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As winter approaches many owners begin to worry about the salt used on the roads to melt ice and its effects on their dog’s paws. Salty Paws, not to be confused with Santy Clause, can be easily prevented with a few of these tips! It may be easy for us to say to limit your dog’s time outdoors when it is extremely cold or snowing but this may not be an option for all dog owners. It’s important to provide some protection to your dog’s paw pads during the winter and the ice and salt can cause drying, cracking, trauma…

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos.” If Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, he’s probably nipping at your pets too! Although our furry friends have nice thick coats of hair they get cold too. Just like when we are outside having a blast in the snow our pets don’t always notice their skin starting to feel funny. As the body gets colder blood is diverted to the core systems leaving outer organs such as skin at risk of freezing. We…

“Oh the weather outside is frightful…” No, really it is! With the colder months quickly descending upon us there are a number of worrisome things we should consider when it comes to our pets. This will be the first in a series of blogs containing winter safety tips for your pets. Anti-Freeze Poisoning Antifreeze poisoning is one of the most common poisonings seen in small animals. Ethylene glycol is the toxin that makes antifreeze lethal. It can be found in not only antifreeze but in engine coolant and hydraulic brake fluid as well. Antifreeze poisoning often occurs when it is…