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petplan pet insurance presents: the meat-and-potatoes on senior dog nutrition

  • Jules
  • Posted by Jules Benson on May 23 2013
    VP Veterinary Services of Petplan
As pets age, their nutritional needs change, and the dietary requirements of senior pets vary widely between dogs. In general, senior dogs benefit from the addition of omega-3 fatty acids, glucosa...
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leaky dogs: petplan pet insurance presents a primer on urinary incontinence - part 2

  • Dr. Nancy
  • Posted by Dr. Nancy Kay on May 22 2013
    Guest Blogger of Petplan
In yesterdays’s blog, we talked about diagnosing urinary incontinence in pets. Today, we look at some of the common types of incontinence and I’ll tell you about the treatments available f...
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leaky dogs: petplan pet insurance presents a primer on urinary incontinence - part 1

  • Dr. Nancy
  • Posted by Dr. Nancy Kay on May 21 2013
    Guest Blogger of Petplan
Does your dog awake from her sleep in a puddle of urine? Does she dribble urine when she stands up or is walking about? If so, she has involuntary urine leakage, known as urinary incontinence.   ...
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petplan pet insurance presents: tips for living better, not just longer

All of the recent advances in veterinary diagnostics and treatment technologies mean nothing unless a pet is enjoying a high quality of life. For years I’ve lectured to veterinarians on st...
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petplan pet insurance presents a primer on cryptosporidiosis in dogs

  • Dr. Kim
  • Posted by Dr. Kim Smyth on May 16 2013
    Staff Veterinarian and Pet Health Writer of Petplan
We’ve discussed intestinal parasites several times before, but we haven’t touched on one particularly hardy parasite called Cryptosporidium.  Cryptosporidium are single celled...
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petplan pet insurance takes a closer look at iris melanoma in pets

  • Dr. Kim
  • Posted by Dr. Kim Smyth on May 15 2013
    Staff Veterinarian and Pet Health Writer of Petplan
Veterinarians get asked for random pet advice outside of the office daily, whether it be from friends, family members, or complete strangers on the street. It’s considered an occupational hazard...
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saddle up: petplan pet insurance examines saddle thrombus

  • Dr. Kim
  • Posted by Dr. Kim Smyth on May 14 2013
    Staff Veterinarian and Pet Health Writer of Petplan
We’ve talked many times previously about heart disease in both cats and dogs. Dogs usually make it a little easier for us veterinarians to spot because they tend to follow the book in terms of heart d...
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age or arthritis? petplan pet insurance on spotting osteoarthritis in feline friends

While working in the clinic last week, I had one of my favorite patients (and clients) come in to see me – let’s call them Perfect Kitty and Mrs. Observant. Perfect Kitty was in for a routi...
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petplan presents: 7 rules for the over 7 set – rule 7

Pets don’t get old – at least they don’t know it. Yesterday, we talked about how to keep pets’ mental health sharp. For our final blog in this series, I suggest you help your pet get...
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petplan presents: 7 rules for the over 7 set – rule 6

Pets don’t get old – at least they don’t know it. Yesterday, we talked about the importance of paying attention to subtle signs that can indicate sickness. Today we turn our attention to m...
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