Caring For Our Pets is your online resource for health information about your dog or cat that can impact their quality of life.
Caring for your dog or cat is an important part of your interaction with them, making sure they are fed and cared for, exercised and loved on a daily basis. Part of that process includes regular visits to your veterinary clinic for health checkups, diagnostic procedures and preventative medicines that your veterinarian might recommend based on your pet’s age, physical condition and lifestyle. Caring For Our Pets will help you to understand some of those very important issues and provide a wide range of information to help you understand the importance of regular veterinary care. As always, the content provided here is not meant as a replacement for the advice of a veterinary professional.
As always, consult your veterinarian for professional advice regarding the risk for your pets and precautions you should consider.
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Parasites can have a significant impact on your pet’s life and some species can infest your home! Your veterinarian can recommend appropriate preventative measures and advise you on ways to help protect your pet. Basic information about common parasites including ticks, fleas, heartworm and gastrointestinal parasites can be found here. Consult your veterinarian for professional advice regarding the risk for your pets and precautions you should consider. Click here to learn more about parasites that may threaten your dog or cat.
Vaccination is an easy way to protect your dog or cat from a number of preventable diseases. Your veterinarian can recommend the right vaccinations for your pet based on their age, risk factors and lifestyle. Click here to learn more about the importance of vaccinating your dog or cat.
At some point in your dog or cat’s life, they might suffer from problems with their itchy skin due to allergies. Click here to learn more about allergic skin conditions that may affect your dog or cat.
During your pet’s regular annual physical checkup, your veterinarian may recommend diagnostic tests to rule out the possibility of a number of underlying diseases that may be difficult to detect. Early detection may provide better outcomes and may reduce the cost of treatments. Click here to learn more about diagnostic testing to help protect your dog or cat.
There are a number of other common conditions that can develop at some point in your pet’s life. Some are due to pathogens, metabolic imbalances or develop due to aging. Your veterinarian can recommend a number of therapies and/or treatments to help with these issues. Click here for a list of common conditions that may affect your dog or cat.
Other relevant health topics to help you care for your pet include tips on behaviour, training, exercise, nutrition, travelling with your pet, microchipping and safety. Click here for more information on these helpful topics for your dog or cat.
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