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There are two main ways that cats get tapeworms, and it all depends on what they eat, as tapeworms are acquired by eating an intermediate host that is a carrier of the tapeworm. 

I’ve had many people ask me lately what training is required to become a veterinarian, so I thought I would take this opportunity to briefly go over what it takes.

As the month of June is National Blood Donor Month, it might be interesting to know that there is a blood donor spot for your dog very close at the University of Guelph.

As the weather gets warmer and bugs are flying around, we need to be extra careful to maggots setting up in our pets. 

Sometimes in a vet clinic, you need some extra help, and you need to seek it from outside your regular group of staff. This helper is known as a locum.

Don’t you find it odd how often the clinic asks you about your pet’s stool? We always want to know if your pet has it, how much, what it looks like, etc. 

Did you ever wonder about the time it takes for our pets? Below there are a list of some of the most common pet gestation periods.

Now that the cold weather has settled in, it makes it harder for all of us – pets included – to get lots of exercise!

“Kennel Cough” the name given to an upper respiratory tract infection. Many different things can cause it, but the most common is a bacterium called Bordetella.

Time moves a lot faster then most of us realize, this is often quite evident when we have our clients phone in and want to pick up medication for their pets. 

It all began when Terry Simons, a dog trainer and agility competitor, in 2011 found out that his beloved dog Reveille was diagnosed with Lymphoma.

Does your dog love the water? Every once and a while, a dog can develop “swimmers tail,” officially called Acute Caudal Myopathy.