When you're concerned about your pet, we are, too! When you have a question, we want you to have an answer. While we love technology, we don't want you to have to resort to the dubious Dr. Google or his partner Dr. YouTube. We want you to be able to talk to us. That's why [...]
Have you ever had an illness and your family physician wasn't available for a week? Have you been to the emergency room and waited, and waited, and waited to be seen? Have you had a long delay in getting test results? We're betting that you answered yes to at least one of those. Sometimes it [...]
When your pet has allergies, we want to alleviate the suffering as much as possible, whether the problem is parasites, food, or the environment. We always try to pinpoint the allergen, but at the same time, we work with you to calm the symptoms that cause your pet to be miserable. Dogs and cats with [...]
Veterinarian work is somewhat akin to solving a crime. Sometimes making a diagnosis and a treatment plan is really easy. We see a dog limping, we find a thorn in the foot. So we remove the thorn and the dog stops limping. Sometimes, however, it takes a little bit of investigative work to make sure [...]
Ectoparasites. It sounds like an alien monster in a grade B horror film on late night television. The truth is, these little characters are a nemesis that star in a reality show straight from your living room. The Characters. Ectoparasites are any parasites that live on the outside of a host. The main star is [...]
After a very short and mild winter, Spring has started to spring. For you – and for your pet – the warm weather means a spring right into allergy season. Itching, scratching, bald spots, bumps, and recurrent ear infections are all symptoms of allergic reactions. If your pet is displaying any of these, it may [...]
In the month of February, our thoughts turn to the things in our lives that bring love into our lives. For most of us, pets are at the top of that list. Loving is an instinct, but that doesn't stop book after article after podcast from giving us ideas on how to love a little [...]
There are all sorts of ways to express love to your furbabies, but in the last part of our Love Manual for your pet, we're going to remind you of the very basics, with the help of some basic idioms that your granny taught you. An Apple a Day. Feeding your pet the proper diet is [...]
Dogs and cats love affirmation. As humans, one of the our favorite ways to praise our pets is to feed them. Giving edible treats is a great idea some of the time, as long as they don't make up more than 10% of your pet's diet. For the other 90% of the time, there are other [...]
Ever wish your superpower was x-ray vision so you could see what's inside of something? It could answer a lot of questions you may have about what is hidden. At Town 'n' Country we're not looking to be in the next Marvel movie, but we can see inside your pet to help us know what may [...]
