to the suns UV rays. The best way to minimize UV exposure in pets is to avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun’s rays are strongest, by keeping the pet inside or in a shaded area. If that is not possible, sunscreen can be applied to protect their skin. Pets with light skin or fur and a short or thin hair coat are particularly at risk, or
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Top 10 Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Pet
[print-me] Adapted from the ASPCA Your female dog or cat will live a longer, healthier life.Spaying—the removal of the ovaries and uterus—is a veterinary procedure performed under general anesthesia that usually requires minimal hospitalization. Spaying a female cat or dog helps prevent pyometra (pus-filled uterus) and breast cancer. Treatment of pyometra requires hospitalization, intravenous fluids and antibiotics. Breast cancer can be fatal in about 50 percent of female dogs and in 90 percent of female cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases. There are major health benefits for your male animal companion, too.Besides
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Declawing Cats
[print-me] Adapted from the MSPCA and revised by the ASPCA’s Companion Animal Services Department The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals encourages owners to seek alternatives to declawing their cats. If you are thinking about having your pet declawed, please take a moment to consider the following information. Claws Are Important to a Cat A cat’s remarkable grace and agility and its faultless sense of balance are due to a great extent to its retractable claws, which allow it to establish footing for walking, running, springing, climbing, or stretching. A cat’s claws are also its best defense
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Upper Respiratory Infections in Cats (Cat colds!)
[print-me] Upper Respiratory Infections in cats are caused by a complex of viruses, just like the common cold in people. These airborne infections are only contagious between cats and kittens. Signs include sneezing, discharge from the eyes and/or nose, lack of appetite, fever and lethargy. Antibiotics are prescribed only when there is a secondary bacterial infection, as there is no treatment for the viral part. Some cats and kittens will stop eating when they are congested so feed fishy foods such as Fancy Feast or 9-Lives. Good nutrition is a key part of fighting the URI. If you cat refuses
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Kennel Cough (Dog colds!)
[print-me] Kennel cough is a highly contagious yet common canine disease caused by a complex of viruses and the bacteria known as Bordetella. Kennel cough is irritating to dogs and to owners but it is not fatal nor is it contagious among animals other than dogs. Dogs that have been boarded, groomed, or have spent time at a shelter or a Humane Society may contract this annoying disease. Newly adopted dogs and puppies are very likely to catch it. Symptoms The main symptom is a dry, hacking cough followed by a gag. The cough sounds like your dog is trying
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Facts about Fleas
[print-me] Fleas are one of the most common external parasites of dogs and cats worldwide. They are more than just a nuisance; heavy flea burdens can be deadly, especially in smaller, younger, or weaker animals. Fleas are also responsible for dermatitis caused by an allergic reaction to the presence of fleas and flea bites known as flea allergy dermatitis, or FAD, which has been reported to account for over 50% of all dermatological cases reported to veterinarians. Other conditions brought on by fleas include anemia from blood loss, feline infectious anemia (a life-threatening blood parasite carried by fleas), cat scratch
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