Keeping your dog’s eyes healthy
While many canine eye diseases are “silent”, a rudimentary understanding of eye anatomy, and some of the signs and symptoms to look for, can help you keep your dog’s eyes healthy. When you gaze into your dog’s eyes, you connect with his or her soul. But while you gaze, can you tell if he or she might have an eye problem? The answer is: usually not. Dogs will instinctively try to hide pain, including eye pain, and if they become blind in one eye they will shift to using the remaining eye. Dogs need to lose at least 80%...
How to Keep Your House From Smelling Like a Dog
We may love having dogs in our house, but that doesn’t mean we want our house to smell like a dog! We know that it can feel like an uphill battle to keep your house smelling fresh and clean, so we’ve put together a list of five things you can do to keep your house pet smell free. Keep the surfaces of your house clean One of the easiest ways to keep your house from smelling like a dog is to keep all surfaces clean. As your pet interacts with these surfaces daily, you’ll want to choose pet-friendly cleaning products that are...
Does your dog need to wear a coat?
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How do pet parents spend Valentine’s Day?
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4 steps to litter-training your cat
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
My Dog is My Home Co-Sheltering Conference and webcast
My Dog Is My Home is holding their second annual Virtual Co-Sheltering Conference from March 1 to March 3, 2022. This year’s theme is “Stronger Together: Building Allyship Between Movements,” which will focus on how co-sheltering people experiencing homelessness and their companion animals together fits into achieving a more just society. Maddie’s Fund® is a proud sponsor of this conference. The conference will offer a variety of speakers, from government leaders to experts across human services and animal welfare....
APA! Has Saved 100K Lives!
Feb 09, 2022 Austin Pets Alive! was founded in 2008 fueled by a need to save companion animals whose lives would be lost without our support. We looked at our community and saw so many animals unnecessarily losing their lives due to a lack of resources and education. Our mission is to promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals. And yesterday, because of our community’s long-held trust and generosity, APA! celebrated our 100,000th life saved. We had city council members...
11 ways to manage pain in dogs and cats
When it comes to managing pain in dogs and cats, these alternative modalities have a lot to offer. Consider trying one of these options before reaching for the pain meds. Animals experience pain just like we do. But because dogs and cats are so stoic, most people don’t realize their animals are suffering. In nature, animals that show signs of pain or weakness are targets for prey, so they have adapted to hide their pain in order to survive. Learning how to recognize pain in your dog or cat is the first step, along with getting the...
New dog treats support families in need
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CBD and supplements — a blended approach to arthritis in dogs
Find out how CBD, especially when used in conjunction with joint supplements such as green lipped mussel and MSM, can help alleviate arthritis and other joint problems in dogs. “Do you think CBD might help him feel better?” This is a question I get daily from animal parents about their arthritic dogs. The word “arthritis” is used to describe many conditions of the joints, and most of us, human and canine, will experience it some point in our lives. CBD has emerged as an exciting new supplement that can help with the...
