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1 month ago | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Catherine Barnette
Skip To The next time you suspect your pet has fleas, skin issues, diarrhea, or needs a recheck after surgery, you might not need to take them to the vet clinic. Virtual vet visits, sometimes called veterinary telehealth, allow your veterinarian to provide remote care for your pet. “Virtual vet visits are convenient,” says Sarah Mitten, DVM, MBA, a telehealth veterinarian in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Rhiannon Koehler
Skip To The arrival of fall means cute dog sweaters, long walks amid fall foliage and…dog allergies? Unfortunately, yes. While dog allergy symptoms are common in spring and summer, your pet isn’t out of the woods when the weather cools. If you have a dog with fall allergies, allergic itch and sneezing can still put a damper on your autumn bliss.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Catherine Barnette
Skip To Your cat isn’t afraid to express their emotions — especially when their breakfast isn’t served on time — and there may have been times that you’ve witnessed big, fat drops that definitely resemble tears falling from their eyes. But you’re probably still wondering: do cats cry? Keep reading to find out!Do Cats Cry? We Asked the ExpertsCats are emotional creatures.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i
Skip To Whether your senior dog tears their cranial cruciate ligament or it’s time for your puppy to be spayed or neutered, scheduling surgery for your four-legged friend can be stressful. It can also be expensive. “It’s easy to see why pet parents get caught off guard with unexpected surgeries [because] they cost hundreds to thousands of dollars,” says Jo Myers, DVM, a veterinarian at the pet telehealth platform Vetster.
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May 14, 2024 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Brittany Kleszynski
Skip To When you spot a tick on your dog, your first thought is probably, “Ewwww,” and not, “What tick species is that?” While it’s true that all species of ticks have a serious ick factor, different tick species can carry different diseases and risks for our canine companions. It can be a helpful skill to know which species you’re dealing with.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Sarah Wooten
Skip To Your indoor cat used to spend most of their time napping in a sunny windowsill, but bouts of scratching, licking, and chewing at their skin have made them restless. You check for the source of the irritation and see weird, black dirt on your cat’s skin. Could it be fleas? Fleas are a common external parasite in domestic cats. But why aren’t indoor cats immune to these pesky pests?
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Brittany Kleszynski
Skip To Your dog used to race for the door the moment you clipped the leash to their collar. On walks, you sometimes raced to keep up or admonished “slow down!” as your dog galloped down the sidewalk, eager to move from one mailbox and garden planter to the next as fast as possible.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i |Hanie Elfenbein
Skip To Ticks have a serious “ick” factor, and finding one attached to your dog can make you feel a little squeamish. But the reality is, ticks are common, and chances are good that one of the parasites will attach to your dog at some point in their lives. In fact, ticks sometimes seem to end up on pups so often, you might start to even wonder, “do ticks fly”?
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i
Skip To Our pets are often full of surprises! Some dogs might beg for blueberries and pass up peanut butter, while others might love to swim but refuse to walk in the rain. Then there are those cats who prefer to spend hours napping in a cardboard box while ignoring their expensive bed. But the biggest surprise of pet ownership might not be your pet’s quirky behaviors—it might be the vet bills.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
greatpetcare.com | Jodi Helmer i
Your once-frisky feline has more gray in their whiskers and less spring in their step and they spend more time napping than “hunting” stuffed mice and dust bunnies. A change in their behavior doesn’t mean that your senior cat needs less attention or affection. Indoor cats have an average lifespan of 12 to 18 years, and more than 52 percent of cat owners in the United States are caring for senior cats (1, 2).
