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A pet owner using a fine-toothed flea comb to part the fur at the base of a calm dog's tail, checking the skin for fleas and flea dirt
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How to Get Rid of Fleas on Dogs: Treatments That Actually Work

A pet owner parting the fur on a dog's neck to inspect the skin for a small red tick bite during a tick check
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What Do Tick Bites Look Like on Dogs? (With Pictures)

A dog owner pressing the back of a hand flat against a sunny sidewalk to test the pavement temperature before a summer walk
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Hot Pavement and Dog Paws: How Hot Is Too Hot?

A person using fine-point tweezers to grasp a tick at the skin and pull it straight out of a dog's coat
Parasites

How to Remove a Tick From a Dog (Safely, Step by Step)

A white short-haired dog wearing a lightweight UV sun shirt rests in the shade of a beach umbrella on a sunny day
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Can Dogs Get Sunburn? How to Protect Your Dog's Skin

A veterinarian using a fine-toothed flea comb on a calm tabby cat lying on an exam table
Parasites

How to Get Rid of Fleas on Cats: A Vet's Step-by-Step Guide

Pet owner vacuuming a living room carpet thoroughly while a dog and cat rest nearby, illustrating daily flea control in the home
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How to Get Rid of Fleas in the House and Yard

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Dog Heatstroke: Warning Signs and What to Do Right Away

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Dog HealthJun 5, 2026

Dehydration in Dogs: Signs, Causes, and How to Help

Dehydration in dogs happens when your dog loses more fluid and electrolytes than it takes in. Learn the signs of dehydration in dogs, the home skin-pinch test, what causes it, how to safely rehydrate your dog, and when it is a vet emergency.

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Dog owner parting the fur between a calm border collie's shoulder blades to apply a topical flea-and-tick spot-on treatment
ParasitesJun 5, 2026

Best Flea and Tick Prevention for Dogs in 2026: A Vet's Guide

The best flea and tick prevention for dogs is the vet-recommended product your dog actually tolerates and you give on schedule. This guide compares oral chews, topical spot-ons, and collars so you can match protection to your dog's age, lifestyle, and region.

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Gloved hand scooping a modern open-top litter box with slate-grey clumping litter, with a curious gray-and-white short-haired cat watching attentively beside it
Cat HealthMay 23, 2026

When Changes in Litter Box Habits Signal a Medical Problem

Changes in litter box habits often reveal urinary, kidney, or metabolic problems long before other symptoms appear. Here's how to tell medical from behavioral, and when it's an emergency.

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Long-haired ragdoll cat with blue eyes sitting in a clean white open-top litter box with light beige unscented clumping litter, in a bright neutral-tile bathroom corner
Cat HealthMay 23, 2026

What Does Healthy Cat Urine Look Like? A Vet Explains

Healthy cat urine is pale yellow to amber, clear, and consistent in volume. Here's what normal looks like, what color changes may mean, and when urine changes are a vet emergency.

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Healthy silver tabby cat drinking from a modern white ceramic pet water fountain on a sunlit kitchen counter beside a small herb garden
Cat HealthMay 23, 2026

Preventative Care for Feline Urinary Health: A Vet's Guide

Preventative care for feline urinary health comes down to steady habits: hydration, nutrition, stress reduction, and daily litter box monitoring. Here's a vet-informed guide to each.

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Veterinarian in blue scrubs gently palpating the abdomen of a calm orange tabby cat on a stainless steel exam table, with a stethoscope and urinalysis test strips on a tray beside them
Cat HealthMay 23, 2026

How Veterinarians Diagnose Urinary Problems in Cats

Veterinarians diagnose urinary problems in cats through a layered process of physical exam, urinalysis, imaging, and blood work. Here's what that looks like at the clinic and how to spot urgent signs at home.

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