Our Veterinary Blog | Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota (AERC) Don’t Let Your Pet Get Lazy Due to the Cold | Pet Exercises Temperatures below zero, snow everywhere, and unplowed sidewalks in the Twin Cities make it difficult to find a comfortable place to take your dog for a walk, much less the motivation to do so. And the cat? He would rather be warm in a pile of laundry than to be bothered lifting a paw. So […] Read More Pets Need Disaster Plans, Too! Part 2 This blog is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can read Part 1 here. A disaster strikes! What can you do with your pets? Where do you take them? What do you bring? Where Can I Take Them? As we all saw during Hurricane Katrina, as pet owners, we can’t always be sure that our […] Read More Rules for the Dog on Turkey Day | Thanksgiving Pet Safety Nothing makes a dog drool more than a feast of human food. Fido will go from lap to lap, begging for some bites and when the kids aren’t looking, he might be tempted to devour the plate full of food. We see two problems with this scenario. 1. Table Scraps Human food is meant for […] Read More Pets Need Disaster Plans, Too! Part 1 In early June of 2013, I traveled down to the Oklahoma City/Moore area for a few days with a group of volunteers from an organization called Basic Animal Rescue Training (or BART for short). Shortly before our arrival, a massive F5 tornado had devastated the city of Moore. While there, we did several trainings over a couple […] Read More Welcome to Minne-SNOW-ta: A Winter Weather Guide for Pets Welcome to Minne-SNOW-ta! It’s almost that time of year again in the Twin Cities. Temperatures dropping, snow piling up, the sound of ice scrapers in the morning, and snowplows all day long. So what should you do to keep your pet safe this winter? Here are a few tips: 1. On very cold days, do not […] Read More 10 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Pet RIGHT NOW We’ve talked about why you should adopt a dog and why you should adopt a cat, but do you know why your family should adopt a senior pet? Well, here are just a few reasons why: 1. A senior pet may seem content in the shelter, but they want a new home just as much […] Read More Winterizing Your Pet Most of us around the Fall season start to get amped up for the Fall and Winter Holidays…Wait, winter? But its only September…then October…then oh my, it’s so-cold-at-40degrees-November, then wham-bam negative digits December. We get our homes ready by removing leaves from gutters, checking our furnaces, making sure leaks around doors and windows are taken […] Read More Driving in Cars with Animals | Safe Vehicle Restraints for Pets In Minnesota, it’s “Click It or Ticket,” so we know to buckle up as soon as we get into the car. We also know that our car has seatbelts and airbags to keep us safe. But how can we keep our pets safe in the car? No Loose Pets in the Car First off, never, […] Read More Pet Diabetes November is National Pet Diabetes Month! Diabetes mellitus is a condition that affects the concentration of glucose (a type of sugar) in your pet’s blood. Diabetes is caused by a shortage of insulin (a hormone produced from the pancreas), or when your pet’s body has trouble properly using the insulin it has made. There are […] Read More Here Comes Halloween! While Halloween is a fun holiday filled with costumes and candy, there are dangers to keep in mind when it comes to your pets! Chocolate We all know chocolate is poisonous to dogs. Keep your pets far away from your kids’ candy bags. Remind your kids not to leave their candy out in the open […] Read More Older Posts Newer Posts
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