Pet Care Tips

If you’d like to know all the reasons why pets are good for children, get ready because the list of benefits is winter long. To cut a long story short, pet ownership is great whatever way you slice it. Firstly, pets are great companions and they can help your children understand the meaning of true...

Your dog’s walkies or your cat’s playtime is more important to you than your client’s presentation. You sometimes fall sick just so you can spend more time with your pet. Your pet picks your friends for you. Like literally. You plan your holidays according to your pet sitter’s schedule. Congratulations! You’re a doting pet mom....

Winter is just around the corner. The days are getting shorter and before we’ll know it, it’ll be dark at 16:00. With every season come new challenges to keep our pets safe and happy! Their wagging tails and head bonks can be deceptive. It is up to us as pet parents to protect them from the elements. Cold...

Rain rain, go away, Fido and kitty want to play. Reality? Rain is here to stay. But we’ve got a plan for you. NHV Pet Experts have put together 5 golden tips to prep your dogs and cats for the rainy season. 1. Trim their hair short Don’t let your little lions and wolves lose...

Seizure medications, like with humans, are hard on the liver. But to prevent those nerve-wracking minutes of seizure attacks, we are forced to give these drugs to our pets. Sweet fur boy Obby, a 14-year-old dog, had seizures since he was a pup. Just as expected, his liver started showing abnormalities as he grew older....

There’s so much talk lately about antioxidants. But what are they really, and how can they help your cat and dog? Well to really understand how antioxidants help our pets, we first need to understand its opposite: oxidation. Oxidation is a naturally occurring chemical process that happens within the body’s cells. When oxidation occurs, by-products like...

Giardia can be transmitted to humans as well as our Fury friends, but let’s talk about our pet’s shall we! What is Giardia? Giardia is a simple one-celled parasitic species that inhibits the intestines of mammals, amphibians, and birds. For your dog to be infected, your pet has to ingest the parasite to get Giardia....

It’s a regular day in a pet parent’s life. You bring your dog home from the park and just as you are about to remove the collar, eeeeek. You notice a tick crawling behind her neck. You rush to get the anti-tick spray. Zapppp! One shot of the strong chemical-laden spray and the red bugger falls...

Well, we are officially past Labor day, which means it’s back to school, back to activities, and back to the general hectic schedules of fall for families. But did you know that back-to-school time is also really hard on your furkids too? The change in schedules, and more time alone at home and away from...

A holistic approach to your pet’s health has precious rewards. Besides boosting your pet’s natural ability to fight disease, it also helps save your pet from the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. It helps keep your fur kid healthier, for longer, naturally. Animals love the natural route, by the way. Much before kibble and pills, herbal...