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  • Adult versus Senior Pets

    Mar 08 2012

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Lately we have been seeing more and more commercials on television and in print about lifestyle nutrition, including an emphasis on different diets for different ages of pets.

  • Tooth Infections and Your Pets

    Feb 01 2012

    LifeLearn Admin |

    February is National Pet Dental Health Month. The purpose of Pet Dental Health Month is to raise the awareness that pets need dental care. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates…

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    Hairballs in Cats

    Feb 01 2012

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Hairballs are an inevitable part of life for many cats. For some cats, hairballs may only be a problem during the shedding seasons of spring and fall. For others, especially…

  • Cabin Fever and Pets

    Jan 01 2012

    LifeLearn Admin |

    During the cold winter months in much of the country, people often develop the winter blues due to cabin fever. It is also common for pets to get cabin fever,…

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    Managing Osteoarthritis in Dogs and Cats

    Jan 01 2012

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Arthritis is a complex condition involving inflammation of one or more joints. There are many causes of arthritis in pets, but the most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis (or…

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    Ringworm, Pets and People

    Nov 01 2011

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Ringworm, also called dermatophytosis, is a fungal infection that occurs in the skin, hair and nails. The fungi feed on the keratin that is found in the outer layers of…

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    Cats and their litter boxes

    Nov 01 2011

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Cat owners often become stressed because their cats do not use the litter box properly. In fact, inappropriate elimination, which means urinating and/or defecating in an unacceptable place is one…

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    Halloween and the family pet

    Oct 07 2011

    LifeLearn Admin |

    As Halloween approaches, both children and adults look forward to the familiar rituals associated with ‘trick or treat’, including dressing up and indulging a sweet tooth. However, the very things…

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    Researchers identify a protein that helps treat canine lymphoma

    Oct 07 2011

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Lymphoma is a form of cancer that occurs spontaneously in dogs and represents about 6% of all canine cancers. In a study at the University of California, Davis, that was…

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    Rabies annually causes 55,000 human deaths worldwide

    Sep 06 2011

    LifeLearn Admin |

    Rabies, a zoonotic viral disease, infects domestic and wild animals and is transmitted to other animals and humans through close contact with saliva from infected animals – such as a…