When you think about your pet’s health do you ever think about their heart? Heart problems are actually relatively common in older pets, especially dogs. For humans we worry about coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis, the most common causes of heart attacks. Pets are different! They do not develop the same type of heart disease [...]

It’s an action so comical, it’s often featured in cartoons and commercials: A pet sitting down, lifting her back legs, and scooting her hind end right across a freshly cleaned carpet. As funny—and horrifying—as this simple act seems, it signals a potentially serious problem. Scooting, licking, or chewing at the hind end can signal trouble [...]