These parasites are more common than many owners realize, but luckily, nearly all are preventable.
Most illnesses cannot jump between humans and dogs. However, there is a select few that, if you're not careful, can cross ...
Four days ago we rescued a 6-month-old puppy from a shelter in the southeast of the United States. My vet says that she has roundworm and warned me that my kids (ages 3-8 years) could get visceral ...
It’s just doggone bad luck. Doctors discovered a cyst twice the size of a tennis ball in the pelvis of a pregnant woman who was rushed to the hospital following months of abdominal pain. One ...
New National Forecast Signals Expanding Vector-Borne Disease Risk for Dogs -- with Implications for Human Health and a 94%+ Accurate Early Warning System SALEM, Ore., March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
When the dogs "retire," 99% of them are adopted by their handlers, said Cesar Dangu, head of the Canine Trainer Center Getty Mexico is training rescue dogs to detect flesh-eating screwworm larvae in ...
The human flea is actually rare in Central Europe. However, in Berlin, the parasites are currently spreading—likely due to foxes. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains how fleas ...