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Dry Eye in Dogs: What Pet Owners Should Know
For Pet Owners
Have you noticed your dog squinting, blinking excessively, or developing red, goopy eyes? You might think it’s just allergies at first, but your pup could be dealing with dry eye.

Cataracts—A Guide for Pet Owners
For Pet Owners
The lens is a normally clear structure that acts as a focusing device for the images projected on the retina in the back of the eye. Cataracts are opacities that develop in the lens, preventing image projection, which can eventually lead to vision loss.

What Causes Periodontal Disease in Pets?
For Pet Owners
Periodontal disease is a common problem in pets, affecting most cats and dogs by age 3. While bad breath is prevalent in pets who suffer from periodontal disease, halitosis is the least of their problems.

What Pet Owners Need To Know When Choosing A Pet Insurance Plan
For Pet Owners
Veterinary medicine has made monumental strides in treatment methods for our pets. From advanced, minimally invasive surgical procedures, to targeting specific cancer sites for radiation treatment, pets are living longer, healthier lives.

Are Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Safe for Pets?
For Pet Owners
There is a lot of talk about what our pets should and shouldn’t eat—especially online. For pet owners, this can be quite frustrating.

The Night Before Christmas—Holiday Pet Hazards Version
Food Tips
’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a—wait a minute, is that Jake and Fluffy, the Jones family’s golden retriever and cat creeping around the house late at night?

Avoid Pet Surgery This Winter
Pet Safety
The holidays are a joyous and warm time, that is until your pet gets into something he or she shouldn’t and needs to see a veterinarian.

Dangers Cold and Flu Medications Pose to Your Pet
For Pet Owners
Sneezing and sniffling are very common during the winter months as more and more people come down with a cold or the flu. This means that many households have stocked up on common cold and flu medications.

Specialized Veterinary Diagnostics at Veterinary Referral Center
Veterinary Services
Veterinary Referral Center partners with family veterinarians to provide Eastern Pennsylvania pets with the most comprehensive veterinary care available.

Dangers E-Cigarettes Pose to Pets
For Pet Owners
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular among people who formerly smoked cigarettes because of the belief that these devices, as well as vapes, are safer than cigarettes.

How Can Batteries Be Dangerous to Your Pets?
Pet Safety
Batteries are used so frequently in our homes that we often don’t think much of them just lying around. However, batteries can be dangerous to leave around.

Tips for Sun Protection for Pets
Pet Safety
Summer is here, and we are slathering on the sunscreen, but our pets spend a lot of time outside with us, too. What about them?

Preventing A Pet Emergency This Summer
For Pet Owners
NEVER leave your pet alone in the car on a warm day, regardless of whether or not the windows are open.


