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Foxtail Season & Your Pet
The barbed edge nature of the foxtail gives it the ability to travel in one direction, making its small appearance more dangerous than the initial glance. Despite its cute sounding name, the foxtail has been known to take on your pet’s largest defense system, the...
Life is a Highway: Travel Tips for You and Your Pet
Summertime brings about increased car travel with pets as they accompany their families on road trips and day trips. These trips may occur relatively close to home, or they may take you and your pet across provincial or international borders (travel restrictions...
Dealing with Equine Colic
Colic is a condition that most horse owners will see sometime during their horse’s lifetime. Colic does not discriminate between age, gender or breed and can be as a result of numerous things. In our cold Manitoba winters, we most often see impaction colic. This is...
The Ideal Hoof
There is an old adage that describes the horse as having 5 hearts, each as equally important as the others. The 5 hearts are made up of one actual heart and 4 feet. Of course, a horse cannot live without any of these 5 hearts, which underlines the importance of the...
How to Clean Your Dog’s Ears
Now that we are gearing up for warm weather (hopefully), it’s common for us to see a lot of appointments for ear infections. Why are ear infections more common in the Spring/Summer, you may wonder? This is because it’s more common for our pups to go swimming, get...
Lovely Lilies and Curious Cats: A Dangerous Combination
Many of you may have heard that lilies are poisonous to cats, and most of you with cats will avoid having these flowers in your house because of this - but what makes lilies toxic? And what happens if a cat does eat one? Lilies are highly nephrotoxic to cats, meaning...
Apps for your High-Tech Pet
In my recent “internet travels” I started to look into some of the best pet-related apps on the market. This quickly became a Top 5 list that I hope you will enjoy. Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any of these companies or websites. They simply looked cool to...
Your Guide to Pet Nail Trimming
During this time of social distancing, many services have been temporarily suspended for the safety of ourselves as well as those around us. This has left a lot of people to their own devices - men forced to endure haircuts by their significant others, homeschooling,...
Things to Keep in Mind When Prepping Your Dog & The Bathroom for Springtime!
There are a few things to keep in mind when getting your dog and bathroom in order for the start of spring, AKA puddle season! The key is to always remember that although giving your pet a bath can sometimes be stressful, it is a great way to bond with your pet and...