A cat immediately accepted a tiny lone kitten, started raising her along with her trio and wouldn’t leave her side. Julia the kitten and Camille the cat@tiny.paws.fosters Last month, Allison Ilcken, a foster volunteer of AnimalLuvr’s Dream Rescue, welcomed a family of four (a cat mom and three kittens) into her care. The cat, Camille,
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Dogs who undergo general anesthesia for a surgical, dental, or diagnostic procedure often receive a combination of drugs during their hospital stay, including sedatives, anxiolytics (anti-anxiety medications), and analgesics (pain medications). They also receive an injectable anesthetic agent to induce anesthesia and a gaseous anesthetic agent to maintain anesthesia once they are anesthetized. The injectable
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This category of dog foods is an outgrowth of the “raw diets for dogs” revolution that was sparked in 1993 with the publication of Give Your Dog A Bone, written by Australian veterinarian, Dr. Ian Billinghurst. In that and several follow-up books, Dr. Billinghurst made a case for the benefits of feeding dogs a diet
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Does your Lab have chronic kidney disease? You’re not alone. Members of our I Love My Lab Facebook community recently shared their insights on the following question: What food would you recommend for a Lab with kidney disease? We received hundreds of helpful replies and below have compiled some of the best responses. Always remember
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Disclaimer: If you purchase items through links on our site we may earn a commission. Some of the most important gear we need need for our dogs is the stuff we use to take them out in the world with us: collars, harnesses, leashes, and other critical training gear. Whether our walks together are just
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Award-winning pet-care provider, Petpals, recently expanded to Milton Keynes, welcoming a brand-new pet-care business to support the growing demand for pet services in the area. Local pet enthusiasts Nilay and Priyanka Sanghrajka are the latest to enter the rapidly growing pet-care industry and offer top-notch pet services to the Milton Keynes community. After their search
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A dry, hacking cough that sounds like your dog is gagging – almost as if something is stuck in his throat – followed by the appearance of foamy white mucus (known as phlegm) from his mouth are signs of tracheal irritation. The trachea (or windpipe) is the tube that connects your dog’s throat to his
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Applications are invited for the 2023 Michael J. Day Scholarship launched by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) in memory of Emeritus Professor Michael J. Day. Open to veterinary students around the world, the Scholarship provides financial assistance for research into an aspect of small companion animal infectious disease, clinical vaccinology or immunology. The selected Scholar
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Petting your dog and feeling lots of new lumps or looking at your dog and seeing lots of bumps can be concerning, to say the least. It’s even more scary if the lumps under the dog’s skin seem to move. If you find a lump on your dog, the first two things to consider are
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Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash Let’s take a moment to reflect on birds today. (Why, specifically, today? More on that in a bit!) Birds are everywhere. Their chirps and flutters are part of the fabric of our environment, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to take them for granted. Some people find birds
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Most dogs immediately take to using a lick mat—no training required, just sticky food. Credit: Nancy Kerns Disclaimer: If you purchase items through links on our site we may earn a commission. Lick mats are a simple, inexpensive piece of flexible rubber with ridges and grooves that encourage your dog to eat more slowly. He
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