What is the Best Flea Treatment for Dogs

What is the Best Flea Treatment for Dogs

Finding the best flea treatment for your dog will depend on whether you're treating and infestation or treating preventatively, how long you want the protection to last, and how well your dog tolerates medication being administered.

2026-01-10
Are Dog Vaccinations Really Necessary?

Are Dog Vaccinations Really Necessary?

Routine healthcare for a dog is one of the key responsibilities you take on as an owner when bringing home a new puppy. This includes their routine vaccinations which are essential for preventing your dog contracting harmful (or even fatal) diseases while they’re out in the world.

2026-03-19
Summer Safety Tips for Pets

Summer Safety Tips for Pets

The sun is out, temperatures are rising, and the English summer is well on its way. While we’re all excited for the adventures we can go on with furry friends, it’s important to know that when the seasons change, so do potential dangers to pets.

2026-03-11
What Happens When a Cat is Spayed?

What Happens When a Cat is Spayed?

Spaying a female cat prevents heat cycles, reduces the risk of mammary cancer, and helps control overpopulation.

2026-04-06
What to Feed a Pregnant Dog

What to Feed a Pregnant Dog

Whether intentionally or not, if your dog becomes pregnant, you must provide her with the extra care and attention she needs, especially regarding her diet. People often say when they’re pregnant, they’re eating for two. Pregnant dogs may be feeding as many as 12 puppies (or more!), so ensuring their nutritional needs are met is essential for the health of both the mother and her pups.

2025-12-23
Probiotics for Dogs: What you need to know

Probiotics for Dogs: What you need to know

Your dog's gut is full of bacteria, both good and bad. The trick to ensuring optimum digestive health for your dog is to maintain the balance between the "good" and the "bad" bacteria in their gastrointestinal tract. This may sound simple enough, but many things can easily disrupt the gentle balance of your dog's gut flora, such as illness, medications, stress, diet, and more.

2026-01-25
Kitten Diarrhea Treatment: Recognize When to Call the Vet

Kitten Diarrhea Treatment: Recognize When to Call the Vet

Kitten diarrhea can result from various causes, including dietary changes, stress, infections, and parasites. Persistent diarrhea requires veterinary attention.

2026-04-06
Hookworms in Puppies

Hookworms in Puppies

Puppies are highly susceptible to hookworms, which can cause severe anemia, diarrhea, and even death without prompt treatment.

2026-04-06
Common Health Problems in Senior Cats

Common Health Problems in Senior Cats

Getting older is inevitable, even for our furry little friends, and as your cat gets older, you may begin to notice they’re not as spry as they were when they were younger. This is completely natural, of course, but sometimes changes in your cat’s behaviour can be a sign that something else is happening with them, such as illness or stress.

2026-04-05
Giardia in Dogs

Giardia in Dogs

Giardia is a microscopic protozoan parasite that causes giardiasis, a common intestinal disease in dogs, often leading to diarrhea.

2026-04-06
Lice in Freshwater Fish

Lice in Freshwater Fish

Fish lice are macroscopic parasites that cause lethargy, abnormal swimming, and itchy skin, and they can carry secondary infections.

Posted on: by Tiffany Salmon
Hookworms in Puppies

Hookworms in Puppies

Puppies are highly susceptible to hookworms, which can cause severe anemia, diarrhea, and even death without prompt treatment.

Posted on: by Lara Hew
Giardia in Dogs

Giardia in Dogs

Giardia is a microscopic protozoan parasite that causes giardiasis, a common intestinal disease in dogs, often leading to diarrhea.

Posted on: by Dana Minacapelli
Roundworms in Puppies and Dogs

Roundworms in Puppies and Dogs

Roundworms, particularly Toxocara canis , are common intestinal parasites in dogs, especially puppies, and can cause serious health issues.

Posted on: by Tiffany Salmon
Lice in Dogs

Lice in Dogs

Lice infestations in dogs cause severe itching, skin infections, and fur loss, and require prompt treatment to prevent complications.

Posted on: by Lizzie Youens
Diagnose and Treat Saltwater Ich (Cryptocaryon)

Diagnose and Treat Saltwater Ich (Cryptocaryon)

Saltwater ich, caused by Cryptocaryon irritans , presents as white spots on fish and can cause respiratory distress and lethargy.

Posted on: by Hannah Clark
How to Treat Heartworm Disease in Dogs

How to Treat Heartworm Disease in Dogs

Heartworm disease is a potentially deadly parasitic infection in dogs. Without treatment, a dog with heartworm disease will eventually die. Although the disease can often be treated, prevention is the best way to keep dogs safe.

Posted on: by Dana Minacapelli
Neon Tetra Disease: Signs, Treatment, and Prevention for Healthy Fish

Neon Tetra Disease: Signs, Treatment, and Prevention for Healthy Fish

Neon tetra disease is a fatal, untreatable condition caused by a microsporidian parasite that spreads quickly among fish.

Posted on: by Lizzie Youens
Are Your Dog's Worms Contagious? Here’s What You Should Know

Are Your Dog's Worms Contagious? Here’s What You Should Know

Multiple types of parasitic worms can be passed from dogs to humans, including roundworms and hookworms.

Posted on: by Lizzie Youens
Kitten Diarrhea Treatment: Recognize When to Call the Vet

Kitten Diarrhea Treatment: Recognize When to Call the Vet

Kitten diarrhea can result from various causes, including dietary changes, stress, infections, and parasites. Persistent diarrhea requires veterinary attention.

