This week is Pet Stress Awareness Week. That means we're thinking about all of the ways our cats and dogs experience stress, the impacts this stress has on them, and...
Health Conditions
If your animal is not feeling their best, or you’ve received a diagnosis and need to know next steps, check through our health conditions articles for symptoms and natural approaches.
The Many Causes of Hairballs in Cats, Plus How to Prevent Them
“Ack, hack, retch, gag…plop.” Any cat parent knows that hairballs in cats are unpleasant. And that’s not just because you often discover them squished into your toes as...
CCL Tear in Dogs: What to Do When the Cruciate Ligament is Injured
I remember when I first started to practice, years ago, I didn’t see cruciate tears in dogs very often. There would be some overweight dogs, big old dogs, who would come in...
Environmental Allergies in Dogs: How to Help Your Pet Cope
Spring is in the air! Literally. Over the next few weeks we’re going to start seeing buds on the trees and green shoots sprouting up from the ground. And then, the pollen…...
How to Help Your Dog Detox Naturally (And Why it’s a Good Idea)
Each year, in our house, we do a deep clean when the seasons change. Call it spring cleaning if you will (only we do it 4 times a year). And by this I don’t mean the house....
Hot Spots on Dogs – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Hot spots on dogs are so, so common. Often they start out as a small red area that owners may mistake for an insect bite. Then they grow. And grow. And grow… I started...
