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  • May 19 2022

    Safety Precautions for Four-Legged Garden Assistants

    The snow is gone, and the trees are finally starting to show the green buds of new life. For many gardeners, it is time to dust off their gloves and take up their tools…

  • May 05 2022

    Tick Vectors for Lyme Disease Are Back

    The Companion Animal Parasite Council released its 2022 Pet Parasite Forecast and the details will certainly bug you. Tick populations are on the rise, and they are spreading to new…

  • Apr 28 2022

    Pet First Aid Awareness Month

    During an emergency, time is of the essence. Every minute spent looking for supplies and first aid advice from Dr. Google (there really IS good information out there) delays your…

  • Apr 21 2022

    Heartworm Disease: Protect Your Pet and Slow the Spread

    If you are the guardian of a cat or dog, heartworm disease should matter to you. This life-threatening disease affects pets all over the world and, due to the warming…

  • Apr 07 2022

    Pet Supplies: Spend Less to Get More

    Inflation, taxes, and the cost of living are on the rise. Pet owners, feeling the financial strain, often look for ways to trim their pet care budget. Stuffed toys get…

  • Mar 31 2022

    Pets Lost & Found: What You Should Do

    Pet owners can do everything right to prevent their pet from becoming lost but, unfortunately, it still sometimes happens. When it does, time is of the essence, effective online and…

  • Mar 24 2022

    Respect Your Cat (Every) Day

    March 28th marks “Respect Your Cat Day” and the Canadian province of Quebec is doing its part. Last week its government drafted legislation to ban declawing procedures in cats (starting summer…

  • Mar 18 2022

    Reviewing 2021 Pet Poison Statistics for Better Prevention in 2022

    Pet poisoning cases are on the rise; the ASPCA American Poison Control Centre (APCC) assisted in 401,550 cases in 2021 and Pet Poison Helpline (serving Canada, the United States, and…

  • Mar 17 2022

    Reviewing 2021 Pet Poison Statistics for Better Prevention in 2022

    Pet poisoning cases are on the rise; the ASPCA American Poison Control Centre (APCC) assisted in 401,550 cases in 2021 and Pet Poison Helpline (serving Canada, the United States, and…

  • Mar 10 2022

    Ready to travel? Choose the best pet sitter for your pets!

    Spending extra time at home with our pets during the pandemic has strengthened our human-animal bonds, making the idea of leaving town for that long-awaited vacation hard to fathom. But…