Health and Veterinary Care
Physical well-being: preventative care, disease management, end of life, etc.
Cooperative Care: General
How to Have Less Stressful Vet Visits
Why You Should Practice "Happy Visits"
Cooperative Care: Seven Steps to Stress-Free Husbandry
The Bucket Game: Giving Dogs a Voice
Cooperative Care Worksheet - Get Started with a Cooperative Care Plan for Your Pet!
Imagining Vet Visits from a Cat's Perspective
Teach Your Cat to Go Into a Carrier Without a Struggle
Two Minutes per Week of Treats in Their Carrier = No More Fighting!
Carriers That Easily Open from the Top Help Make Cat Veterinary Visits Fear Free
How to Collect a Urine Sample from a Female Dog
How to Collect a Urine Sample from a Male Dog
How to Collect a Urine Sample From Your Cat
How to Get a Cat to Take Medication Willingly
Pilling Your Cat the Low Stress Handling Way
Training a Dog to Take Pills
How to Help Your Cat Feel Comfortable with A Cone
How to Help Your Dog Relax Wearing a Cone
How to Apply Hot and Cold Compresses To Your Pet
Enrichment for Dogs Post Surgery
Modified Enrichment for Dogs on Crate Rest
Pledge to Go Scruff Free
Calm Cozy Cat Wrap: A calming swaddle with openings for veterinary procedures, home care, and more
When Agency Isn't an Option: What About When It Has to Get Done?
Resources by Body System
parasitology and infectious diseaseWORMS AND GERMS
American Heartworm Society
Leptospirosis in Dogs
What Shots Do Puppies Need and When?
Is "Flea Season" Real?
Pets Can Harbor Parasites that Pass to Kids
orthopedicsMUSCLES, BONES, ETC.
Canine Rehabilitation Home Exercises
Relieving Arthritis Pain in Dogs from Dr. Buzby of "Dr. Buzby's ToeGrips"
Signs of Feline Arthritis
How to Evaluate Cat Body Condition Score
How to Evaluate Dog Body Condition Score
Understand TPLO Surgery for Dogs
Canine and Feline Orthopedic Exam Forms
cardiology and respiratory HEART AND LUNGS
Measuring Resting Respiratory Rate
Cooperative Care: Asthma Inhaler Training
dermatologySKIN AND EARS
10 Point Itch Scale: How Itchy is Your Dog?
10 Point Itch Scale: How Itchy is Your Cat?
Monitoring Lumps and Bumps with a Body Map
Cooperative Care: Administering Ear Drops
Transitioning from Verbal to Visual Cues for Dogs Losing Hearing
dentistryTEETH
Cooperative Toothbrushing
Many Products Marketed as Dog Chews Break Teeth Down to the Pulp!
Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) Approved Products for Dogs
Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) Approved Products for Cats
What is a Veterinary "Dental"?
endocrinologyHORMONES
Taking a Sample from a Cat Ear Vein for Blood Sugar Measurement
Withdrawing Medication From An Insulin Pen: A How-To Guide
How to Administer Insulin to Your Dog
Diabetic Cats in Need: helping keep diabetic cats in their original homes & help to rehome unwanted diabetic cats
neurologyBRAIN, NERVES, ETC.
Seizures and Convulsions: First Aid
Help 'Em Up Harness
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome Evaluation Tool
gastroenterologySTOMACH, INTESTINES, ETC.
Prophylactic (Preventative) Gastropexy
Esophageal (E-Tube) Feeding for Dogs and Cats
Fortiflora: Over the Counter Probiotic
renal and urinaryKIDNEYS, BLADDER, ETC.
Urethral Obstruction ("Blocked") Cats Are An Emergency!
Measuring Your Pet's Water Intake - Is It Excessive?
ophthalmologyEYES
How to Apply Eye Drops and Ointment
Cooperative Care Approach to Eye Drops in Less than 2 Minutes
Cooperative Care: Administering Eye Drops
Monitoring Corneal Ulcers at Home
reproduction (theriogenology)UTERUS, TESTICLES, ETC.
Benefits of Neutering Male Dogs
What Does That Look Like?
Reverse Sneezing: Dog
Reverse Sneezing: Cat
Large Dog Coughing
Small Dog Coughing
Cat Coughing (no hair or food material comes up because the cough is coming from the lungs, not the stomach)
Cat Coughing: Another Example
Dog Vomiting
Cat Vomiting
Cat Hairballs (bringing up a log shaped clump of hair from the stomach)
Regurgitation: Different from Vomiting
Cyanosis: Blue/Purple Discoloration of the Skin or Gums Due to Low Oxygenation
What Does That Tell Us?
Abdominal X-Rays (Radiographs)
Abdominal Ultrasound (AUS)
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Chest X-Rays (Thoracic Radiographs)
Bronchoscopy
Echocardiogram (Ultrasound of the Heart)
Spinal X-Rays (Radiographs)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Skull X-Rays (Radiographs)
Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Rhinoscopy
Orthopedic X-Rays (Radiographs)
Arthroscopy
Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) for Cytology
Biopsy (Histopathology)
Anatomy Visuals
Managing the Cost
Pawlicy Advisor: Compare and Buy Pet Insurance
CareCredit: Veterinary and Pet Care Financing
Helpful Contacts and General Information
Poison Control
Veterinary Partner: Trusted Ad-Free Animal Health Information
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge
Losing Lulu: Grieving Behavioral Euthanasia
How Will I Know? assessing quality of life and making difficult decisions for your pet
Home Euthanasia: Lap of Love
Grief and Behavior Challenge Support Groups
A Tribute to My Beloved Animal: A Journal to Process Grief & Loss