Pets
Can Probiotics Help Cats and Dogs with Vomiting?
Why is my pet vomiting? Does your pet throw up? If not, consider yourself fortunate. Vomiting is a common occurrence for cats and dogs. They can get upset stomachs just like humans, so throwing up on occasion isn’t normally a big deal. There are many potential causes...
Holistic Pet Health Day
By Elyse Horvath Founder, Natural Paws How wonderful it is that we have a day to recognize and celebrate our pets’ whole selves! Holistic health care, the idea that the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional aspects of a body must be in balance to prevent disease,...
Best Practices for Taking Your Dog to Work
by: Beth Stultz A new survey of more than 1,000 pet owners by Pet Sitters International (PSI) found that pet-friendly workplace policies were considered a benefit by 78 percent of pet-owning employees surveyed. These employees also feel that pets have a positive...
Pets are Family. Honoring Their Memory is Important
by Lori Davidson & Remy Bibaud When people ask, “Who loves animals?” I don’t hesitate to say “Me”! From Millennials to Boomers, you’ll find proud pet parents. I often add the hashtag #catmom to my social media posts. I’m a pet mom and have been for years. I’ve...
Why ‘Dog-Speak’ is Important for Bonding with Your Pet
I must admit that I have done a bit of cringing in the past when some of my dog-owning friends have talked to their pets in high-pitched “doggy talk.” Sure, parents use “baby-talk” with infants all the time, as it has been proven to offer communication and bonding...
Pet First Aid
Pet safety is an increasingly popular topic amongst pet owners as of late. Last month, we talked about one aspect of pet safety, poison prevention. April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month which gives us a great excuse to continue our pet safety discussion! If your dog...
Pet Poison Prevention
March 19th marks the start of National Pet Poison Prevention Week. This is a week dedicated to spreading awareness about pet poison prevention to pet owners across the country. The importance of spreading awareness on this issue becomes clear when you consider that...
4 Ways Pets can Improve Your Mental Health
It is estimated that nearly 80 million dogs and 85 million cats are owned in the United States. Most pet owners think of their animals as members of the family, and many believe that their pets take care of them just as much as they look after their pets. Pet owners...
Pet Dental Health
Have you ever noticed that many dogs have bad breath? Of course you have, but I’ll bet you didn’t know that bad breath could be a sign of a serious dental health risk. In fact, nearly 70% of cats and dogs have gingivitis by the age of 3! Even worse, this gingivitis...
5 Things You Can Do to Keep your Pet Healthy in 2018
The basics for keeping a healthy pet may seem obvious, but “best practices” change at a frightening rate nowadays. It can be difficult to keep up with the constant onslaught of new information and even more difficult to separate the good advice from the bad. We caught...
Probonix For Dogs & Cats – What You Need To Know
Why does my pet need a probiotic? Probonix is a liquid probiotic supplement that is used to repopulate the gut with healthy bacteria. This is important because much like the human body, healthy bacteria in the bodies of dogs and cats perform a number of important...