by Northgate Animal Hospital | Apr 14, 2019 | Dangers to Pets, Dogs
Heartworm disease is a potentially fatal infection caused by heartworms. Heartworms are a type of roundworm that live in the heart, lungs and surrounding blood vessels of affected animals. Although it can be successfully treated, a heartworm infection can cause...
by Northgate Animal Hospital | Mar 13, 2019 | Dangers to Pets
March is Poison Prevention Month, and we want to help you keep your pet healthy. If you own a pet, you will want to know about these common household items that could prove to be fatal for your pet: Drugs. Have a headache? Take a Tylenol. But if your pet accidentally...
by Northgate Animal Hospital | Dec 10, 2018 | Dangers to Pets
Article from WebMD – www.webmd.com Stacey Haluka discovered essential oils the way many others have in recent years — through an acquaintance who worked for a multilevel marketing company. During an in-home presentation, the “wellness advocate” hailed the...
by Northgate Animal Hospital | Aug 13, 2018 | Dangers to Pets
Article from Securing Industry. The chief executive of a packaging contractor in the US has admitted selling counterfeit animal health product labels and packaging in a federal court. 48-year-old California resident Paul S. Rodriguez Jr – who was in charge of Santa...
by Northgate Animal Hospital | Aug 3, 2018 | Dangers to Pets
This is one of the most dangerous mouse and rat poisons on the market and unfortunately, seems to be gaining in popularity. Cholecalciferol, or activated vitamin D3, causes a life-threateningly high calcium and phosphorus level in the body, resulting in severe, acute...
by Northgate Animal Hospital | Jun 22, 2018 | Dangers to Pets
At Northgate Animal Hospital we believe that comprehensive preventative care and responsive treatment are the best approaches to providing your companion with a long, happy, healthful life. And in the summertime, this includes preventing heat stroke! Like humans, dogs...
