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Feeding Your Kitten

This What’s on the Menu Series was prepared by the students of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Maintenance Diet Around 12 months of age your kitten’s growth diet may be switched to an ‘adult maintenance’ diet.  This transition should be completed slowly over one week to ensure acceptance of the

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Nutritional Management of Arthritis in Dogs

Nutrition and Arthritis Arthritis (or osteoarthritis) is a slowly progressive, degenerative disease of the joints for which there is no cure. However, proper nutritional management throughout all the stages of a dog’s life can help to prevent, delay, and manage arthritis. Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has developed

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Helping Your Pet Lose Weight

How Can I Tell If My Pet is Too Heavy? According to Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarians often use a body condition score (BCS) system to determine if pets are too heavy for their age, breed, and bone structure. If your pet’s BCS sore is a 4

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Let’s talk about Canine Cough

What you Need to Know about Canine Cough One of the public relations problems for pet care facilities continues to be a much misunderstood disease in dogs called “canine cough,” tracheobronchitis, or often improperly referred to as “kennel cough.” As a dog owner you should be aware of some of

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GREAT DOG PARKS FOR MY SMALLER CANINE FRIENDS

Hi, Finley here, Summer is finally here! I’m going to give ya’ll a rundown of the parks that cater to us big dogs in small packages! That’s right, there are actually parks specially designated for the little guys to play. How awesome is that?! So anyway, I did some digging (hehehe,

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Pet Talk: Second-Hand Smoke and Your Pet

We all know that smoking is bad for our health, but what might surprise many pet-owners are the dangerous effects that same smoke can have on their four-legged loved ones after some time. “There are studies that show that dogs exposed to large amounts of second-hand smoke have significant changes

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Dog Sports 101

I just read this great article from ASPCA on dog sports and how much people can enjoy time spent with their “best friend”.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Dog Sports 101  Do you have a smarty-pants canine? Does your favorite pup need a little extra

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10 More Subtle Signs of Illness in Cats

I found this great and informative article on signs of illness in your cat.  I hope you enjoy it. By Steve Dale Steve Dale is the host of the nationally syndicated radio shows Steve Dale’s Pet World and The Pet Minute with Steve Dale. His column, My Pet World, is

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New Year’s Resolutions for You and Your Pet

After that crazy 2020, we are excited to welcome 2021. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions planned? It turns out only about 45% of adults pledge to change something in the new year and only about 30% of those people stick to their resolutions past the first week. What

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New Year’s Resolutions for You and Your Pet

After that crazy 2020, we are excited to welcome 2021. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions planned? It turns out only about 45% of adults pledge to change something in the new year and only about 30% of those people stick to their resolutions past the first week. What

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