Pet Ear Infections 101

What Causes an Ear Infection

Most ear infections in pets are actually caused by environmental allergies. Other possible causes are food allergies, swimming or lack of routine cleaning. You may have a good cleaning routine and your dog doesn’t swim but you still battle ear infections. If this is the case, talk to your veterinarian…Read More

How to Treat Bug Bites and Stings in Dogs

Bees

Bee stings are painful but rarely harmful. Use a credit card to scrape the stinger out. Don’t use anything to squeeze the stinger, you may release more venom. Clean the area with mild…Read More

April is Heartworm Awareness Month!

Heartworm Basics

Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in pets. It is caused by foot-long worms that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets. Heartworms cause severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body.

Dogs are the natural…Read More

5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Dog

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for humans. Our furry friends need a little love too. Who doesn’t love their pets just as much as their significant other? Why not spend some time with your dogs and cats this year on Valentine’s Day. Here’s our top 5 ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with…Read More

Pet Dental Cleaning FAQs

Pets have moved out of the backyard and into the bed. As their quality of life has improved, so has the quality of their health care. Several years ago no-one had heard of cleaning a pet’s teeth. Now, it’s part of  routine health care. Dental cleanings has become one of the most common procedures we perform. Here are the answers to…

Why Does My Pet Need An Annual Exam

We like to think that our pets will live forever, but the truth is that their lives pass very quickly. What might seem like frequent visits to the veterinarian to us are not for them. If you think of it in terms of 1 year for us is 7 years for our pets, an annual exam is actually EVERY 7 YEARS…