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Preventing Patellar Luxation: Weight and Nutrition Management That Helps
Weight management targets and joint-supportive nutrition tips to help prevent patellar luxation.
Nutrition Before and After Spay/Neuter Surgery, and Managing Weight Gain
How to manage nutrition around spay/neuter surgery, and how to handle the weight gain that commonly follows.
Joint Supplement Ingredients for Senior Pets: What Glucosamine and MSM Actually Do
A rundown of common joint supplement ingredients for senior pets, like glucosamine and MSM, and what each does.
Heartworm Prevention: Oral vs. Topical Medication and Dosing Schedule
The difference between oral and topical heartworm prevention, and how often each should be given.
Diet Food vs. Just Cutting Portions: Which Actually Works Better?
Comparing diet-formulated food against simply reducing regular food portions for pet weight management.
Body Condition Score (BCS): A Self-Check for Pet Obesity
How to check whether your pet is overweight using body shape alone, based on the Body Condition Score (BCS) method.
Stomach Gurgling in Dogs: Should You Skip a Meal? A 3-Step Guide
What to do when you hear stomach gurgling in your dog — a 3-step guide on whether to withhold food.
Reverse Sneezing in Dogs: 2 Quick Fixes for That Honking, Goose-Like Sound
2 immediate steps to stop reverse sneezing in dogs, that goose-like honking sound.
What Gum Color Says About Your Dog's Health (and 3 Conditions Linked to Pale Gums)
What a dog's gum color can tell you about their health, and 3 conditions to consider if the gums turn pale.