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Pet Care

‘Tis the Season of Toxicities

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Dr. Julaine Hunter
  This week alone we have fielded several emergency calls for pet ingestion of undesirable substances: chocolate, garlic, decorations and Tylenol.  Unfortunately not all veterinary clinics are open 24 hours a day to answer questions or to assist with home triage.  In the North Dallas Metroplex we are fortunate to have several round the clock,
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Posted in Educational Handouts, Pet Care, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis
dog swimming safety

5 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Dog Happy and Safe While Swimming

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Brent Bilhartz
Summer is here, and swimming is a popular activity for staying cool in hot and humid weather. Taking your dog for a swim is the perfect way to help your pet cool down, but it’s not always easy to convince your dog to dive in a local pool or lake. In order to help you
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5 things you should never say to a cat lover

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
LazyPaw Animal Hospitals adores cats! However, we understand frisky felines may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Cat lovers are a special species all their own, and they take their fluffy friends seriously. That’s why if you want to avoid scratches or the dreaded cool-cat stare, it’s wise to never mention these phrases in a
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Posted in Pet Care

Adopting a cat with Feline Leukemia Virus

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
At 1:00 in the morning, the movie I had been watching was suddenly interrupted by a very loud baby crying outside my window. Upon hurriedly opening my front door, I realized the sound was not not made by a baby, but by the emaciated, desperate, stray cat springing out of the bushes and screaming for
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Adopting a Heartworm Positive Dog

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
As Mom and I looked inside each kennel at our local animal shelter, the decision before us became increasingly difficult— every dog needed love just as much as the last one. In the small dog area, we spotted a little scruffy mutt. His hair was so long and matted he looked like a black and
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Adopting a New Cat

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Cats are loveable, charming fur balls who bring lots of love into your life. Their independent nature and ability to entertain themselves with anything from a ball of string to an empty box mixes with their cuddlier side to make them the ultimate blend between entertaining and nurturing. When you’re ready to take the leap
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Posted in Pet Care

Adult Dog Potty Training Problems

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Your adult dog keeps having accidents in the house—but why? And how can you help them learn to hold their potty? Dogs sometimes have accidents because of behavioral issues, but the problem is likely correctable through proper training at home. The following tips should help, although if your pet still has problems after trying to
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Posted in Pet Care

All the things you need for your new puppy

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
Adding a new furry friend to your family is a huge cause for celebration! If you’re trying to find ways to fend off excited fidgets while you wait for your new fur child to come live with you, we suggest a little retail therapy. Dogs don’t need much, but what they do need is important
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Posted in Community Events, Pet Care

Anal glands: What they are, why they stink, and how to deal with it

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
If you’ve ever been around a beloved dog who happened to have an anal gland accident, you know the terrible feelings that follow—shock and shame from the dog, and likely a blend of disgust, humor, and the sinking knowledge that it’s your job to clean it up. Yuck! The musky odors that can blast off
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Posted in Fun Animal Facts by LazyPaw, Pet Care

Animal Scenarios and How To Help Them

Posted on December 3, 2015 by M Bilhartz
Pet Care For Kids By a Kid 3 Animal Scenarios and How To Help Them What do you do when you happen upon an animal that someone has abandoned or took from its natural home?  Here are three scenarios that might occur in your neighborhood, and how YOU and your family can help them safely.
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Posted in Pet Care, Pet Care for Kids by Kids

Annual Lepto Vaccination

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Foxy spent her life visiting the horses next door, racing the neighbor’s dogs through the brush, and harassing squirrels who lived in the towering pine trees behind my grandparents’ house. After jumping through leaf piles my cousins and I worked so hard to rake, she would plop down to take a long nap in the
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Are hawks hunting small dogs?

