Categories
Cats Dogs Life at Home Other

Are Our Pets Really Happy We’re Home All the Time, Or Is It a Mixed Blessing?

Article

Reading Time: 3 minutes At the start of the coronavirus pandemic when my state issued a stay-at-home order, a handmade sign appeared in a neighbor’s window that proclaimed: “AT LEAST OUR DOGS ARE HAPPY!” Meanwhile, the internet exploded with memes of cats being unamused that their humans were cramping their style by invading “their” home so much. Reality seems […]

Categories
Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home

Wearing a Different Face? How Dogs React to Masks

Article

Reading Time: 3 minutes At the start of the pandemic, concern was sometimes expressed that dogs would be disturbed because people were now wearing face masks. Personally, I was skeptical, from the evidence of my own highly reactive Pug. She’s attentive to small details – one thing she’ll always object to is a person who is looking at their […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Life at Home Other

What We’re Noticing With Our Pets Now That We’re Home All the Time

Article

Reading Time: 4 minutes My husband and I have been lucky to work from home for over a decade. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, we haven’t left our house to go to a movie, restaurant, party, or concert since March. At least one of us is always home – to the delight of our dogs, Rio and Peach. […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Other Veterinary Care

Why Your Vet Uses Rescue™ in Their Clinic

Article

Reading Time: 3 minutes When you go to the vet, you know that they’re doing everything they can to create the best possible experience for your pet. But that doesn’t stop at providing good patient care – it also applies to the clinic environment that your veterinary team works hard to create. This means taking important steps to reduce […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Fears & Anxieties Other Travel & Safety Veterinary Care

Curbing Vet Visit Fear: The Curbside Approach to Veterinary Dermatology Visits

Article

Reading Time: 5 minutes This is Sophie. She’s a very good girl, but has been itching constantly. While her family, the Fosters, have enjoyed extra time at home together recently, Sophie’s scratching, chewing, and biting her skin is driving everyone crazy! And she’s not alone. Allergic skin disease is one of the most common reasons that pets need veterinary […]

Categories
Activities & Enrichment Cats Dogs Life at Home Other

Pets With a View: How to Create Visual Interest at Home

Article

Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of us are spending a lot of time at home right now. Even a brief walk around the neighborhood feels like a special experience, and we may see things we never noticed before. With this perspective, we no longer take for granted the views from our windows. Assuming we could take this perspective and […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Other Veterinary Care

Telemedicine: Keeping Veterinary Dermatology Fear Free in the Time of COVID-19

Article

Man working at home and holding his liitle dog.

Reading Time: 4 minutes While the world practices social distancing and self-quarantine, pet owners are spending more time with their pets. The extra cuddle time with animal family members can be beneficial for humans’ physical and emotional health1,2. Spending so much time together also gives pet parents an opportunity to notice when something might be wrong with their dog […]

Categories
Activities & Enrichment Dogs Travel & Safety

How to Keep Your Dog Safe in the Great Outdoors

Article

Reading Time: 4 minutes As COVID-19 continues to keep doors to gyms and yoga studios shuttered, dogs are playing a more prominent role as workout buddies for people seeking safe ways to exercise outdoors. Just ask my dogs, Kona and Bujeau. Since the “shelter in place” order was declared in mid-March, only an occasional rain shower has stopped us […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home Other

Will Separation Anxiety Strike After Coronavirus?

Article

Reading Time: 5 minutes Having us shelter in place at our homes is a dream come true for dogs. What happens, though, when people head back to the office? This is a unique experience so there’s no data to suggest how pets will respond, but I suggest we’ll see a significant uptick in separation distress among the following populations […]

Categories
Cats Dogs Life at Home Other Veterinary Care

A Pet Parent’s Guide to COVID-19

Article

Man with shirt holding a tricolor cat in his arms. Close up portrait of a calico cat.

Reading Time: 3 minutes With more than a million cases of COVID-19 diagnosed worldwide, and the number rising, most people are still grappling with the changes and restrictions of life during a global pandemic. News that dogs, cats, and ferrets may be susceptible to the virus only increases the fear, anxiety, and stress pet parents are feeling. What are […]