With the warmer months quickly approaching now is a good time to remember that dogs can also be vulnerable to hot weather. Like their human companions, dogs, too, can experience over heating, dehydration, sunburn and the other conditions of too much heat and sun. Unlike humans who are able to sweat through their skin quite freely, … Read more
Spring is in the air! And everybody knows that in order to get those beautiful May flowers we are probably going to get a fair amount of those ill-timed April showers. Sometimes rain can keep you and your outdoor loving pooch indoors but NuVet is here to tell you that staying inside doesn’t mean you … Read more
After reading all the books you could find on puppies and puppy care and researching which breed would complement you best, you have finally decided to take that leap and open up your heart and home to a new puppy. You have a lot of information and ideas floating around in your head on how … Read more
We think cats are pretty cool and we are sure that most cat parents would agree. So in honor of cats and their fun personalities we thought we would clear up some common kitty misconceptions. Here is what we have to share… Cats steal the breath of infants This is an old wives tale that … Read more
Giving Scruffy a bath might seem pretty straight forward. Put Scruffy in tub, wet Scruffy down, soap Scruffy up, rinse, towel off…Well, if you want to keep your pooch as comfortable as possible during the process and make it simpler on yourself, here’s some useful tips to make bath time a smoothly flowing process. Gather supplies … Read more
NuVet labs would like to congratulate the beautiful beagle Miss P (call name, Peyton. Official champion name, Tashtins Lookin For Trouble), the Westminster Kennel Club’s 2015 winner for Best In Show, which is quite a feat as she is only the second beagle to come away with this title at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog … Read more
NuVet knows that fans of its blog like to learn new and interesting things about dogs. So we thought we would take this time to talk about a dog breed you may or may not really know about. The dog we will be talking about is called the Basenji and hails from Africa. Quite a … Read more
What is ear cropping? Ear cropping is the act of cutting off the pinna, also known as the outer ear, of the dog. This can be up to two-thirds of the dog’s ear. Essentially what is being removed is the floppy part of the ear. The remaining part of the ear is then taped to … Read more
Because he worked the night shift, Jim Wilson spent most of his daylight hours sleeping. Unfortunately, it was usually around the same time his head would hit the pillow that his neighbor’s Boston terrier, Jax, would start barking. Often times the barking would continue for several hours interfering with Jim’s much needed sleep. Exhausted and … Read more
We all have probably had a moment when we said something we later regret. It can happen at any time or at any place. Many times, we realize it and retract our comment with much embarrassment while other times, it may just come out without ever realizing it. When dealing with our family pet, it … Read more