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How cold is too cold for a dog to be outside?

Every Winter, particularly during a cold spell, I am asked by owners “At what temperature is it too cold for […]

Did you know that, for the majority of pets, you CAN share some turkey on Thanksgiving!?!? I know I know

Our local news broke a sad story. Stray Rescue of St. Louis is experiencing an outbreak of distemper among their dogs,

Everybody (hopefully) knows the “Halloween pet safety” shpeal: Don’t give your dog chocolate, raisins, or chocolate-covered raisins. Some sugar free

You may have noticed some behavior changes in your senior cat. Some of these changes can be symptoms of pain

When I was in vet school, one of our orthopedic surgery professors had a saying: “There is no such thing

Perhaps nothing is more scary or distressing for an owner than seeing your pet have a seizure. Knowing what to

I recently learned how frustrating it is to want to kill problem insects in the yard, but keep my pets

When you find out your dog (or, in many cases, foster dog) is heartworm positive, you want to fix it!

If you read my earlier article about the health risks of obesity, you might have been inspired (or scared!). If

Obesity is, in the majority of cases, brought on by simply overfeeding. But you can turn things around! If you

You might feed organic, grain free food. Fluffy might be sleeping on a bed of dye-free organic cotton. You might