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Why Your Vet Uses Rescue™ in Their Clinic

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…against pathogens, while remaining safe to our pets, and to your pet’s healthcare team. Rescue™ Disinfectants, formulated with Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide®, help keep your veterinarian’s clinic safe, while helping create…

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How Stress, Diet, and Health Cause Parrots to Pick Their Feathers

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Reading Time: 3 minutesReading Time: 3 minutes We’ve all seen both wild and pet birds meticulously preen their feathers, keeping them clean, smooth, and lubricated. Preening is normal—and the sign of a healthy…

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Cats Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Giving Pills Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful for You or Your Pet. Here’s How to Do It

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteReading Time: < 1 minute It doesn’t have to be hard to give your pet a pill, and it’s a skill that both you and your pet should master. That…

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Giving Medications to Your Pet: Putting the Treat Into Treatments

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteReading Time: < 1 minute https://youtu.be/dnzMqZYsTcs At some point in your pet-owning life, you will need to give prescribed medications or treatments to your pet. This can be stressful for…

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Dogs Training & Grooming

Gray Muzzles Make Great Students

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Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Tricks? Absolutely, unequivocally, yes! It is never too late to train your dog. We learn new things throughout our lives, why not our canine friends? Senior dogs boast something…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home

Cure Feline “Indoorosis”: How To Introduce Hunting Feeders in 3 Easy Steps

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Reading Time: 2 minutes…needs, we are creating a whole new syndrome of disease. I am calling it “indoorosis.” This syndrome includes obesity, urinary tract disease, and behavior problems, which can be the deadliest…

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Dogs Life at Home

Hear, Hear. Dogs Detect Differences Between Languages, Gibberish

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Reading Time: 3 minutesReading Time: 3 minutes Do dogs study language? New research shows they may have better language abilities than we realize. Though I’m a native English speaker, I’ve learned some Spanish,…

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Fear, stress, and puppy brain development: what to know

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…essentially domesticated themselves when human civilization developed to the point that it could be a source of food. “Humans created a new environmental niche,” says Jessica Hekman, DVM, Ph.D. “There…

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Cats Life at Home New Pets

New to Cats? Litter Box Basics for Beginners

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…clay granules; soft sandlike litter; litter pearls; litter made of wheat, newspaper, sawdust, even pine. In a study by a veterinary behaviorist, it was found that cats generally prefer unscented…

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Cats Life at Home New Pets

Want a Pedigree Cat? Here’s What to Know

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…get to know people and their cats before making inquiries. They will share their experiences with new litters, awards won in cat shows, and adventures of kittens in new homes….