Month: October 2022

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Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic | Pet Allergies Need To Be Treated, Too!
Dog with puffy watery eyes.

You wouldn’t experience all allergy year devoid of taking some medication or viewing your physician for aid, and you pets should not have to, possibly! If your critter is just one of the unfortunate who are afflicted, there is support out there. The Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic has the data and instruments to aid you acknowledge pet allergic reactions. There are persuasive reasons why you should not hold out to take care of.

Figuring out Pet Allergic reactions When You See Them

Most folks comprehend allergy signs in humans–cue the runny noses, sinus pressure, and itchy eyes. Pet allergies can show up a minor in a different way, even though.

When lots of different problems can guide to identical signs, there are a couple of that are really probable to be allergy associated. Your pet may be suffering from allergic reactions if they:

  • Lick their paws or rear
  • Chew
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Could Fall Leaves Be Making Your Dog Itchy?

If there’s a single point that makes the chore of raking leaves not soooo tedious, it is observing your dog’s joy as they just take a jogging leap and vanish into a leafy pile of goodness. Properly, right until you want to rake the leaves yet again. And yet again.

But does your puppy expend the night immediately after their leaf pile escapades itching and scratching? If so, it is achievable that they may be reacting to hidden allergens in the leaf pile.

Fleas Like Tumble

When the temperature will get cooler, you may think that flea year is more than. But tumble is essentially a favorite season of these hardy little pests, and fleas like a very good leaf pile. Fleas like shaded, humid parts, so a leaf pile is a great area for fleas (and their immature phases) to wait around for a puppy to come leaping by.

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Fence fighting with the neigbours dog – how to stop it!

5 Ways to Stop Dog Fence Fighting

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Having a fenced backyard for your dog to run and play in is the dream of many pet parents, but that dream can quickly become trouble if you share a fence with another dog. Fence fighting can often be mistaken for playing, but it’s aggressive behavior that needs to be resolved quickly. 

Read on to learn more about what fence fighting is, what causes it, and how you can stop fence aggression in your dog. 

What is Dog Fence Fighting?

Dog fence fighting happens when there are two dogs on opposite sides of a barrier, typically a fence between two adjacent properties. Dogs experiencing fence aggression typically bark, lunge, and may even attempt to climb the fence. 

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Even dogs that show no signs of reactivity toward dogs in a different setting may suddenly show these symptoms when a barrier is put

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Celebrate Shelter Pets Day (+ tips to get those share-worthy dog photos!)

Every day in our home is Celebrate Shelter Pets Day (just ask our two dogs and three cats–all former shelter residents) but we can all really pull out the stops every December for this one-day event.

Celebrate Shelter Pets Day - December pet holiday

When is Celebrate Shelter Pets Day?

Celebrate Shelter Pets Day is observed every December 5. This pet holiday began in 2010 as a joint project by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Maddie’s Fund as a day for people who have adopted pets to share photos on social media.

First called Shelter Pets Take Over Facebook Day, the day was invented as a fun way for people to show their adopted pets–which would then hopefully encourage more people to consider pet adoption.

The reason the groups took this approach was because surveys they had conducted showed, “People are three times more likely to go to a shelter or rescue group when

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Walter visits the vet for a check-up!

Walter has been sneezing and coughing a little bit lately, so I took him to the vet.

The Exotic Animal Hospital of Orlando will see both Fancy and Roof Rats, and Dr. Shuflita worked well with Walter.

At first, Walter wasn’t too happy to be in a strange place, and when she tried to wrap him in a blanket to examine him, he complained loudly and lept to us. But the doctor found that she could easily examine him while he was sitting happily on our shoulder, so this was not a problem. We even managed to weigh him (265 grams.)

Walter getting examined
Walter getting an exam

Fortunately, Walter’s lungs and heart sounded excellent, he had no abdominal masses or tenderness, no visible discharges and the breathing sounds through his nose also sounded pretty good. Her diagnosis was that he might have a minor upper respiratory infection and/or possibly allergies. It was

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