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My Dog Ate Dental Floss: What to Do

It’s easy to overlook a piece of dental floss that has gone missing from your bathroom trash. Many pet parents who carefully dispose of chicken bones, lock away household chemicals, and keep...

Posted: April 15, 2025

    How to Tell if Your Dog or Cat Is Going Deaf

    Dogs and cats are masters of adaptation — for this reason, deafness isn’t always immediately obvious to pet parents. If your pet seems a bit out of sorts or unaware of their...

    Posted: February 28, 2025

      Why Does My Cat Follow Me Around?

      If you are the pet parent of a “Velcro cat,” you already know that felines don’t always live up to their fiercely independent reputation. When your cat follows you from room to room...

      Posted: November 30, 2024

        Know the Warning Signs of Heat Stroke in Dogs

        For dog parents, summertime means long walks and afternoons at the park. It also means high temperatures, hot sidewalks, and a unique set of safety considerations. When the weather is hot,...

        Posted: July 15, 2024

          Why Do Dogs Eat Cat Poop?

          It’s a battle familiar to many people who share their home with both cats and dogs. Despite being generally well-mannered (and certainly well-fed), many dogs can’t resist the urge to...

          Posted: May 15, 2024

            4 Tips for Reducing Hairballs

            Cat owners know that otherworldly retching sound all too well. Most felines will experience a buildup of fur in their stomachs from time to time, and when it doesn’t pass through their...

            Posted: April 15, 2024

              Why is My Pet So Gassy?

              Gas happens, even to our pets. Dogs break wind an average of 5-20 times per day while cats average 1-2 toots — extremely modest compared to the human average of 12-25 daily incidents...

              Posted: March 31, 2024

                Prophylactic Gastropexy: What You Need to Know

                For humans, bloating is uncomfortable and inconvenient. For dogs, bloat is a life-threatening emergency. When a dog’s stomach fills with food, liquid, or gas, it rotates as it expands. For...

                Posted: February 29, 2024