How to Deal with Separation Anxiety in Pets

How to Deal with Separation Anxiety in Pets

Separation anxiety is common among pets regardless of age, background, lifestyle, or home environment. While it may be seen more often in younger animals learning how to cope with solitude, older pets, especially seniors experiencing cognitive decline or vision/hearing loss, may feel panic at the sight of their owner’s car keys or packed lunch. Any […]

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Understanding Heartworm Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention

Understanding Heartworm Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention

Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitoes. As parasites, they pick up microscopic worms called Dirofilaria immitis in the blood of infected animals during blood meals. Once in their system, mosquitoes deposit the worms directly into the bloodstream of their next target when feeding.  Heartworm disease is present in all 50 states, and it’s becoming more […]

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Beat the Heatwave: Expert Advice for Ensuring Your Dog’s Safety in Summer

Beat the Heatwave: Expert Advice for Ensuring Your Dog’s Safety in Summer

If you’re like the millions of other pet owners out there, your summer calendar is chock full of activities and events. Camping, block parties, weddings, baseball games, beach-going, hiking, concerts, parades, and firework shows add so much splendor to an already lovely season. While a pet might love to revel in all the season has […]

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Calm Cats, Cool Canines: Minimizing Firework Stress for Your Beloved Pets

Calm Cats, Cool Canines: Minimizing Firework Stress for Your Beloved Pets

Nothing says 4th of July quite like a heart-pounding display of fireworks. And while most people enjoy the sights and sounds of a festive celebration, loud, unfamiliar noises can trigger pet anxiety for many cats and dogs. To help calm your cats and keep your canines cool this Independence Day, our experienced team at Sunrise […]

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The Great Outdoors: Maximizing Safety and Enjoyment for Your Pet

The Great Outdoors: Maximizing Safety and Enjoyment for Your Pet

With summer in full swing, there’s never been a better time to get outside with your dog—or even your cat. The team at Sunrise Boulevard Animal Hospital has a few tips to share for turning your outdoor space into a pet-friendly yard.  Ready to make pawsome memories? Let’s get started.  

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Trim and Tidy: The Importance of Regular Nail Care for Your Pet

Trim and Tidy: The Importance of Regular Nail Care for Your Pet

Trimming your pet’s nails isn’t the most pleasant task in the world. For one thing, many pets would rather a pair of nail clippers stay far away from their paws. But pet nail care is an important part of your cat or dog’s overall health.  This month, the team at Sunrise Boulevard Animal Hospital will […]

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Top 3 Signs Your Pet is Sick and What to Do

Top 3 Signs Your Pet is Sick and What to Do

Dogs and cats don’t really complain like humans do. The result is that many times aches, pains, and illnesses go undiagnosed until things get pretty bad. Sunrise Boulevard Animal Hospital thinks that pet health awareness is an important topic, and want to share our top three signs that you may have a sick pet.

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Everything You Need to Know About Heartworm

Everything You Need to Know About Heartworm

April is Heartworm Awareness Month, which means we get to share some of our most important tips about heartworm prevention. If you’re considering getting a new puppy or kitten, or if it’s been a while since your pet last took his or her heartworm medication, it’s time for a refresher course on heartworm disease.  What […]

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Wrapping Your Paws Around Common Cat Health Issues

Wrapping Your Paws Around Common Cat Health Issues

At Sunrise Boulevard Animal Hospital, we think cats are pretty purrfect. They have a lot of great attributes and can add so much to our households. One of their amazing qualities, to seemingly have nine lives and avoid disaster, can be to their own detriment, though. Cats are well known to hide signs of injury […]

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Navigating the Maze: A Comprehensive Guide to Pet Nutrition

Navigating the Maze: A Comprehensive Guide to Pet Nutrition

The old adage “you are what you eat” isn’t limited to people. The same could very well be said of our pets, too. In fact, the quality of a pet’s food is directly linked to both vitality and longevity. There are many ways to ensure the best health outcome for a pet, and providing excellent, […]

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