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It may not be a pleasant subject, but it’s important to know the difference between vomiting and regurgitation. Have you ever seen your pet begin to show signs of nausea such as salivating, licking lips, drooling? This is soon followed by contractions of the abdomen and up comes a mess. With regurgitation, there are no […]
Exercising Arthritic Pets
Pets that are aging or have experienced trauma often become arthritic. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t exercise. Symptoms of arthritis can be a stiff gait, difficulty getting up from a prone position, lameness, swollen joints, pain, loss of joint flexibility, hesitation running, jumping, climbing stairs. Pain can be treated with medication, although long-term use […]
Anticoagulant Poisoning in Pets
Called LAACS (long-acting anticoagulants), they are in use today in many rodenticides. The pellets are dyed green and while humans can recognize them for what they are, to cats and dogs who have limited color vision, they look like pet food. LAACS work by blocking the body’s use of Vitamin K which is needed to […]