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Is Raw Cat Food Safe?

There is some concern about whether raw cat food is safe. Some feel that raw meat may contain salmonella, toxoplasmosis or another equally troublesome bacteria or parasite. And that the only way to be certain that your cat does not get these potentially fatal diseases is to cook the meat.
At first glance, this line of [...]

Melena in Cats

Melena in cats can be a life threatening illness and it is something that should not be ignored. If it exists over a period of time or if it becomes worse, it could cost your cat its life. The first inclination of many cat owners is that it is simply something that your cat may [...]

Does Your Dog Need a Heartworm Pill?

To understand the role of the heartworm pill, it helps to understand just a little about how heartworm disease is spread. Without getting too technical this is how the heartworm life cycle works.
Adult heartworms congregate in the heart and lungs of an infected lung. Here they grow, and breed, releasing thousands of microscopic descendants into [...]

Understanding Heart Disease in the Irish Wolfhound

The breed of Irish Wolfhound as a whole is both healthy and hearty, but occasionally can suffer from heart disease. There are different types of heart disease which can affect the breed, but the most common type of heart disorder is called dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM. More recently, many wolfhounds have died because there was [...]