Dr. Liz McCalley is a veterinarian focusing on concierge general practice and rehabilitation. She is the owner and founder of ZumiVet, a mobile veterinary practice in San Diego. Dr. McCalley is ...

Recent reports of bird flu in cats lead to lots of questions from pet parents. Let's hear a vet's perspective along with ...

Ryan Karpusiewicz is a Long Island-based writer with a passion for animals and their health and wellbeing. He has experience producing, editing, and curating content across the pet industry, including ...

Sophie Vershbow is a freelance writer with a deep love for all things dog-related. Her work has appeared in several publications including Vulture, Huffington Post, Forward, and Bustle. In addition to ...

When I was pregnant with my third child, I noticed that my swollen ankles would retain an imprint of my fingers if I pressed them. Thankfully, this condition (called pitting edema) wasn’t a ...

If you’ve ever welcomed a kitten into your home (or are about to), there’s a good chance the topic of cat worms has (or will) come up. Maybe even more often than you’d like! Veterinarians often focus ...

Have you ever experienced back pain? Most people would answer yes. Back pain is very common in humans. But this condition can be difficult to diagnose in pets, and we don’t know how common it is in ...

When was the last time you checked your cat’s gums? If you answered, “Um, never,” don’t fret. Unless you brush your cat’s teeth, the average pet parent isn’t peeking in their cat’s mouth too often.

Liver disease is relatively common in dogs. There can be many different types and varieties of liver disease in dogs. Early symptoms include lethargy, decreased appetite, and weight loss.

As humans, we don’t usually run to the doctor for a single episode of vomiting. We can usually tell when we have a little bug or if something more serious is brewing within us. But since our pets ...