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
There are lots of rumors circling the Internet about hawks honing in on small dogs for tasty prey. Since LazyPaw Animal Hospitals is in the heart of Frisco, Texas, we are used to seeing plenty of hawks gliding through the sunny skies. But are they really dangerous to our pets?     Of the 9300
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Posted in Fun Animal Facts by LazyPaw, Pet Care

Bringing kitty home: Helping her adjust

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Dogs are generally willing to beg for love and attention, but feline friends have a tendency to make you earn their affection instead. The American Pet Products Association estimates that 38 million households in the U.S. have cats, which means you’re not alone if you find yourself putting in extra hours to please Fluffy. When
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Bringing kitty home: What you need

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Adopting a cat is a huge step. Your feline friend will be there for you through thick and thin, and bringing a new animal into your family is guaranteed to change your life. If you’re both excited and overwhelmed with everything involved in helping a new life merge with yours, many find a time-honored practice
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Posted in Pet Care

Build a Pet First Aid Kit

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Every pet parent should have a complete first aid kit on hand just in case. First aid kits can be hyper stocked to prepare us to care for our furry friends in every conceivable situation, or they can be bare bones and stocked with simple basics. Whether you want to put together your own kit
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Can I adopt a feral cat?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
A wonderful cat lover with several star patients at LazyPaw Animal Hospitals recently asked a great question about feral cats. Namely, could she try to adopt one?   To answer, it’s important to define what a feral cat is. Feral cats are born and raised in the wild, or perhaps have been lost or abandoned
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Can Kids Get Strep from Dogs?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Rumors are churning in carpool lines and online that dogs can be carriers for strep throat. Dogs can easily catch kennel cough, which doesn’t spread to humans, but can they spread strep? The short answer is… not really. However, a throat culture or round of antibiotics won’t hurt the animal if you need to be
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Posted in Pet Care, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

Canine Lake Safety and Activities

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
As the dog days of summer roll to a close, now is the time to step outside and enjoy the last of our long, hot summer. Bounding off to the lake is a great way to spend a day or weekend with your dog. At LazyPaw Animal Hospitals in Frisco, Texas, we take our pups
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Posted in Community Events, Pet Care

Car Rides with Pets

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
My dog Magic’s nails dug into my leg as he hopped up and down to get a better look at the smiling Golden Retriever hanging her head out the car window in the left lane. “Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop!” I chanted while I desperately clutched the wheel with two fingers and nudged him toward the
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Choosing the Right Leash

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Carey and Tana the malamute strolled along the shore and listened to the crashing waves. Tana relaxed as the cool breeze blew through his thick grey fur… But then he spotted a future friend prancing toward him. Before thinking twice, Tana sprinted toward his new playmate kicking clouds of sand behind him, completely unaware of
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Common Problems That Cause Diarrhea In Dogs

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Brent Bilhartz
Diarrhea is one of the most frequently seen digestive problems in dogs that results in a trip to the vet. This is actually a good thing since there are so many different diseases that have diarrhea as a symptom. Some are potentially life threatening like Parvo, distemper, digestive diseases, intestinal obstructions and poisoning and some
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Posted in Community Events, Pet Care, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

Dealing with Dog Anxiety

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dr. Julaine Hunter
Dealing with Pet Anxiety By Julaine Hunter, DVM Pet anxiety is one of the most common behavioral complaints brought to us at LazyPaw Animal Hospitals. Pets experience anxiety just like people, except sometimes the cause can be harder to figure out. If not properly managed, pet anxiety can cause long term emotional and physical problems
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Posted in Community Events, Pet Care, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

Dealing with Dreaded Hairballs

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Today on the LazyPaw Animal Hospitals blog, we’re discussing an inevitable part of living with cats. Of course, I’m talking about—cough, guff, hack—excuse me! Hairballs… Is it normal for cats to get hairballs? Yucky hairballs are actually a side effect of your cat’s earnest grooming routine. When your cat licks and grooms themself, tiny structures
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Posted in Pet Care

Declawing a Destructive Cat?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
As my cousin Karen filled out the stack of adoption forms, her new kitten Rose fussed and pushed the sides of the cardboard take-home box so hard Karen feared she would escape. Karen remembered the shelter volunteer’s straightforward warning: “This one’s a terror”. But when they first met, Rose’s baby meow and big adorable eyes
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

DIY pet toys

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
LazyPaw Animal Hospitals is all about toys lately, and though we’ve pointed out some amazing (and amazingly expensive) possible additions to your pet’s collection, we wanted to share the secrets of some of our favorite homemade toys that ring in at a total cost ranging between zero and just a few dollars. Bonus: They don’t
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Posted in Pet Care

