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Spend Quality Time with Your Pets
Pets bring immense joy and companionship into our lives. Whether you have a cat, dog, or horse, spending quality time with them is essential for their well-being and your bond. Here are some ideas and tips for making the most...
Understanding Pet Allergies
Pet allergies can be a challenging aspect of pet ownership, but understanding them and knowing how to manage them can make a significant difference in the quality of life for both you and your pet. This blog post will explore...
Pimobendan for Dogs with Congestive Heart Failure
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Pimobendan for dogs is used to treat congestive heart failure. It helps animals with serious heart problems live longer lives by aiding the heart to work more efficiently through...
Benazepril for Dogs: Treat Your Pet’s High Blood Pressure
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD As pet owners, it’s a good idea to be aware of what medications your pet is prescribed, why they are being prescribed them, and what the different desired and...
Things to Know Before Adopting a Rabbit
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Rabbits are becoming increasingly popular as pets. In the United States, there is an estimated 5.3 million pet rabbits in about 2.2 million households. Their popularity stems from the...
Cat Allergies: What You Can Do About Them
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Cats. Some people love them, some prefer dogs. But whether you’re a cat lover or not, a lot of us are allergic to them. In fact, it is estimated...
Distemper Symptoms in Dogs and How to Treat Them
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD What Is Canine Distemper? Distemper in dogs is a serious and potentially fatal virus affecting domestic dogs and other animals like ferrets, skunks, and raccoons. Caused by the Canine...
The Most Common Antibiotics for Cats: Learn What You’re Giving Your Cat
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Antibiotics have changed the nature of medical treatment over the past 80 years. Since the 1940s, they have been used to treat a vast range of bacterial infections present...
Should You Give Aspirin to Cats?
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Aspirin is one of the most common over the counter painkillers available in stores today. More likely than not, you have a bottle of it in your bathroom medicine...
Bacterial Infections in Dogs and How to Treat Them
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Bacteria is everywhere. No matter how many Clorox wipes we use on a daily basis, we are going to come into contact with germs and microorganisms more times than...
How to Bell Train Your Dog
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Bell training your dog can be a highly rewarding and fun experience for both you and your pup. It is also extremely useful. Using a bell allows your dog...
Is CBD for Dogs and Cats Safe?
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD CBD is a substance that has become very popular in recent years, and one that you’ve probably heard about. It is used by people to try and treat a...
How to Tell If Your Cat Has a UTI
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Cats are clean and orderly animals. That’s one of the reasons why cat parents love them so much. They are constantly cleaning themselves, they always use their litter boxes,...
Aspirin for Dogs: Is It Safe to Give Our Pets?
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Aspirin for dogs is given for much the same reason that we all take aspirin. Namely, to relieve pain and inflammation. We’ve talked many times in past articles about...
What Do Dilated Cat Eyes Mean?
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Aside from just using them to look deeply into your soul, your cat’s eyes can tell you a lot about what they are feeling and what’s going on with...
How to Treat Osteoarthritis in Dogs
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD As your dog gets older, you’ll probably start to notice that they move a bit slower than they used to. Just like with their human owners, as our furry...
A Gabapentin Success Story: Why Compounds Matter
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD In 2004, our dog Gabby was diagnosed with life threatening lymphoma. We were devastated to hear this news and immediately began chemotherapy treatments. Gabby responded well for a while,...
Dog Acting Strange in the Car? Could be Motion Sickness
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Motion sickness in dogs? Is that even a real thing? We all know the stereotypical image of you cruising down the road in your car and your dog in...
Indoor vs. Outdoor Cats: Which Is the Better Choice?
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD There are an estimated 95.6 million cats in the United States alone. Of those, about 70% are indoor cats, meaning they spend the majority or the entirety of their...
Want to Have a Dog and a Cat? Try these Breeds
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Conventional wisdom says that you are either a dog person or a cat person—and that the two types of people are as different from one another as any two...
Why Your Cat’s Eyes Are Watery
Medically Reviewed by Taylor Froiland, PharmD, RPhWritten by Adam McCown, PharmD Our cats can often be emotional, getting angry at us if we touch them in slightly the wrong way, not eating if we leave them alone, or hiding from...