What Could Be Better Than Festive Pet Treats?

What Could Be Better Than Festive Pet Treats?

Inclusivity is at the core of our holiday traditions, but to uphold our pet’s health and safety, we have to exclude them from certain things. For example, a big family dinner brimming with fatty goodness simply isn’t good for our pets. Many pet owners respond to this by offering a plate of pet-safe foods, like […]

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Finding the Best Pet Gifts This Year

Finding the Best Pet Gifts This Year

Attempting to find the perfect present for your best buddy might be a bit of an uphill climb. For starters, there’s no such thing as perfect (unless you plan on giving them a cardboard box). Secondly, we all know that pets can show initial interest in something only to completely ignore it for the rest […]

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What to Know About Cat Allergens and How to Prevent Them

What to Know About Cat Allergens and How to Prevent Them

Chances are you know someone who is allergic to cats—but did you know that cats can have allergies too? Allergies happen when the immune system reacts to a foreign substance and produces antibodies to attack an allergen. Unfortunately, sometimes this response can be harmful. 

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Help! My Dog Won’t Stop Sneezing!

Help! My Dog Won’t Stop Sneezing!

It’s spring, and pollen fills the air. You sneeze, your dog sneezes, we all sneeze. It’s summer and the wafting smoke from the neighbor’s barbecue floats by. We sneeze again. Every season brings its own crop of allergens that cause sneezing. We sneeze because allergens are irritants that get into our noses. Our bodies want […]

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Beat the Heat! Keeping Your Pet Cool Indoors

Beat the Heat! Keeping Your Pet Cool Indoors

In the middle of the dog days of summer, when the hot, humid temperatures linger, it feels hot no matter where you go. It can even be hard to maintain the cool inside the home, particularly when the humidity rises or when the air conditioning isn’t working properly (or in an outage). Your pet may […]

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Fun Ways to Get Through Winter With Your Pet

Fun Ways to Get Through Winter With Your Pet

The idea of enduring several months of sub-zero temperatures, wind, and black ice might sound terrible, but since we live in Michigan, it’s what we have to work with, right?  We may as well try to make the best of the weather. Sure, there are some precautions when it comes to getting through the winter […]

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Fun Winter Activities to Keep Your Pet Moving

Fun Winter Activities to Keep Your Pet Moving

The long winter months are great for staying cozy and eating our fair share of food during the holidays. When it comes to our pets, though, this season is sometimes prohibitive to them getting the exercise they need to stay healthy and happy.  During inclement weather, it is hard to get outside with our pets. […]

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Outdated Suspicions: Let’s Debunk Myths & Create Safe Havens for All Black Cats

Outdated Suspicions: Let’s Debunk Myths & Create Safe Havens for All Black Cats

It’s odd that there’s a certain time of year that threatens the safety and well being of a very specific animal. All cats deserve the comfort and peace of their very homes, but during the days before and after Halloween, black cats need extra special protection.  Why is this, exactly?  The prejudice and fear people […]

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Those Precious Pads: Winter Paw Care 101

Those Precious Pads: Winter Paw Care 101

Your pet’s paws are adorable, yet it’s easy to imagine they’re also tough-as-nails. After all, your pet uses them every day to walk, run, and play in all types of weather, and they don’t seem to be affected at all…right? As it turns out, paw pads aren’t as indestructible as they might seem. Winter weather […]

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Focus on Fleas and Pets

Focus on Fleas and Pets

What’s worse than listening to your dog scratching through all hours of the night? Listening to your dog scratching through all hours of the night and having a flea infestation in your home! Fleas and pets are not for the faint of heart, but luckily Beverly Hills Veterinary Associates has all the information that you […]

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