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October is National Pet Health Month…

This month you can expect to see ads about pet health and pet care compliments of your local veterinarian. Participating veterinary clinics nationwide are hoping to educate us on pet health and the importance of having a health care plan in place for our pets.

The three-step pet health plan suggested includes:

Does Your Dog Have Rust Stains Down Its Face Like This?

Have you seen other dogs with those peculiar rust-colored stains below their eyes and down their faces? Like me, you no doubt wondered what that was from and thought, “This can’t be good.” It seems that our sense about these eye stains was correct. I did some investigation and found a some useful information about the causes of this eye staining in dogs, from Chiclet T. Dog, a dog who had this problem…

Mangy pet? Help is at hand…

Mange… the dreaded skin disease that can occur in pets, causes great concern for pet owners. Once a death sentence for many pets, mange is now more easily diagnosed and treated. There are two types of mange which pet owners should know about… the most common type of mange is called demodectic mange, often referred to as read mange while the second type of mange is called sarcoptic mange in dogs or notoedric mange in cats.

As with everything else in the world, going to the vet with your pet may not be all that it could in terms of getting complete information. You may not get all the information you may require to make the best decision for your pet’s health. This is usually a result of what the age-old maxim tells us… “You don’t know what you don’t know.”

Like humans, pets can also get Gingivitis… diseased and bleeding gums. The disease can get so bad as to require antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines or even the removal of teeth. Read more about this dental health concern for pets and how a change in diet may help.