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Important Topics

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The IMPORTANT TOPICS section has a variety of pet health care topics.  Spend some time learning about ways to keep the quality of life as good as it can be for our dogs and cats!
 
 

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Nutrition

Miscellaneous

Older Pets

Choices

General Nutrition Cats and Avian Influenza Euthanasia Dieting for Overweight Pets 
 Nutritional Value of Bones Protein!  Bad or good? Do Pets Grieve?  Choose The Right Breed
Nutrition Comments Feeding Bones To Wolves Annie's Letter Veterinary Technicians
Basic Nutrition Topics Stray Cats and Wildlife Cognitive Dysfunction Fear/Aggression
Cats Are Different Behavior Modification Older Pet Topics Hunting DogGunshot Injury
Glucosamine/Chondroitin Heart Disease Older Pet Exam  Heartworms in Dogs and Cats
Contrasting Grain vs Meat Diets Obesity In Pets Top Ten Behavior Problems In Dogs and Cats Holistic Pet Health Care
What Is The Best Pet Food? All About Omega Fatty Acids Starvation Recovery ThePetCheckup
NEW:  Warnings About Flea/Tick Products here                       Pet overpopulation... who's to blame?

 

No doubt... there IS a bond between us and our pets.Euthanasia
An Uncomfortable Time
Nobody wants to think much about this topic, even less to talk about it. Maybe a gentle presentation about what to expect would help to ease our minds about this essential part of our total experience with our pet dogs and cats.   Come with us and we will be braver together...

Do Pets Grieve?   Read this and you will know.

Annie's Letter
 
A touching "letter" from a deceased pet.

Nutrition
Weight reducing diets... where have we gone wrong?
Prescription Diets and Therapeutic Diets  Find out what brands are available and what these diets can do.
What Is The Best Dry Food?  Learn how to determine for yourself what "the best" dry dog food is.
Nutrition Basics
   This is a good starting point for an overview of nutrition and pet health care.Together we will make Beaner's life better.
Nutrition, the Foundation of Good Health The foundation of good health has been undermined by false, misleading, and profit-driven marketing.  It's time to clear the muddy water drowning the basic principles of feeding dogs and cats.  Hang on because what you will learn may surprise you!
What Does "Natural Pet Food" Mean?  Read this article for some up to date guidelines.
Contrasting Grain-based and Meat-based diets for dogs and cats.
Feeding Bones To Your Dog?  You might choose not to  after seeing this!
Nutritional Composition of Bone  Of what nutritional value are  whole, raw bones?
What You Should Know You and your veterinarian should ask one more question. Find out what that question is and you may have a totally new outlook on those cheap, grain-based pet foods that say Complete and Balanced on the label.
Cats Are Different! We all can list the obvious attributes that make cats different from dogs.  Now take a look into the cat's unique and unseen internal chemical factory to see how cats really are different from dogs.
The Overweight Pet You can do it!  You can get that dog to lose weight.  Here's how.
Obesity In Cats   Feline obesity seems to be an epidemic!  Find out what you can do about the overweight cat.
Fatty Acids... Just what are these, anyway?
Glucosamine and Chondroitin  Take a look at what these supplements can and cannot do.
What's So Bad About Protein?  We've all heard that "too much protein is bad for dog's kidneys".  It's a myth!  Here's why...
Starvation Recovery... How To Care For A Severely Malnourished Dog
Weight reducing diets... where have we gone wrong?  Find out here.

General Topics
West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza... Find out how these diseases affect dogs and cats
KidneyTransplantation In Pets
   Read Dr. Dunn's article from Dog World Magazine abiut what the veterinarians are doing at the University of California, Davis,Keeping good patient records is an important topic. Veterinary School.  It will amaze you!
The Perfect Match.  Or Is It?  Find the right breed of dog for your lifestyle and you just might have a perfect match.  Here's how to avoid a mismatch!
Fear and Aggression In Dogs and Cats  This is a very difficult topic for many dog and cat owners.  You will find this essay interesting and informative.
Hunting Dog Gunshot Injury   What would you do if your d
og was accidentally shot while on a hunting trip?  Here are a few things to think about ahead of time...and what to do if this unfortunate event ever occurs.
Behavior Modification;  Top Ten Problems In Dogs and Cats
Two experienced veterinarians share their ideas about solving basic behavior problems in dogs and cats.
Cat Bite Wounds...see a real case that required surgery on the victim!
WEST NILE VIRUS... can it affect your dog or cat?
RAISINS...  Can they be causing kidney problems in dogs?
Cats and Avian Influenza

The Older Pet
The Older Pet Health Evaluation
... Look at what one animal hospital does for its older patients.
A Special Time It's no fun watching a once vigorous, curious and energetic pet gradually become affected by the inevitable wear and tear of time.  There are some things we can do to ease our pets through their later years.
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome   What is it? Does your dog have it? Here are some signs to look for with this newly recognized brain disorder.
Veterinarians and Heart Disease Some interesting facts from The U. of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine

 

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