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Learn more about common cat feeding questions. Whether you just became a first-time cat parent or you’ve had many cats over the years, at one time or another (maybe right now), you’ve wondered about how much you should feed your cat and what kind of cat food you should use. It seems that everyone has…
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Dog poop has become a considerable pollutant to our environment — both outdoors and in your own backyard! Dogs are our beloved pets, and when you’re a dog parent, you have to take the good with the bad — including picking up your pet’s waste. The problem that we’re facing is that not all dog…
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Dogs love swimming, but a blue-green algae overgrowth can impact their health. Carroll Gardens gets hot and sticky this time of year, leaving residents and their dogs searching for the nearest body of water to emerge themselves in! Swimming is a great way to help your furry best friend beat the heat, so it’s important…
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Is a new summer cut for your pooch in order? Carroll Gardens is heating up — hello thick, humid air! — and the official kickoff to summer is here! So, what does that mean for your furry friends and their oftentimes long, thick coats? The Vet Set knows just how relentless the Carroll Gardens’ summers…
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Learn how to spot the signs and symptoms of feline diabetes. Cats too — just like their owners — can develop diabetes, and in fact, feline diabetes is the second most common endocrine disorder in cats. Feline diabetes centers around insulin produced by the pancreas and its ability to properly regulate blood glucose levels in…
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Tips and tricks to help prevent the stress of separation. Separation anxiety in dogs is more than your dog donning a sad face as you leave out the door or letting out a few mournful whimpers; instead, it can be quite destructive and elicit behaviors such as excessive barking or howling, chewing furniture or scratching…
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Crying, pawing, vocalization, and more! Cats with loud meowing and excessive vocalization are often seen and heard all over social media platforms — it’s the adorable things that cats do that can sometimes drive us crazy and get the most likes and comments! If you have a cat that is constantly meowing or pawing, they…
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Hit the road with your dog while avoiding motion sickness and stress! Riding in the car with your dog, with some, can be easy and effortless, while other dogs may have fear and anxiety surrounding it, but when you love your dog, you want to take them everywhere with you, even in the car. Dogs…
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Keep cats safe and the feral population down! Both feral cats and strays are not uncommon to see in the Carroll Gardens area as a result of many factors, including cats that go unfixed. At The Vet Set in Carroll Gardens, we love our feline companions, but it’s vital that we play a role in…
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Learn how yarn and other small toys may be hazardous for cats. Cats love mischief, and what they love even more is playing with small items. If it’s something they can push around, chew, bat, or entangle their paws in, cats will go find some form of entertainment from it! Your Carroll Gardens brownstone may…
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