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Winter Skin and Coat Care for Pets: Tips for Keeping Your Furry Friends Comfortable
It can be dry, cool, and overcast throughout the winter months here in Los Gatos, and the weather’s impact on a pet’s skin and coat can range from subtle to extreme. It isn’t any fun to experience dry, itchy skin, especially when symptoms lead to pain, secondary skin infections, and irritability. With our winter skin and coat care tips, local pets can look forward to a season of limited dryness and overall comfort.
Continue…Preventing and Treating Pet Obesity: Tips for a Healthy Weight
Keeping your pet at a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do to ensure they live a long, happy life. Obesity in pets isn’t just about a few extra pounds; it can lead to serious health issues such as diabetes, arthritis, and even heart disease.
Continue…Understanding Pet Allergies: Common Fall Allergens and How to Manage Them
As the leaves change and temperatures drop, fall can be a beautiful season. However, it can also bring challenges for pets with allergies. At The Whole Pet Vet Hospital and Wellness Center, we understand how frustrating pet allergies can be. Here’s a guide to help you identify common fall pet allergens and effectively manage your pet’s allergies.
Continue…Exercise Ideas for Pets in Cooler Weather: Keeping Your Pet Active Indoors and Outdoors
The dog days of summer may be over, but there are plenty of autumn pet activities and indoor pet exercises for keeping pets active fall, winter, and spring. In this blog, our team at The Whole Pet Vet Hospital and Wellness Center shares some of our favorite fall pet fitness tips to help you keep your cats and dogs in tip-top shape fall season long.
Continue…Summer Pet Care: How To Keep Your Furry Family Member Safe During Hot Months
There are so many reasons that pets and their people love Los Gatos. Between the lovely, well-kept dog parks, friendly, welcoming restaurant patios and shops, and pet-centric public events, pets enjoy our community and take center stage, too. Outdoor revelry reaches a peak during the summer. In order to embrace all the season has to offer, we encourage pet owners to take stock of summer pet safety measures.
Continue…Summer Hazards: Recognizing and Preventing Heat Stroke in Pets
As the mercury rises this summer, are you ready to rise to the occasion to keep your pet safe? Heat exhaustion and heat stroke in pets is a real summer safety concern, and our team wants to be sure that your pet keeps their cool.
Continue…What DNA Testing Can Reveal About Your Pet’s Heritage and Health
Many pet owners seek out purebred animals to fill important jobs, or simply because they like the known appearance, personality, and temperament of the breed. Owners of mixed breed animals, or those with mysterious genetics, can take advantage of pet DNA testing to learn more about a pet’s ancestry. This not only clarifies a pet’s behaviors, but can alert an owner to potential health concerns.
Continue…Essential Pet First-Aid Tips and Techniques
Owning a pet comes with a lot of responsibility. Along with providing holistic pet care, food, water, shelter, and plenty of love and affection, it’s also important to know the basics when it comes to pet first aid so you can help your furry friend if unexpected medical issues arise. Brush up on these essential pet first-aid tips and techniques:
Continue…Paws and Preparedness: A Veterinarian’s Guide to Emergency Pet Care
There’s no denying that pets are playful, unpredictable, and can get themselves into serious predicaments, which is why pet emergency preparedness is critical for all pet parents. Recognizing signs of pet emergencies and knowing when to seek immediate veterinary care can be challenging in the midst of an emergency when it’s difficult to think clearly, so having a plan in place ahead of time can make a real difference when minutes count.
In this blog, our caring team shares veterinary advice for emergencies to help you better prepare for unforeseen accidents and illnesses.
Continue…Indoor Activities for Pets
Still too cold to let your pet enjoy quality time outdoors? While we wait for the weather to warm up this spring, you can keep your furry friend occupied with some indoor pet activities. These activities are fantastic for pet health–both physical and mental, and provide great bonding opportunities for you. Check out some of these indoor pet activity ideas:
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