Does my pet actually need an annual wellness checkup?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Your pet seems healthy and fit as a fiddle. So why spend time and energy (plus money) bothering to bring them to the vet clinic for an annual visit? I mean, didn’t you do that last year (or a few years ago)? Annual wellness checkups may seem like a waste of time when your pet
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Posted in Pet Care, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

Dog and Cat Massage

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Dr. Julaine Hunter
Dog and Cat Massage is Helpful, Holistic Touch Therapy for Pets and People J. Hunter, DVM Most of us have felt reassured comforted and loved by the touch of another at some point in our lives. In people, massage therapy has been touted with numerous benefits: relaxation, relief of anxiety, improvement of digestion, fascial pain
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Dog Hates My New Puppy

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
What Do I Do if My Dog Hates My New Puppy? You’ve brought home a tumbling ball of fur and you’re delighted. Your new puppy yaps, flops, and explores with ease, but there’s one problem with your bundle of joy: Your other cat or dog hates the new addition. What do you do when your
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Dog Park Petiquette

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
Dog Park “Petiquette” Off leash dog parks are havens for energetic or social pups in need of room to romp, especially if you have a small yard or no yard at all! These wide open arenas give dogs a place to be themselves as well as freedom off the leash. However, to keep parks fun
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Posted in Pet Care

Doggy Arthritis Symptoms and Next Steps

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
Arthritis, or painful inflammation and stiffness in joints, is common in pets and one of the most frequent issues we see in older dogs who visit us at LazyPaw Animal Hospitals. Though arthritis is irreversible, early detection and prevention can help your dog feel better longer. Know the signs. Limping or favoring a leg is
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Posted in Community Events, Pet Care

Ear Infection Treatment for Dogs

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Around my house, the exclamation “Magic stinks!” was not uncommon. Every dog has an unpleasant habit or two, but Magic’s most beloved hobbies were really gross. In his eyes, the cat’s litter box was an all you can eat buffet, a rotten dead squirrel was a rare treasure, and a smelly running shoe was the
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Early Stages of Feline Chronic Renal Disease

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Midnight is only five years younger than I am, so her veterinarian had already warned me about the prevalence of chronic renal disease among senior cats. But while Midnight’s diagnosis was not shocking, that didn’t make the news any easier to hear. Because she had not yet shown any of the symptoms I was watching
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Emergency! What to do if your pet eats a foreign object

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brent Bilhartz
Sometimes, dogs and cats just don’t care about the difference between “interesting” and “delicious.” From plastic toys and water bottle caps to washcloths, coins, corn cobs, and socks, from time to time Fido and Fluffy can’t help but help themselves to a serving of non-food contraband. The same goes for ferrets, birds, and any other
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End of Life Care and Humane Euthanasia

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Aimee Lenz
Considering end of life care and humane euthanasia for our beloved pets comes with a whirlwind of mixed emotions. -The thought of living without them is borderline unbearable. -You worry about being selfish and holding on to them for yourself. -You’re still hoping for a miracle to give them a few more good months or
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Fatty Foods and Pancreatitis

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
The butter had vanished. But it couldn’t have gone too far, Becca had only left the kitchen for a second. She searched among the assortment of ingredients she had set on the counter in preparation for baking cookies. As she checked under the table, she heard a smacking sound coming from the living room… Hera
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Feline Chronic Renal Disease and SubQ Fluids: Part I

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
I stared at the YouTube video on my phone of a cute pig eating a cookie, attempting to distract myself from the heavy dread I felt. I tuned out the irritated meows coming from Midnight’s carrier and tried to believe her blood work results were going to be fine. Even after two years of surprisingly
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Feline Chronic Renal Disease and SubQ Fluids: Part II

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Finn, a fourteen-year-old cat with chronic renal disease, began subcutaneous fluid treatment to help his body deal with toxins that his kidneys were no longer able to process normally. Subcutaneous, also called subQ for short, means just beneath the skin. SubQ fluid is received through a needle connected to a fluid line (a long, flexible
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Feline Coronavirus and FIP

