Pet Health Care:
Pet health information, news on pet health insurance, dog and cat health care, training. Find how dog breeds and cat breeders are related to pet health.
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Jan 2nd, 2009
Pet therapy has many applications toward good health. Our animal friends offer much, but often, such a simple approach to better health is missed. It's common to find cats and dogs in assisted living facilities. Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience reduced periods of agitation and aggression with pet therapy.
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Dec 16th, 2008
The New Mexico Department of Health encourages people to continue to take precautions against the plague, such as preventing your pet from hunting.
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Dec 16th, 2008
Pets Best Insurance announced that new policies will be underwritten by AICC in Alabama, District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota and Texas.
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Dec 11th, 2008
AVMA/Hill encourages veterinary health care teams and their clients to make positive changes in their pet's weight management lifestyle through regular veterinary weigh-ins, feeding the right food, monitored feeding and championing regular physical fitness.
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Dec 9th, 2008
Apparently some people don’t know that if you leave your pets outside in freezing weather, they will freeze. Alice M. Bigler, 59, from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, left her border collie, Jiffy, outside all night as the temperature dropped to six degrees and the poor dog froze to the sidewalk.
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Dec 5th, 2008
In this time of stress, many people may look to give the gift of companionship and joy by putting a puppy or kitten under the tree. Before giving a furry friend as a gift, it's important to think about the recipient.
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Nov 28th, 2008
There can be deadly consequences for pets and dogs during the Thanksgiving and holidays. Holiday threats to pets can include seasonal decorations, ornamental lighting, ingestion of inappropriate or toxic items, excessive consumption of rich foods or harmful food, candle flames, and many other hazards.
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Nov 26th, 2008
To put some perspective on pet care costs, VPI tracked average claim amounts for some of 2008's most common conditions and compared those amounts with prices on a selection of this year's top gifts.
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Nov 25th, 2008
Devoted dog owners know the dilemma -- my dog is old and has health issues: I know he doesn't feel great, but how should I know when to let him go to the big dog park in the sky?
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Nov 22nd, 2008
Kroger is asking customers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, east Texas, and Shreveport and Alexandria, La., to check the pet food they have at home for specific packages of Pet Pride pet food.
