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Lyme Disease in Dogs

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Most people have heard of Lyme Disease, and most people know that it is caused by ticks. But did you know that not only you, but your DOG can get Lyme? A fairly common canine disease, Lyme is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, via tick bites. Lyme Disease is very treatable in dogs, but […]

Human Medications are Toxic to our Pets

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The Animal Poison Control hotline gets approximately 90,000 calls per year relating to an animal that has consumed medication. Whether it’s a dropped pill on the floor or a nosy puppy that chewed into your purse, our prescriptions and OTC’s can be toxic to our pets. Even those pills that we also prescribe to pets […]