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
“Coronavirus?” I took the thick red folder out of my Aunt Susan’s outstretched arm, her brand new kitten Paige on my heels, chasing the long string of yarn that Susan had tied to my belt loop. Susan had adopted Paige only the day before and the animal shelter had sent home a plethora of information
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Feline Kidney Disease

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Aimee Lenz
My vet told me my cat has kidney disease – but what does that mean? They were throwing around jargon like B-U-N and creatinine and specific gravity. What the heck is an azotemia, and is it bad? I came in because my older cat was drinking more water going to the litter box more often.
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Posted in Educational Handouts, Pet Care, Uncategorized, Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

Five Creative Litter Box Alternatives

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
We adore our feline friends, but when it’s time to scoop, we always wish there was a better way. Litter boxes are a necessary item if you live with kitties and a major convenience when you compare cleaning them to walking your pet outdoors, but the smell and mess don’t always make domestic life more
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Posted in Pet Care

Four DIY Pet Grooming Tips

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
As a pet owner, is it important to keep your four legged friends looking and feeling their best! Keeping up with a grooming regimen is essential to your pet’s health. Scheduling regular trips to your vet and groomer are the best ways to do this, but there are several things you can do at home
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Gastrointestinal Upset in Dogs

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Magic trotted along the sidewalk as far ahead of me as his leash would allow. He paused, sniffed the grass, and turned around in a little circle. I pulled the plastic clean-up bag out of my pocket in response to this ritual. Once I approached him, his obvious diarrhea told me something was very wrong
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Gifts for the world’s most (and least) adventurous pets

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
LazyPaw Animal Hospitals is on an imaginary shopping spree for our favorite cats and canines, and though these high-tech, high-fashion, and high-octane toys may be out of a reasonable price range, they are still fun (and funny) to marvel at.   Umbrellas designed just for small pets. Frisco vet patients may not see quite enough
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Posted in Fun Animal Facts by LazyPaw, Pet Care

Gifts for the world’s most pampered pets

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
We’ve hunted down some interesting toys and gear for the world’s most adventurous pets as well as those suffering from a streak of total boredom. But today LazyPaw Animal Hospitals is profiling the holy grail of pet product categories—the chicest, and sometimes most ridiculous, toys and more for pets who know how to redefine what
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Gifts for under-stimulated pets

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Brent Bilhartz
LazyPaw Animal Hospitals loves entertaining our pet patients, especially because watching them have fun is so entertaining to us! There is no one toy that will interest every animal, but this list of handpicked oddball toys is devoted to our furry friends who may be suffering from a spell of ennui. From puzzling to downright
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Giving a Cat a Pill

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
After much yowling and hissing with nothing to show for it but a soggy pill and two angry yellow eyes glaring at me from under the bed, I felt both frustrated and guilty for becoming such a kitty bully. I was so scarred by this fiasco that I would have invented any way possible to
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Giving Human Medications to Pets?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Daisy isn’t much bigger than the bunnies who eat dinner in the backyard every night, but her size doesn’t stop her from trying to chase them. One evening when Dad opened the back door to let her outside, she flew across the yard toward the tiny fuzzy athlete who could’ve heard her coming from a
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Going Outside the Litter Box

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Lauren Stringer
Seventeen years of sharing my life with my cat Midnight has perfectly synced our schedules. Every day we wake up, eat, watch TV, and go to sleep together. If I hit “snooze” too many times, she perches at the foot of my bed and yowls until I wake up. When it’s time for her thyroid
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Posted in LazyPaw Prints, Pet Care

Guide to Keeping Your Dog Safe This Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Brent Bilhartz
It’s the spookiest time of the year again! Halloween is a time to dress up, eat candy and have fun but remember, you cannot forget about your pets. It’s important to keep your furry friends safe during this ghostly time. There are four main hazards you should keep in mind this upcoming Halloween so you
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Heartworm Disease in Dogs

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Aimee Lenz
Max was about a year old when he was adopted into his forever family from the rescue that found him on the streets. He was current on his vaccines, had no evidence of heartworms or intestinal parasites, and he was started on monthly heartworm preventative. As long as Max remained happy and healthy, we would
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