Category: Wellness

Ten “Poison Pills” to Keep Away from Pets

Anyone who takes medication prescribed for someone else puts themselves at risk of illness or even death – and this applies to your pets, too! Although there are many medications used in both animals and people, the effects, doses needed, and other things aren’t always the same. About one-quarter of all phone calls to the… Read more »

What is Holistic Pet Health?

The word ‘holistic’ is a term that gets thrown around a great deal and is sometimes used incorrectly to try to market products. So it’s important to understand what ‘holistic’ really means. What is Holistic Health? In its literal sense, holistic means a ‘whole’ approach to health – taking into consideration all the body’s systems,… Read more »

Drug Free Heartworm Prevention

Heartworm prevention can kill dogs? I never knew that when they first came out with the heartworm drugs back in the 80’s.  All I knew from my veterinarian and the display jar of formaldehyde containing a dog heart with spaghetti-like worms spilling out of it and waving at me is that heartworm kills dogs.  The… Read more »