Pets can get colds too: Here's how to keep them safe
With winter comes cold and flu season, making coughs and sneezes rife. But it isn't just humans who get struck down by these seasonal illnesses—our pets can too.
With winter comes cold and flu season, making coughs and sneezes rife. But it isn't just humans who get struck down by these seasonal illnesses—our pets can too.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2022
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Some dogs enjoy the spoils of begging for food; they might even swipe something off of a plate or the table when they think no one is watching. Yet these scraps aren't always healthy for dogs and can create health issues ...
Veterinary medicine
Dec 2, 2022
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Feeding cats and dogs wet food has a much larger climate impact than dry food, a new study found, suggesting small changes by pet owners can massively reduce their carbon footprint.
Environment
Nov 24, 2022
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Cat and dog owners could significantly reduce the environmental impact of their pets' diets by feeding them dry food (consisting of kibble or biscuits) rather than wet food with higher water content, suggests a study of Brazilian ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2022
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University of Queensland researchers are looking to dog owners for data on protecting pet—and human health—from environmental hazards.
Veterinary medicine
Nov 10, 2022
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Dogs with owners who have high expectations and are highly responsive to their dog's behavior and needs are more social, more secure when away from their owners and more persistent problem solvers, an Oregon State University ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2022
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Progress made over decades to control overpopulation of dogs and cats through high-volume spay-neuter surgeries is at risk thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a team of University of Florida researchers conclude in a ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2022
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Dogs get dementia too. But it's often difficult to spot. Research published today shows how common it is, especially in dogs over ten years old.
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2022
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As U.S. health officials struggle to contain the monkeypox outbreak, some pet owners wonder if their four-legged companions could be at risk.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 16, 2022
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID, originated from bats and then, probably after passing through an intermediary host, gained the ability to infect humans.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 5, 2022
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