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5 Ways to Celebrate Your Pet’s Gotcha Day
Pet Care Tips 3 min readThe day your furkiddo entered your life is a day you will never forget. You might forget the exact date but you will never forget all the different emotions you felt that day – joy, fear, love, excitement, tears, and smiles! In some cases, pet parents don’t know their pet’s actual birthday and the Gotcha Day...
Read MoreDog mom Jane – about NHV and her life with a senior cocker spaniel
Lifestyles of the Furry & Fabulous 4 min readPlease meet Jane Yoo. She is a very special pet parent for us at NHV Natural Pet Products. But this blog post is not about us, it’s about her. How she goes ahead and does what many of us preach. That is…adopting a senior pet. Losing a furkid leaves an impact deep inside. It takes years for...
Read MoreBert the cat is beating the odds against cancer naturally!
Inspiring Pet Tails 5 min readIt is absolutely heart-wrenching to find out your furry companion has cancer, and then to find out they only have a few months left to live is devastating. Cancer is becoming increasingly common in pets. We talk to pet parents every day that have received this news from their vet. These parents aren’t ready to give up,...
Read MoreDaisy’s Diet: Personalized Pet Nutrition Plan
Pet Diet & Nutrition 3 min readCooking for your pet can be as much fun as cooking for yourself. Between meal preps and finding out what makes your furkiddo jump up and down when you say the word FOOD there is one thing pet parents usually have a hard time with; knowing the necessary nutrients for your furbaby’s diet. Each pet is different,...
Read MoreBubba’s Crew: Supporting A Family Of Rescue Pups
Inspiring Pet Tails 4 min readAdopting a rescue dog usually requires a lot of patience, adopting six requires a superhero. Luckily for Bubba and his crew, that is exactly what their pawrents are. Bubba the Mastiff Mix was the first furry member of this crew. His pawrents Meghan and Abe adopted him eight years ago and have been involved with...
Read MoreVet Tech Rounds: Food Allergies in Dogs and Cats
Vet Talks 5 min readFood allergies are on the increase, and not just in humans! Sadly some of our furkids may experience discomfort from certain types of food. There is no simple test to diagnose food allergies in dogs and cats, and it can be a long process of elimination. Sometimes the way forward involves a lot of back and...
Read MoreVet Talks: Feeding A Zoo – Behind The Scenes at a Zoo’s Kitchen
Vet Talks 5 min readWhile I was teaching at the University of São Paulo, my students and I were lucky to be able to see behind the scenes at the São Paulo Zoo (Portuguese: Parque Zoológico de São Paulo). Most of the animals in the São Paulo Zoo were rescued from circuses and other unliveable conditions. I am not a specialist...
Read MoreFrom a hoarder’s crate to her mom’s lap, Abby the Persian cat’s story
Inspiring Pet Tails 5 min readIt’s been a year since the big “Persian Rescue” at the Arizona humane society. Abby is one of the 75 Persian cats rescued from this abusive hoarding situation. As a kitten, all Abby knew in the world was a hard iron crate. For the first 3 years of her life, she could barely turn around. Not all cats made it...
Read MoreThe Scoop on Poop: Managing Chronic Diarrhea in Cats Through Diet
Pet Diet & Nutrition 6 min readFrisco, this handsome 17-year-old kitty, was suffering from chronic diarrhea and weight loss for a long time, with no identified cause. Chronic diarrhea in cats can also lead to weight, loss, dehydration, vomiting, and lethargy. As a cat deals with it, there can be changes in the frequency and consistency of the poop. Not only is...
Read MoreVet Talks: A Journey Through a Mother’s Unconditional Love
Vet Talks 4 min readA mother’s instinct to protect her offspring begins from the moment she knows she is pregnant. As pet parents, we feel a similar connection with our pets. We vow to feed, protect, and care for our furry little ones. But sometimes even we need our mother’s help. When I decided to take my veterinary studies from Brazil to...
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