By Candi Amundson, CVT Veterinary Information Specialist There are many people living with disabilities ranging from emotional or psychiatric disabilities, physical disabilities, and medical diseases. Many of these people will reach for assistance from a companion animal to help perform major daily tasks or to alert and obtain help when needed. There are different types…
By Sharon Billings, CVT Associate Veterinary Information Specialist All dogs benefit from regular grooming care. Perhaps you prefer to leave some, or all, grooming up to the professionals. Or maybe you’re a do-it-yourself person and like to take care of the easier items at home. In this blog post, we move beyond the hair brush…
By Jo Marshall, CVT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist The Stats of Pet Poison Helpline®! Every year we run the statistics on the calls we take here at Pet Poison Helpline®. How may exposures, what types of exposures, what specifically by species do we see in the bulk of our calls. This helps us in what…
By Jo Marshall, CVT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist ARGH! Winter time boredom for both dogs and people has set in! Not to mention the -40 degree wind-chill temperatures that we are anticipating here in Minnesota this week resulting in school closures along with dashing any hope of outdoor activity for man or beast. So we…
By Sharon Billings, CVT Associate Veterinary Information Specialist What if I told you there’s one quick and easy thing you can do that could add several years to your pet’s expected life span? What if I told you this one thing could save you lots of money in future health care costs AND help keep…


