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Important Tips from Penn Vet to Keep Pets Safe in Cold Weather
January 20, 2016 • Health & Wellness
The cold weather is here and extra care needs to be taken to keep companion animals comfortable and healthy throughout the winter season. Dr. Kenneth Drobatz, Chief of the Emergency Service at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, offers the following tips:
- Short-coated and small breed dogs should wear a sweater or coat to keep them warm when going outside.
- When walking a dog, keep it leashed. Avoid icy...
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Meet Nick who will go from FIDO FAT to FIDO FABULOUS!
January 12, 2016 • Trends • At Home • Health & Wellness • Rescue
Sarah & Brian Surritt from Vista, California, submitted this winning essay for their dog Nick who will be part of the weight loss study in our From Fido FAT to Fido FABULOUS challenge.
Meet Nick. He is 82.6 lbs of love and should be closer to 60. He’s 6 weeks new to our family- rescued from Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas where Sarah volunteers. We assume he came from a home where he...
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Mendota Products, Inc., Acquires DERMagic Skin Care for Animals
January 08, 2016 • Trends • Health & Wellness
Acquisition aligns perfectly with Mendota Products strategy to extend their
product line of high quality, Made in the USA line of dog products throughout the US and Internationally.
Mendota Products, a manufacture of high quality made in the USA dog products based in St. Paul, Minnesota, has completed the acquisition of DERMagic Skin Care for Animals, Inc., a Kingston, Washington
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Cool Pet Pad
January 04, 2016 • Travel • Trends • At Home • Health & Wellness • Product Reviews •
When traveling last year for our 7th annual cross-country pet adoption tour, Get Your Licks on Route 66®, we placed the Cool Pet Pads inside both dog crates for Junior and Jake since they would be making the eight thousand mile trek with us in our quest to help place pets in to new forever homes.
Offered exclusively by The Green Pet Shop, the innovative cooling pad can be used any time, any...
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Starting the New Year with Health and Happiness
December 21, 2015 • Health & Wellness
Tis’ the season to be jolly AND to reflect on the past year and put our best PAW forward as we get ready to bark in the new year!
Pet parents know that keeping FIDO healthy and happy also brings joy and happiness to the entire family. Whether we have had a good day or a stressful day, they greet us at the door with such love and devotion – the best gift we can give back to them is keep them...
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS - HEALTHY PETS - IMP Tips from Penn Vet to Keep Pets Safe
December 15, 2015 • Health & Wellness
Dr. Lisa Murphy, Penn Vet’s Associate Professor of Toxicology, and Dr. Kenneth Drobatz, Chief of the Emergency Service at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, offer the following tips to keep pets healthy and out of the emergency room during the holidays.
Poisonous Holiday Plants
Poinsettias: Toxicity from poinsettias is often exaggerated. The thick sap inside the stem is toxic, but a healthy dog or cat...
