Strokes in Dogs and Cats
With the untimely passing of actor Luke Perry, awareness of strokes came into the spotlight. Can dogs and cats have strokes? Yes; they can. Here’s what you need to know. […]
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Hemopet Interviews Steve Brown
For the past few weeks, Hemopet has been trying to understand how toxic levels of vitamin D ended up in pet food. What appeared odd was that these excesses happened
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Are the alternatives to BPA safer?
When researchers set up experiments, they include a control group and an experimental group. Sometimes with these studies, the outcomes are serendipitous and the researchers learn something new. This has
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FDA Updates on Heart Disease in Dogs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updated announcement on February 19, 2019 about the possible link between certain diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM; a form of heart disease)
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Plastic, Stainless Steel, Stoneware, Silicone or Ceramic Bowls?
Think back to when you introduced your first companion pet to your home and the food and water bowls you purchased. Did you go with bowls that had cute paw
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FYI: USDA Adverse Events Due to Vaccinations Reporting
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been implementing important and positive changes regarding adverse events that companion pets or livestock (feed animals) may have experienced due to a
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Circovirus in Dogs: Should we be concerned?
Circovirus in dogs came into the national spotlight in 2013 as several dogs in Michigan, Ohio and California possibly became ill or died from this newly discovered virus. Companion dog
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Cytopoint for a Dog’s Itchy Skin
Several readers asked us about Cytopoint, a newer medication to relieve itchy skin in dogs, and how it is different than Apoquel after an article we recently penned about the
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Studies Show Pets Protect Children from Allergies and Obesity
“Having pets growing up makes you less allergic or nonallergic to them.” That phrase was once considered an old wives’ tale. Nowadays, researchers are proving it to be true. The
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Apoquel (Oclacitinib) Use in Dogs with Itchy Skin
Meet Cooper, a Pit Bull Terrier dog. Cooper is a new member of the Hemopet family, lives in the Midwest, and is currently taking oclacitinib maleate (Apoquel). Oclacitinib is prescribed
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