By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Many people enjoy good sushi, which is, of course, prepared safely and is eaten with little risk. But when Fido is scouting the banks of the river on your next camping or fishing trip for raw versions of his or her own ‘sushi,’ you might be wary, [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell Idaho Veterinary Hospital For Pets Best Insurance Frank had a rough start on life. He spent who knows how long on the streets until he was spotted by a good Samaritan who took him in. He was hard to resist, since he was a very cute golden brown Dachshund with the [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell Idaho Veterinary Hospital For Pets Best Insurance Rusty is just the color you’d expect a dachshund named “Rusty” to be, a handsome shiny red. He was normally a happy 8-month-old puppy, full of energy and bouncing off the walls. However, in the last few days he’d been mopey and refused to [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell Idaho Veterinary Hospital For Pets Best Insurance Slick Mick wasn’t feeling so slick, in fact, his owners were pretty sure he was feeling sick… Slick is a 5-year-old Bichon with thick curly white hair and a spunky disposition. But after camping with his family the previous week, he began acting strangely. [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell Idaho Veterinary Hospital For Pets Best Insurance Veterinary Pet health insurance makes sense. With the rising cost of veterinary care many people are forced to make tough decisions when it comes to their pet’s health needs in the time of crisis. The US spent about 48 billion on their pet’s care [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell Idaho Veterinary Hospital For Pets Best Insurance Charlie hadn’t eaten in three days. He was weak, seemed wobbly and had been excessively urinating. He was only a year old, and had always been a great eater. Although Charlie didn’t have pet insurance, when his owners became concerned, they brought him to [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance It’s summertime! With rising temperatures and time off school come vacations, fun in the sun and time with family. The heat, sun and summer activities can also bring some perils, especially to the furry members of your family. While there are a number of things you can [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that was first discovered in the late 19th century and first was used as a safer alternative to sugar for diabetic patients. In the 1970s its benefits in oral health was discovered and since then it has been used to sweeten dental [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Nobody likes coming home to a mess their dog has created while they were away. Sometimes destructive behavior is due to boredom, but occasionally it goes deeper than that. It is estimated one in six dogs suffers from separation anxiety, a disorder causing dogs to panic when [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Watching your beloved pet have a seizure can be a terrifying thing. Animals may jerk and convulse, lose control of their bladder or vocalize. Some studies suggests as many as 5% of the overall canine population suffers from some type of seizure disorder, people are probably closer [...]