Top 5 ways to properly care for your senior pet

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated: December 1, 2022

Top 5 ways to properly care for your senior pet

A senior cat or dog needs a different level of care than when they were young. The older your pet gets the more they’ll show signs of aging like arthritis, muscle loss, loss of hearing and eyesight, weight gain or loss, lethargy and more. Luckily, there are five things you can do regularly to help your beloved senior pet age comfortably and with ease.

The first step is to stay on top of your senior pets’:

1) Veterinary Care

No matter your pet’s age, you should be taking them for regular veterinary check-ups to ensure they are healthy in every way. However, the older your pet gets, the more important these regular check-ups become because older animals are more prone to developing hormonal diseases, cancer, diabetes and so much more.

Getting your senior pet evaluated by a vet at least once a year can help rule out any serious health

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated: November 29, 2022

Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic | Top Allergies in Pets this Summer

Summertime brings out a special kind of excitement every year. With beautiful trees budding, flowers blossoming, and long, warm sunsets, summer truly makes its mark. However, along with this amazing mosaic comes a plethora of possible allergens. You have probably seen pollen floating in the air in the summer, some days thick as fog. Perhaps you suffer from seasonal allergies and know that they can become much worse in the heat.

The veterinary team at Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic points out that you cannot forget your pet when it comes to seasonal allergies. Not only are there various types of pollens floating around from summer plants, but there are stinging creatures thriving in the summer that can cause an allergic reaction in your pet. We offer pet allergy testing to determine the cause and develop treatment plans to alleviate discomfort. The good news is that summer seasonal allergies can

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Collie Dog|Last Updated: November 23, 2022

Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic | The Top Five Most Infamous Summer Pet Allergens

The sun is shining, the grass is green, and, for many of us, allergy season is in full swing. Pet allergy season often mirrors those in people. You may be wondering, though, what is your pet actually allergic to? Read on for the Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic’s top five list of the most common summer pet allergens.

Our Top Culprits

Pets can be allergic to almost anything. Unlike humans, who tend to have respiratory symptoms (stuffy nose, anyone?), our animal friends tend to exhibit their allergies as skin conditions like itching, redness, ear infections, and hair loss.

Many times it can be difficult to deduce what your pet is actually allergic to. In the case of pets with atopic dermatitis there may be multiple causes. There do tend to be some common players, though.

The most common summer pet allergens that our veterinarians see include:

Flea bites: Some pets

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Animal Rescue|Last Updated: November 23, 2022

Are German Shepherds Good With Kids? (Top Trust Tips)

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If you are on the hunt for the perfect pup to add to your growing family, then look no further than the German Shepherd Dog!

German Shepherds are great with kids and families of all sizes. This is because they are smart, trainable, loving, and active dogs.

Children are also great to have in the home with a German Shepherd for company, for play mates, and for a large pack/family structure. However, children and large dogs can seem like a worrisome combination.

There is one thing about children that is completely reliable: they are completely unpredictable around animals.

This is the number-one reason why German Shepherds are so good with kids! They have an excellent temperament that allows them to remain calm in unpredictable circumstances.

Read on to find out precisely

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Terrier Dog|Last Updated: June 17, 2021

Four dog breeds are newly eligible to compete in this year’s Westminster Dog Show. They are (from left) a Barbet, a Biewer terrier, a Belgian Laekenois and a Dogo Argentino.

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Four dog breeds are newly eligible to compete in this year’s Westminster Dog Show. They are (from left) a Barbet, a Biewer terrier, a Belgian Laekenois and a Dogo Argentino.

John Minchillo/AP

The 145th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is this weekend, and there’s a lot to yap about.

For the first time, because of the pandemic, the show has moved 28 miles from inside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan to the outdoors, on the grounds of the 67-acre Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Spectators and vendors will not be allowed at the event in compliance with the state’s COVID-19 regulations. You’ll be able to watch or stream it on Fox.

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