Pet Nutrition & Health Blog

Kidney Disease in Cats and Dogs

Kidney Disease in Cats and Dogs

Your pet could be suffering from kidney disease and you may not know it. Kidney disease affects both cats and dogs, mostly in their senior years. However, young pets may have congenital deformities that can affect their kidney health at an early age, too.

Kidney disease can be insidious and "suddenly" appear even though your pet may have seemed perfectly healthy the day before. On the other hand, the symptoms can be so subtle, such as not wanting to eat in the morning, that pet owners just attribute it to old age.

The Best Toys For Your Dog or Cat

The Best Toys For Your Dog or Cat

Toys are an essential part of interacting with your dog or cat. Activities with a fun toy are great exercises for the animal, both physically and mentally. This exercise will contribute to your pet cat or dog's good health. Playtime with your pet will encourage the animal to interact more with you, and it will strengthen the bond between you two.

To Vaccinate or Not

To Vaccinate or Not

It may be very hard to hear but vaccinations never give you true immunity. Yes, they do build antibodies, but the actual virus or disease will morph differently in each person/animal/host. The vaccines our pets and we receive are never formulated exactly for us individually.