Summertime is all about fun! Ensure that your dog or cat enjoys summer activities too by following The Meowing Vet's summertime pet safety tips. Read below to discover how to reduce your pet's fear of thunderstorms and loud fireworks. We also explain how to keep your pet safe from dog fights and GI upset at … Continue reading Summer Fun Has Begun!: How to Ensure Summertime Safety for Your Pets
Food allergies may be the source of your dog or cat's chronic GI issues, skin itchiness, and frequent ear infections. In this article for "Asthma & Allergies Awareness Month" for May, The Meowing Vet dispels commonly held misconceptions about canine and feline food allergies, discusses the most common allergens (likely not the ones you're thinking about), and teaches pet owners how to … Continue reading Food Allergies in Pets: Dispelling the Myths and Explaining the Facts of Food Allergies in Dogs and Cats
Is your cat's wheezing and coughing starting to sound like an old lawnmower trying to start up? Or could you be mistaken in your assumption that your cat has a hairball problem when she is actually coughing instead? If these scenarios resemble your cat, your kitty may have Feline Asthma. The Meowing Vet teaches you the … Continue reading Let Me Clear My Throat: Q&A on Feline Asthma
Is your dog or cat scratching due to fleas?! Yikes!!! Do you end up scratching your own head when trying to select the right flea product for your pet? The seemingly endless options of flea, tick, and heartworm preventives can be overwhelming, but The Meowing Vet is here to help! We discuss the actions of common … Continue reading Get Smart with Our Chart: A Comparison of Flea, Tick, and Heartworm Products
April serves as Heartworm Awareness Month. The Meowing Vet shines the spotlight on heartworm disease, which can lead to heart failure in dogs and cats if not promptly detected and treated. Keep reading to learn how heartworms are transmitted, how the disease is diagnosed and treated, why cats are unique, and what you can do to … Continue reading Disease Spotlight: Heartworm Disease
Spring has finally arrived in all its glory! Yet with this beautiful season come certain hazards that may threaten your pet's health. The Meowing Vet describes tips on how to keep your dogs and cats safe in the springtime by teaching what seasonal plants and mushrooms are toxic, what Easter holiday items cay be harmful, and … Continue reading Let the Sunshine In: Spring Safety Tips for Pets and Wild Animals
In July 2017, The NoBowl Feeding System™ was re-branded under Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co. as Doc & Phoebe's Feeder. A warm welcome to contributing guest writer, Dr. Liz Bales, veterinarian and creator of The NoBowl Feeding System™ for cats! Dr. Bales (known in the veterinary community as The Catvocate) joins The Meowing Vet to explain … Continue reading Doc & Phoebe’s NoBowl Feeding System Is the World’s First Indoor Hunting System for Cats!
I've been dreading writing this article on pet euthanasia for quite some time. However, as both a veterinarian and as a dog and cat owner who has been through the difficult decision of putting a pet to sleep, I realize how important understanding the euthanasia process is for fellow pet owners. Though saying goodbye to … Continue reading Saying Goodbye: Preparing for a Pet’s Euthanasia