Pet News
Important News for Clients feeding Medi-Cal - Royal Canin Veterinary Diets
Medi-Cal has reformulated a few of their popular veterinary diets. To avoid confusion next time you purchase food, we are offering this handy reference chart.
Three Year Vaccination Program
For well over a decade, a debate has flourished about the vaccination of our canine and feline family members.
Before the debate began, it was customary to vaccinate our dogs and cats every year for everything. That was the conventional wisdom at the time. Many pet owners would visit their veterinarian annually to get their pets' "shots".
Heartworm … should I be concerned?
Here is some information about Heartworm to familiarize you with the risks and help you make informed decisions about how to manage this annual spring threat to your family member...
Cats … Arrr Meat Eaters
Unlike dogs, cats are true carnivores. As a result, their nutritional needs are very different from dogs and from people. Cats are designed to eat multiple small meals throughout the day. In fact, cats that are left to fend for themselves outdoors will consume 10 to 20 meals daily...
Traveling with Pets … Do Fluffy and Fido need a passport?
As you probably know, you and your family are now required to have passports to enter the United States.
Pet Food Options ... Are they all the same
Unfortunately for the consumer, there is no government regulation of pet food in the Canadian marketplace and some pet food manufacturers routinely make fantastic claims about their foods. Some of these claims are backed by research – many are not.
Recall: Teva-Furosemide (Novo-Semide)
Product Recall from Teva Canada (Novopharm) for Teva-Furosemide (Novo-Semide).
FDA Alert for Caninsulin
The U.S Food and Drug Administration Centre for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health released an alert this week regarding Vetsulin® (called Caninsulin® in Canada), a veterinary insulin used to help manage canine and feline diabetes.