Posted on: by Dana Minacapelli

Exotic Pets You Can Own Without a License: State-by-State Laws

Every state has laws that determine what kind of animals can be kept as pets. These laws can change at any time and over the years, many states have added to their list of prohibited animals. Game and fish commissions, departments of fish and wildlife or conservation, and other state divisions dictate these rules that are found in state statutes and regulations. These documents can be difficult for some to discover and decipher because they are written in complicated legal language.

/ Hannah Clark

Tea Tree Oil for Fleas: Evaluating Safety and Effectiveness

Tea tree oil should never be given orally to pets as it is toxic if swallowed.

/ Tiffany Salmon

Deworming Your Dog: How Often Is Necessary for Optimal Health?

Puppies should be dewormed regularly for the first few months of life, typically during scheduled vaccination visits.

/ Peyton Shine

Hole-in-the-Head Disease in Saltwater Fish

Hole-in-the-head disease (HITH) causes erosive pits in fish and is primarily an aesthetic issue but can lead to secondary infections.

/ Hannah Clark

Tapeworms in Dogs

Tapeworms in dogs are rarely serious but can cause irritation, malnutrition, and weight loss if untreated.

/ Lizzie Youens

Tapeworms in Cats

Tapeworms are a common parasite in cats that live in the intestines. They can be excreted in the feces and passed along to other animals. Some owners may notice tapeworm symptoms in their cat such as vomiting, diarrhea, a bloated belly, changes in appetite, or segments of the worms in the stool, but many cats can have tapeworms and not show any signs. For this reason, regular prevention and screening is important to keep your cat free from tapeworms and other intestinal parasites.

/ Tiffany Salmon

Ear Mites in Puppies and Dogs

Ear mites are highly contagious parasites that cause itching, inflammation, and discomfort in pets, requiring prompt treatment.

/ Peyton Shine

Velvet: Aquarium Fish Disease Identification and Cure

Velvet disease is a serious condition caused by dinoflagellate parasites, requiring immediate attention to prevent fish mortality.

/ Dana Minacapelli

Anchor Worms in Freshwater Fish: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Anchor worms are crustacean copepod parasites common in freshwater fish such as koi and goldfish, and they are visible to the naked eye.

/ Tiffany Salmon

How to Give Fish a Freshwater Dip or Bath

A quick freshwater dip is an effective first step to treat saltwater fish for parasites before quarantine.

/ Peyton Shine

Cheyletiellosis in Cats

Cheyletiellosis is a highly contagious skin condition in cats caused by Cheyletiella mites, often called "walking dandruff."

/ Peyton Shine

Coccidia in Cats

Coccidia may not be visible to the naked eye but that doesn't mean it can't cause problems in your cat. This microscopic parasite infects the intestinal tract of cats and other species and causes coccidiosis, a condition of the intestinal mucosa . It can exist undetected in your cat so it's important to know how to see if your cat is infected and how to treat it.

/ Tiffany Salmon

Flukes in Fish

Flukes are microscopic parasites that infect fish skin and gills, causing symptoms like red spots and difficulty breathing.

/ Tiffany Salmon

How to Identify and Control Tiny Worms in Your Fish Tank

Properly identify whether you have detritus worms or planaria to determine the correct solution.

/ Dana Minacapelli

How to Treat Dry Skin on Dogs

Dogs can develop dry skin due to environmental factors, poor grooming, parasites, or underlying medical conditions.

/ Lizzie Youens

Can I Let My Dog Roam Free?

Free-roaming dogs face significant risks, including traffic accidents, exposure to diseases, and encounters with aggressive animals.

/ Dana Minacapelli

Ulcers in Freshwater Fish

Ulcers in freshwater fish often result from weakened immune defenses caused by stressors like parasites or poor water quality.

/ Tiffany Salmon

Ivermectin for Heartworms in Dogs

Ivermectin is widely used to prevent heartworm disease in dogs through products like Heartgard, which kills immature heartworms before they mature.

/ Peyton Shine

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Bartonellosis in Dogs

Bartonellosis in dogs is a rare bacterial infection transmitted by fleas, ticks, or lice, not cat scratches.

/ Lizzie Youens

Flashing in Aquarium Fish: Causes and Treatment

Fish use flashing to relieve itchiness, a behavior often tied to parasites. Lacking arms or fingernails, they rub against objects in their environment. Fish may dart abruptly to the side or bottom of the aquarium, flattening their bodies against the substrate—a motion revealing their light undersides, hence "flashing." Additional signs are twitchy swimming or sudden swimming bursts. Some fish jump out of the water, using its surface tension to scratch, risking injury if they don’t return to the

/ Peyton Shine

Diarrhea in Ferrets

Diarrhea in ferrets can result from various causes, including infections, dietary changes, stress, or foreign body ingestion.

/ Dana Minacapelli

Whipworms in Dogs

Whipworms are intestinal parasites in dogs, transmitted through ingestion of soil contaminated with infected feces.

/ Hannah Clark

Brooklynella in Fish

Brooklynella is a fatal and highly contagious parasitic disease primarily affecting clownfish and other aquarium fish.

/ Tiffany Salmon

Salt Bath for Fish: Treating Freshwater Aquarium Diseases with Ease

Salt can effectively treat freshwater fish diseases, heal injuries, and reduce stress, but must be used cautiously.

/ Peyton Shine

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