Pet Health
4 ways you can help your cat with asthma
(BPT) – Humans aren’t the only ones that can suffer from asthma. As one of the most common respiratory diseases in cats, asthma affects about 1 percent of the domesticated feline population in the U.S. Cats between the ages of 2 and 8 are most likely to develop the disease. Described as a constriction of…
Read MoreCeva Introduces Catego™ For Cats
A Powerful Flea and Tick Control Made Specifically for Cats Ceva Animal Health LLC, the makers of the widely known and popular Feliway® behavior product line for cats, has introduced Catego™, the first fast-acting flea and tick topical parasiticide made specifically for cats containing the active ingredients Dinotefuran, Fipronil and Pyriproxyfen. Catego kills fleas within…
Read MoreCaring for Your Senior Pet
One thing pet owners can agree on is that we want our pets to live as long as possible – forever would be ideal! As our beloved pets grow older, it can be difficult to watch them begin to show signs of decline, and it’s common for pet owners to think of aging as a…
Read More4 easy ways to pest-proof your home
(BPT) – It’s late and you’re in your favorite, cozy pajamas. You get in bed and pull up the warm comforter. You turn out the light and are just about to drift off to sleep when you hear a noise coming from the attic. You sit up to listen, but it quickly goes quiet again.…
Read MoreMove over mosquitoes: Tick prevention grabs attention in fall and winter
(BPT) – Zika-carrying mosquitoes had their moment this year as the nation’s top headline-grabbing pests, but the arrival of cooler weather means the resurgence of another disease-carrying insect. Ticks transmit a number of diseases, including Lyme disease, that affect people and pets. And while cold weather may kill off mosquitoes, ticks remain a year-round threat.…
Read MorePoof Launches The World’s Smallest, Most Comfortable Pet Activity Trackers
The Pea and the Bean track your pet’s daily activity, progress, rest, food intake and calories burned. Poof, an innovative pet tech company out of Silicon Valley, announced today the availability of their new pet wearables, the Pea and the Bean. With Poof, pet owners no longer need to wonder if their pets are sleeping…
Read MoreNovember is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Dogs Fear of Loud Noises Studied
Dogs’ fear of fireworks has been well documented but new research[1] has revealed that it’s not just November 5th (Guy Fawkes Day in United Kingdom) that dog owners need to prepare for. Every family afternoon spent supporting a favourite sports team on TV is a potential meltdown for the family pet. Forty-two percent of dogs…
Read More3 Trends Driving Natural, Organic & Eco-Friendly Pet Product Sales
Natural and organic products benefit from the consumer perception, whether real or imagined, that they are purer and safer than regular products. Based on survey results published by market research firm Packaged Facts in the report Natural, Organic and Eco-Friendly Pet Products in the U.S., 6th Edition, half (50%) of pet product purchasers agree that…
Read MoreBizarre Pet Accidents Produce 11 Candidates for 2016 Hambone Award
After reviewing nearly 1.5 million pet insurance claims received over the past year, Nationwide has nominated 11 worthy candidates for the 2016 Hambone Award. Each year, the nation’s first and largest provider of pet health insurance, searches through its database of more than 575,000 insured pets to honor the most “Unusual Claim of the Year.”…
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