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Tips for Helping Your Cat into Their Carrier!

It’s very important that your cats come in for an annual exam. However, a trip to the veterinary office is often stressful and we often skip them as a result.

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Water Diabetes or Diabetes Insipidus

When we discuss diabetes, the most common disease we think about is diabetes mellitus, also called insulin or sugar, diabetes. There is a less common form of diabetes, called diabetes insipidus (DI). It is a disorder that affects water metabolism in the body, that prevents the body from conserving water.

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Treatment and Control of Ticks in Cats

It is important to protect cats from ticks, just as much as dogs. Here are some ways to control, prevent and treat ticks in cats.

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Here Comes Summer!

Here comes summer! Summer is my favourite time of year, but the heat brings on some challenges for our pets that we need to be mindful of.

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Quick and Easy Ways to Know That Your Cat is Fine Everyday

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms Noticing subtle changes in normal routines may alert you to an issue that you can address with your veterinarian before it turns into a problem. Here are a few of them:

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The Importance of Microchipping Your Pet

Pets can get lost which can be a traumatic and possibly tragic event.  It’s important to have a collar and ID tag, but these are not foolproof.  Collars can break or fall off leaving your pet unidentifiable. This can be prevented with the use of a microchip. As noted in the Dartmouth Tribune in April 2017: A pet is lost every seven seconds One in three pets will go missing in their lifetime Only 2 percent of lost cats and 17 percent of lost dogs with ID return home When a pet gets lost, they are 20 times more likely to make their way back home when they have a microchip

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