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10 Holiday Foods That Are Dangerous For Your Pet

It is pure to want to spoil your pets at Thanksgiving and other holiday break feasts. But sharing your food can have unpredicted effects. Read through on to learn which common getaway food items are harmful for pets.

Large beige dog with turkey.

 

Prevent a Thanksgiving Emergency

Photo the scene … the desk established with dazzling finery for a lovely vacation food. There is a mouth-water turkey with all the trimmings, the complete spouse and children has gathered, your pup’s head rests in your lap, and your cat is perched around your shoulder. It is an graphic straight from a pet friendly holiday getaway card! But you do not want your beautiful day to stop with a vacation to the emergency vet–or even worse. So stay clear of these holiday break foodstuff.

Getaway Foodstuff That Are Dangerous For Pets

Poultry Bones

The cooking method will cause poultry bones to dehydrate and become brittle. If your

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|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated:
Pet of the Week: Kiki

Kiki, about 3 years old, suddenly became homeless when her caregiver needed to go into assisted living. Fortunately, the SPCA of the Triad had room to take her into its program, but as you can imagine it’s quite a change for Kiki to be in a noisy, busy shelter versus a quiet, peaceful home. Despite having her life turned upside down Kiki is gradually adjusting and her affectionate personality is emerging. She enjoys attention, petting and snuggling. Kiki does not like to be picked up, but that is true of many cats. Kiki is a gentle, non-aggressive cat and is coexisting with other cats at the rescue. So, with slow and careful introductions she might do well with another gentle and easy-going feline companion. She would be just as happy as someone’s cherished only pet. Given her gentle nature and previously quiet home environment, Kiki would not do

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Slowing Down – Center for Pet Loss Grief

Slowing Down

Do you feel like your emotions are on full throttle? Are your insides full of chaos and pet loss emotions? Do you feel like you are moving at 100 miles per hour and just can’t settle?

Slowing down when you are experiencing pet loss grief may be one aspect in your life right now that you may be struggling with. When you experience loss, your endocrine and nervous systems can click into hyper-drive.

Robbing you of value time to reflect, heal, mourn, and celebrate the life you had with your pet.

Know This is Normal

When you experience a major loss slowing down is hard to pay attention to and it is easy to lose touch with your own unique natural rhythm.

There are so many things you must attend to. Your feelings, arrangements for your pet, going about your daily business, veterinarian bills,etc.

Please Try This For

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|In: Catahoula Leopard Dog|Last Updated:
7 Pet Industry Trends from SuperZoo 2022

Last month I had the opportunity to attend SuperZoo 2022, a large pet trade show and retail event held in Las Vegas, NV. With over 1000 exhibitors, there was SO much to see – more than I could have possibly taken in over a 3-day show. But there were some pet industry trends that really stood out across multiple vendors.

This is one of the most fascinating parts of attending a trade show like this!

Now that I’m home (the pets are happy about this fact), I wanted to sit down and share some of these trends with all of you.

Dental Treats and Products

With periodontal disease (or gum disease) affecting more than 80% of dogs and cats, there has been a push in recent years to prioritize dental care including both professional cleanings by a veterinarian as well as brushing your pet’s teeth at home.

Unfortunately, not

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Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic | Pet Skin Rashes You Might See This Summer
Dog scratching itself.

You know your pet superior than any person, and when something variations, you are likely the 1st to notice. Modifications are particularly apparent when they require things that you can see in your pet’s exterior physical appearance. Difficulties like skin complications can happen at any time, but the summer months may possibly carry an boost in pores and skin allergic reactions or infections. 

Animal Pores and skin and Allergy Clinic is aware of how worrisome pet skin rashes can be this time of calendar year, so we considered we would share some popular will cause of these lesions and what pet entrepreneurs like you want to know about them.

Leads to of Pet Skin Rashes

Animals can put up with from pores and skin rashes any time of 12 months, but we generally see them throughout the summertime months. Amplified allergen load, a lot more outside time, and increased parasite

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