Cat Tips We have included informative websites and videos in this section which can help you better care for your cat. In addition, here are some insights that Dr. Yacowitz has accumulated over the years. 1. Cats are not small dogs. Years ago after studying horses, pigs, cows, dogs and chickens we had a few …
Today is World Rabies Day. Why a day devoted to rabies you ask? Because rabies kills more than 55,000 people every year. In the United States, one to two people die annually, and there were more than 6,000 reported cases of animal rabies in the U.S. in 2012. It is a major public health concern …
Millions of pets in the US are suffering from obesity, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down anytime soon. The family pet just isn’t as active as they used to be, and the foods we feed them aren’t helping matters either- a typical 12.5lb house cat should only receive roughly 200 calories …
We have always taken parasite control very seriously at Little Silver Animal Hospital and it is flea & tick season again. This year the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s latest forecast for Heartworm and Lyme Disease just reinforces the need to protect your pets throughout the year. Each year the options for flea & tick control change and improve. We …
Everyone knows chocolate is bad for dogs, but most people don’t know that grapes and raisins can be worse. Pets metabolize medications differently than people do, and therefore it is not safe to give many common human medications to pets. Advil and Tylenol can actually cause serious harm to your pet. Smoke is especially harmful …
