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The Best Ways to Safely Handle Ticks When Hiking with Your Pet Nothing sends the creepy-crawlies up your spine more than spotting a tick prowling across your pet’s skin. When taking advantage of the beautiful summer weather to go hiking with your pet, help them stay...

3 Ways to Help Your Newly Adopted Cat Feel at Home June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, although welcoming a new cat into your home and family is an excellent idea any time of year. However, naturally, your new feline friend may be unsure and anxious in their new...

5 Ways to Help Your Cat Safely Enjoy Warm Weather As the spring weather warms and summer approaches, you may be looking to enjoy the warmer weather with your pet. Try the following five ways to spice up your cat’s spring and summer.   #1: Build your cat a catio...

What You Need to Know About Skin Allergies in Pets As spring brings warmer weather and new growth, it also brings something more threatening—pollen. This yellow substance triggers irritating allergies in people and pets alike and can cause a wide variety of signs in...

April 29: The Day Dedicated to Hairballs Did you know there is a day dedicated to hairballs? April 29 is National Hairball Awareness Day. Cat owners understand the unfortunate event of their feline suffering with hairballs. It is important to understand why hairballs...

Heartworms and Pets: Understanding the Heartworm’s Life Cycle Heartworms are transmitted to pets via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In honor of National Heartworm Awareness Month, we’re informing how important your pet is to the life cycle of a heartworm.   ...

4 Ways to Set Your New Puppy Up for Success Although we think every day should be puppy day, National Puppy Day falls on March 23 this year. If you’re planning on welcoming a new puppy home soon, these are some of the best ways to help them settle in.   #1:...

Household Toxins You Should Know About As a pet owner, you definitely know how much care and time goes into keeping them safe. For Pet Poison Prevention Month, our team wanted to share with you some of the common household toxins for pets that you should know about....

Love on Your Pet This Valentine’s Day As February 14th approaches, you may be thinking of ways to show your sweetheart how much you love them. With the following suggestions, you can also include your four-legged friend in this holiday’s fun and affection.    #1:...

How to Brush Your Pet’s Teeth Brushing your pet’s teeth should be something you do as frequently as you brush your own teeth. By brushing your pet’s teeth daily, you can reduce the amount of plaque and oral bacteria in their mouth and help keep pet dental disease at...