Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Summer is here, and with it often comes travel. If you plan to take your furry friend with you, there are a few things to consider before you head out on the highway or purchase that plane ticket.

Fri, Apr 30, 2021

While all mammals are capable of being infected with rabies, it's rare in very small mammals, like rats and squirrels. Raccoons, foxes, skunks and other wild animals are often the source of infection for livestock and other domestic animals. Dogs

Mon, Dec 7, 2020

This holiday season, give your pet the best gift — a collar with identification tags and a microchip.

Mon, Jul 6, 2020

Tens of thousands of pets undergo general anesthesia every year in the United States. It may be scary to think of your pet under anesthesia, but it's generally very safe: Recent studies show only 0.17 percent of dogs and 0.24 percent of cats die as

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Animals that are in constant contact with humans such as a family milk cow, show animals, horses and pets should be vaccinated.

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Practical tips for helping a dog or cat avoid heat stress.

Mon, Jan 6, 2020

Cat owners can make 2020 a happy new year for their pets.

Tue, Aug 6, 2019

In Oklahoma the survival rate for cats diagnosed with Cytauxzoon felis is less than 25 percent. While cytauxzoonosis or bobcat fever is not a good disease to have, being an infectious disease, in theory, there are treatments for it. And in the case

Thu, Aug 1, 2019

There's a fungus among us! According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year 500,000 people in the U.S. contract histoplasmosis, a potentially fatal fungal infection. Histoplasmosis also infects dogs and cats. In fact, Oklahoma probably sees

Mon, Jun 3, 2019

Cytauxzoonosis (aka bobcat fever) is an acute, often fatal tick-borne disease caused by the hematoprotozoan parasite Cytauxzoon felis. Cytauxzoonosis often strikes healthy, young adult cats who have access to or live outdoors.