Did you know that fleas were responsible for transmitting the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) in the Middle Ages? One quarter of Europe’s population died as a result of those fleas and the disease they carried. Just the thought of these parasites is enough to make your skin crawl! While we aren’t facing Bubonic Plague in […]

We all want to do what’s right for our pets. Sometimes we take them for walks even when we don’t feel like going. Other times, we give them extra treats when they give us pleading looks. Still other times, we try to make them comfortable when we think they are in pain. But sometimes trying […]

Medicating your pet (with pills or liquids) may not sound all that difficult, until you actually have to do it!  The doctors and technicians make it seem so easy at the vet office! But, medicating your pet at home can seem like a daunting and hopeless task. Between the sudden lock jaw and the hiding under […]