Category: Pet Care

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Toxoplasmosis is a disease that results from an infection from one of the most common parasites. So common in fact that it might be in your home right now. People can be exposed to this parasite from infected cat feces, and exposure is especially risky for people who are pregnant.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Adolescents’ relationships with their pets can be very important, since adolescents are at a developmental stage when they’re relying less on their families and more on other relationships in their lives—both human and animal.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dogs and cats may be exposed in their homes to a potentially toxic group of chemicals, with their discovery in the pets’ stool being a sign of health issues for humans living with them, a new study shows.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NESCONSET, New York – (March 22, 2022) –Over 10 million people have fled Ukraine in the last three weeks, many of them taking their beloved pets.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new online tool has been launched worldwide to assess whether individual pets can safely be accommodated in aged care homes, easing the stress for many older people moving into residential care.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In March 2020, Americans began experiencing numerous lifestyle changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – If you have a pet – specifically a dog – then you have probably heard about kennel cough, an infection caused by bacteria or viruses that causes respiratory irritation and a deep, painful-sounding cough.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With warmer weather upon us, it’s time to get our canine companions safely ready for outdoor exercise. Before including four-legged best friends on a strenuous jaunt, it’s important to thoughtfully work up to it.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A lot of the attention around “pandemic pets” has focused on families with children getting a cat, dog or other pet in 2020, during a time when many people were learning or working from home.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – February is American Heart Month – for your pets too!

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, December 2020 | The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2012, caused by SARS-CoVand MERS-CoV….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – If you’re a dog owner who snuggles up with your four-legged friend each night, you’re not alone.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ALBANY, N.Y. – Pets might do more than just provide companionship, according to new research out of the University at Albany’s School of Public Health.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dallas, May 28, 2020 — The American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives, and its Healthy Bond for Life™ initiative, will bring back Best Friend Fridays™ for the second year.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With stay-at-home orders put in place during the pandemic, our four-legged friends have been getting some extra time with their owners.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For millions of Americans, animals are not just their best friends, but their heroes. Whether they are lending eyes to the unsighted, ears to the deaf, protection to the sleeping family and the soldier….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Whether they’re going vegetarian or cutting out gluten, more and more Americans are embracing alternative diets in the name of health.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES, October 6, 2019 – Based on more than a million votes by the American public and the deliberations of a panel of celebrity animal lovers and dog experts, Alice, a five-year-old German Shepherd from Nicholasville, Kentucky….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pet therapy is gaining fans in health care and beyond. Animal-assisted therapy can reduce pain and anxiety in people with a range of health problems.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SMITHTOWN, New York – (September 11, 2019) – Just days ago, the nation watched as Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Thousands of people have been left without homes, and many have lost contact with their dogs.