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Typically we worry more about our own teeth, than about our pet’s teeth. However, their teeth need love and attention as well, and just like they are dependent on their human companions for most if not all of their care and love, they also are dependent upon us to ensure that their teeth remain with [...]
While we wish and hope that every pet will find a happy and loving home, the fact of the matter is, thousands of pets are abandoned or brought to shelters on any given day. Sometimes this is because their owners can no longer care for them, and other times good Samaritans rescue the animals from [...]
Inevitably there is going to be a time when you must leave your pet behind for a day or several. Of course you want to have the best possible care for your pet while you are away, and while you of course know that no one can take care of your best guy or gal [...]
PetAg recently announced the creation of a comprehensive program designed to inform and educate consumers on pet nutrition safety and proper storage of their newly improved KMR and Esbilac powdered milk product for infant animals. As part of PetAg’s Safety Education Program, they have revised the packaging to provide consumers with even clearer instructions for [...]
The old rule of thumb, know before you go, applies to food as well. You should always know what you are putting in your mouth, especially since what goes in your mouth is needed to nourish your body. The same goes for our pets. Unfortunately it is not as easy to know what is going [...]
As pets age, their nutritional needs change. From infants who need milk or milk replacement products such as KMR or Esbilac, to “toddler” pets who are being weaned to solid foods, adolescent and adult pets who need typical pet food, and senior pets who need specially formulated food for their age, nutritional needs are different [...]
As science and medical advancements allow us to make progress in treating medical ailments in humans, so too do they allow our pet companions to have a more comfortable, happy, healthy and fit life. After all, our pet companions are much like infants in that they are not able to tell us exactly what is [...]
Pet weaning, it’s a no-man’s land of questions, concerns and disparate opinions, much like infant weaning, as so many things with our pet companion’s tend to be. When should we start, what is the best product to begin the gradual transition, and how long should the process take tend to be some of the most [...]