Pets: Keeping Your Pets Safe When Natural Disasters Happen

Veterinarians and emergency hospitals for pets are encouraging pet parents to include their pets when making family disaster plans.

May 28, 2014

Published by Tena Parker at May 28, 2014

Pets: Should You Be Worried About a Dominant Pup?

I regularly get asked questions from dog guardians who are worried about their dog being dominant. (This happens more often than I would like to mention.) They are often genuinely concerned because they’ve either heard a TV personality or a friend say that if their dog does some behavior that the dog is being dominant and trying to take over the role as “alpha.”

November 8, 2012

Published by JD Warford, DVM at November 8, 2012

Creating a Pet Preparedness Plan

How to keep pets happy and healthy during the winter holidays

By JD Warford, DVM The holidays and winter can be fun for you and your pets. However, when pets are included in holiday celebrations, they can also be chaotic times, filled with many dangers. Emergency visits to veterinary clinics spike during this time of year because of common, but preventable, illnesses and accidents.