{"id":1772,"date":"2017-01-20T07:15:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aercmn.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2017-01-20T07:15:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:15:43","slug":"pet-myths-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/pet-myths-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Myths: Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8336 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pet-Health.png\" alt=\"pet health myths, veterinary, Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota, veterinary medicine, Twin Cities emergency vet, Minnesota emergency vet\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pet-Health.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pet-Health-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pet owners often hear things about their animals and believe them to be true, when in reality, they\u2019re nothing more than myths. As many of us have discovered the hard way, we can\u2019t believe everything we read by\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/proof-that-dr-google-is-not-a-licensed-veterinarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Google<\/a>. Here are a few members of our healthcare team to set the record straight on three common health-related myths about pets:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dogs know when to stop playing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/heat-kills-keep-your-pets-safe-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hot weather.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/chemotherapy-and-quality-of-life-in-dogs-and-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chemo<\/a> is hard on dogs.<\/li>\n<li>Indoor pets don&#8217;t need to see the vet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Watch this video below to learn what our team has to say!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pet Myths: Part I\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsOATq7hrHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Sheree, CVT,\u00a0Sarah Humphrey, DVM, DACVECC, and\u00a0Jeff Bush, DVM! If you are curious about whether or not something you\u2019ve heard in regard to your pet is fact or fiction, just ask your family veterinarian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7548 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Facebook-Post-7.png\" alt=\"Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center of Minnesota, Fast Track Triage, color-coded triage system, pet emergency, Twin Cities emergency vet, Minnesota emergency vet, Saint Paul emergency vet, Oakdale emergency vet\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Facebook-Post-7.png 940w, https:\/\/www.aercmn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Fast-Track-Triage-for-Clients-Facebook-Post-7-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pet owners often hear things about their animals and believe them to be true, when in reality, they\u2019re nothing more than myths. As many of us have discovered the hard way, we can\u2019t believe everything we read by\u00a0Dr. Google. 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