Posts Tagged ‘cat health’

Pets Best Insurance reminds it’s National Cat Health Month

February is National Cat Health Month and Pets Best Insurance wants pet owners to celebrate the month by taking steps to keep your cat safe and healthy. If your cat is not covered by cat insurance, now is the time to get your cat insurance coverage—it can help cover the cost of pet illness or [...]

Posted February 10th, 2011 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Facebook Q&A with Dr. Fiona Caldwell

Pets Best Insurance solicited questions from our Facebook page fans relating to pet health, happiness and everything in between. Dr. Fiona Caldwell, a practicing veterinarian at Idaho Veterinary Hospital weighs in! Read on to see if your question was answered: Question: So many vets recommend multiple vaccines. Is there a standard of what vaccine my [...]

Posted December 10th, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

How to know if your cat has been poisoned

Posted by: H.R. Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manger Poisoning is a common occurrence in cats, who are generally more sensitive to toxins than dogs. In fact, some products that are used on dogs, like certain types of flea preventative, can be toxic and even fatal to cats– just another reason why it’s so important to [...]

Posted November 8th, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Cat health: Pet food ingredients to avoid

Posted by: H.R. Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manager Do you practice preventive care for your cats? Like any good cat owner, you probably do the basics: flea prevention, vaccines, and cat insurance. But what about the food you feed them? Do you believe that all cat food is the same? Are you intimidated by pet [...]

Posted November 5th, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Pet health: How to pet proof for dogs and cats

Posted by: H.R Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manager It doesn’t take long after adopting your first kitten or puppy before you realize you must pet proof your home for the sake of pet health alone. Often, potential dangers are spotted instinctively as a new pet parent thinks like a spunky kitten or naughty pup. But [...]

Posted November 1st, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Volunteers work to keep stray cat numbers down

Posted by: H.R. Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manager There are many different types of homeless cats: strays who are lost or abandoned, others that are waiting in shelters, pounds and foster homes, and an estimated 70 million “wild” feral cats in the United States alone, according to a 2004 National Geographic News article. “The Humane [...]

Posted October 31st, 2010 under Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Plastic, Q-tips and other weird things cats think are yummy

Posted by: H.R. Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manager Quirkiness is one of the reasons we love our cats. It’s also the very reason why cat health insurance is a good idea: cats love to eat strange things. Many cat owners lament about having to baby-proof their home for their cat. Often, this is following cat [...]

Posted October 29th, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Top 5 tips to prevent pets from waking you early

By: Chryssa Rich Pets Best Insurance Marketing Associate Even before I began working for a pet insurance company I was a bonded pet owner. I’ve always let my cats sleep wherever they please—which is usually the top of my bed during the summer and under the covers when it gets chilly. I like having my [...]

Posted August 27th, 2010 under Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Celebrate cat health by taking kitty to the vet

By: H.R. Pets Best Insurance Editorial Manager Hey all you cat owners—did you know that August 16 to August 22 is National Take Your Cat to the Vet Week? Because cats generally don’t display signs of disease as clearly as other animals, cat owners can easily miss cat health issues. According to the Chicagonow.com website, [...]

Posted August 18th, 2010 under Pets General Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Summer heat: A danger to dog and cat health

By: Dr. Jack Stephens, DVM Pets Best Insurance President The warm season will soon be upon us, and if you live somewhere with long winters (like I do) then you’ll be ready for it! However, if you often travel by vehicle with your pet, then you need to be aware that leaving your pet in [...]

Posted May 24th, 2010 under Pets General Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments