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Bird flu is infecting cats and cases are on the rise – What Cat owners need to know!

By Roger
February 24, 2025
animal welfare, Cats, Nutrition, Pet
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H5N1 Avian Influenza is causing far more trouble than just just high egg prices. The bird flu has successfully jumped species now able to infect cats and people. Although the ability to infect humans with the current strain of avian flu (68 human cases to date per the latest data…

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2 simple things you can do right now to protect your pets!

By Roger
October 5, 2024
animal welfare, Cats, Dogs, Lifestyle, Pet
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There is a reason I get to enjoy the most gratifying job in the world as a doctor of veterinary medicine: people love their pets! Our pets are most than just animals, they are an integral component to the very fabric of our families and our lives. Naturally, we wish…

Innovative technology converts tumors into vaccines against cancer in dogs and cats

By Roger
July 29, 2024
animal welfare, Cats, Dogs, Pet
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Surgical removal of a tumor is sometimes just the first step in optimally ensuring the tumor has not spread or has the potential to regrow. In the case of aggressive cancerous tumors, some form of follow up treatment is often recommended, even when the tumors have been successfully resected with…

How to Choose the Right Diet for Your Senior Pet: A Complete Guide to Senior Pet Nutrition

By clientmanager
April 3, 2024
animal welfare, Cats, Dogs, Nutrition, Pet
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As pet owners, we all want the best for our furry friends. But as they age, their dietary needs can significantly shift, requiring a diet that caters specifically to their changing anatomical and physiological needs. Your energetic pup or kitten has now matured into a discerning senior with unique nutritional…

Premier Veterinary Care offers innovative, powerful monoclonal antibody therapy for dog & cat arthritis

By Roger
February 5, 2024
animal welfare, Cats, Dogs, Pet
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Arthritis is the most common chronic disease in dogs and cats and can be the most painful and debilitating. In certain dog and cats breeds that have inherited conformational joint incongruences (e.g., Corgi dogs, English Bulldogs, Persian cats), arthritis may rear its ugly head sooner in life than the expected…

The Importance of Pet Vaccinations: Protecting Your Pet’s Health

By clientmanager
November 22, 2023
animal welfare, Pet
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The health of your furry companion hinges significantly on one lifeline: vaccinations. An unvaccinated pet is like an unprotected fortress, susceptible to a barrage of diseases waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate. Welcome to a critical discourse on the importance of pet vaccinations. Here, we’ll unravel how these simple medical…

Brevard County Is Now An Animal Welfare Leader

By Roger
September 9, 2023
animal welfare, Cats, Dogs, Pet
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I have supported Sheriff Wayne Ivey since he first won election in 2012 for a number of reasons, chief among them, his staunch support of animal welfare and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty to the fullest extent of the law. His love of his K9 dog Junny, named to honor…

Spreading Minnesota Dog Influenza Outbreak Raise Concerns

By Roger
June 29, 2023
Dogs, Pet
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An outbreak of the highly contagious Canine Influenza Virus began in April 2023 when an infected dog brought in from Oklahoma to a Golden Valley, Minnesota Humane Society and promptly infected of of its occupants. The cases total is now up to 300, but since these are only confirmed cases…

Dogs suffer from loneliness!

By Roger
May 8, 2023
Cats, Dogs, Lifestyle, Pet
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Dogs are intrinsically social animals and thrive best in social settings. Their strong desire to be alongside their human companions is likely how they became called “man’s best friend.” In fact, companionship is so important to dogs, that they suffer strong emotional tolls when left alone repeatedly for long periods…

Examining the Causes of Pyometra in Dogs and Cats

By Roger
May 4, 2023
Cats, Dogs, Pet
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This is the pus filled uterus that I surgically removed from a 1 year old cat this morning. It weighed 1/2 a pound, which in this 6.2 pounds cat, represented 8.3% of her overall body weight. If this were average sized person, that would be equivalent to carrying around a…

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