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Foods You Can Share With Your Pets

We often hear about foods we can’t share with our dogs: chocolate, grapes, raisins, fatty foods, onions, foods with the artificial sweetener xylitol, macadamia nuts, etc.

With so many “don’ts,” what human foods can we share with our dogs? Are …

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4th of July Pet Safety Tips

Eve​ry year hundreds of pets throughout the country are lost or injured during 4th of July Celebrations. Here are five tips you can follow to help keep them safe and stress-free.

1.Keep your pets indoors
Though most of us consider …

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Everything You Need to Welcome Your New Dog

Dog adoptions have reached record levels during the COVID pandemic. If you are thinking about adopting a new dog and being part of this nationwide trend, make sure you have everything you need to welcome your need canine companion into …

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Pets and COVID-19

What You Need to Know About Pets and COVID-19

1. Can dogs and cats transmit COVID to people?
At this time there is no evidence that dogs or cats can transmit COVID-19 to humans.

2. Can pets get COVID?
There …

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Pet Essentials During the COVID-19 Pandemic

While everyone across the country is following stay-at-home orders and stocking-up on household essentials, it is important for pet parents to plan for their pets too. Buying groceries and supplies either online or at a store is challenging during COVID-19, …

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How to Keep Your Pet’s Teeth Healthy

February is National Pet Dental Month and serves as a reminder of the importance of pet dental health. Did you know that dental disease is the number one health issue in pets? According to the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS), …

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Kiki from FOX 35 Orlando

Kiki, the adorable little pomeranian that joined me on Fox 35 Orlando, is looking for her fur-ever home.  

Kiki is an 11 month old, female, lovely, fox-red Pomeranian with a classic powder puff coat who weighs about 7lbs.

Here is …

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Featured Pet-Pappy

In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Pappy from Best Friends Rescue in Los Angeles is the Pet of The Month. Pappy is an 8-year-old male terrier/chihuahua mix with diabetes. He may be small and weigh only 13 lbs., but …

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Bloat-What dog owners need to know

What is Bloat?
Gastric Dilatation –Volvulus, more commonly referred to as bloat, occurs when a dog’s stomach becomes distended with food, liquid or gas. Once distended the stomach can rotate or twist causing a life threatening condition where blood flow …