Preparing Your Senior Pet for Winter: Joint Pain & Stiffness
Pet Care Tips 3 mins readAs the temperature drops, senior pets may face more than just chilly air and the need for more cuddles. Cold weather can actually worsen joint pain in senior pets and make it harder for them to move around as easily. Conditions like arthritis and general stiffness may become more prominent, especially as pets age, leading...
Read MoreHow A Cat Parent Can Manage Multiple Cats With Health Issues
Inspiring Pet Tails 4 min readWhen Kim reached out to us about her fur family and their cat health needs, we were happy to help. Kim is the pawrent of four gorgeous kitties and each one has their own unique needs and health issues. Supporting just one cat with health issues can be stressful, but this supermom and her superfamily have been...
Read MoreIs Lavender Safe for Pets?
Herbs For Pets 2 min readLavender is a popular scent and ingredient in many health and wellness products for humans, but many pet parents may be wondering, “is lavender safe for pets? The History of Lavender Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is part of the mint family. It is found in Europe, Asia, and Africa and is grown all over due to...
Read MoreNHV Love Giveaway 2021 – Win Free Products!
Promotions & Giveaways 2 min readOver the past year, telling the people (or pets) that you care about that you love them is more important than ever. Over the next few weeks, we’ll play cupid by doing a giveaway on Instagram to help you spread the love! With this giveaway, your furkiddo can send a love note to another furkiddo...
Read MoreHow Yucca Root’s Natural Steroidal Benefits Can Help Your Pet
Herbs For Pets 3 min readIs yucca extract good for dogs and cats? The short answer to this question is YES! Yucca is a popular plant with medicinal properties that is used in many pet foods as it can help with the offensive odor of urine and feces. But that’s not all —this powerful plant has been demonstrated to have...
Read MoreBringing Home A New Puppy: Stevie’s Story
Inspiring Pet Tails 5 min readEveryone loves a good story about bringing home a new puppy, so here’s mine! Instead of having baby fever like most other couples in my life, in 2019 and 2020 my partner and I had major puppy fever. I had lost my beloved Shih Tzu, Zoe, back in the summer of 2018, and since then,...
Read MoreFeline Calicivirus: Prevention and Support
Vet Talks 4 min readToday we are talking about the most charismatic felines in this world, of course, I am talking about cats. As much as they are independent and appear to be made of iron, kitties can suffer from infectious diseases, especially respiratory ones like Feline Calicivirus. What Is Feline Calicivirus? Calicivirus is an infectious disease that directly...
Read MoreCoco Furcare—How To Help Keep Your Pet’s Coat Healthy
NHV Behind The Scenes 6 min readThere are many factors that can cause unpleasant smells in your pet’s fur. Excessive secretion of oil by the skin, allergies, bacterial infection, and yeast infection are only a few examples of conditions that can benefit from NHV’s Coco Furcare. Coco Furcare is a vet-formulated topical spray that happens to be one of our best...
Read MoreIs Neem Safe For Pets?
Herbs For Pets 2 min readNeem can be found in a variety of natural health and wellness products for both humans and pets. Some pet parents may be wondering, “is neem safe for pets?” before trying products with neem in it. Neem is safe for pets when used topically or in the right dose for their size. In this blog,...
Read MoreConstipation, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Oh My!
Vet Talks 9 min readConstipation, diarrhea, and vomiting are symptoms most pet parents are terrified of. Being worried is a common gut reaction, however, sometimes these symptoms are normal and will resolve themselves. This article will explain when these symptoms are normal when you should bring them to the vet, and what you can do to help. Constipation In...
Read MoreHow To Read Labels On Dog And Cat Food
Pet Diet & Nutrition 5 min readReading pet food labels seems like an impossible task. And if that is not hard enough, we also must make sure we are the best pet parent possible in all other aspects. Most information is readily available online, like what kind of toys can I give to my pet, or how to play fetch. More...
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