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The Wonderful Ways Animals Help Kids with Disabilities
It’s no secret that children are naturally drawn to animals. As depicted in thousands of beloved children’s books, cartoons, and movies, the family pet often serves as confidant, playmate, and best...
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Tips for Traveling with a Sick Pet
You may be over the river and through the woods this holiday season, but if you have a pet who is sick, immunocompromised, affected by cancer, or otherwise not well it can make things a little more...
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A Year in Review at Naperville Animal Hospital: Our Top 10 Pet Care Blogs of...
You know when you’re looking back at something that happened in the recent past, and you just can’t help but feel a little overwhelmed? On one hand, nostalgia triggers memories that make us feel like...
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Pet Hospital Lobby Etiquette: It’s Real and It Matters
For the most part, pet owners are intuitive and respectful when it comes to other people and animals, but we all find ourselves in tricky situations every once in a while. For example, it’s not...
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The Perks of Relaxing with Pets
It’s no secret that reducing stress can lead to better health overall. Taking time for sleep, exercise, and meditation contributes to lower blood pressure, faster healing time, greater happiness, and...
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Look Great, Have Fun: The Keys to Successful Pet Pictures
There’s nothing cuter than a picture of your pet – except a picture of your pet with the Easter Bunny! Each year, Naperville Animal Hospital hosts our Easter Adoption Event, and pet pictures with the...
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Are You Comfortable Performing Pet CPR?
If you’re like most pet owners, you shudder to think about a life-threatening pet emergency. However, the odds of a happy ending are greatly increased when you have the right knowledge and resources...
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Exotic Pets for Kids: Yay or Nay?
It’s a rare child who doesn’t beg their parents for a pet at some point. Even if the family already has a dog or cat, kids may feel the need to have their “own” pet. If you’ve decided to let your...
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Heads or Tails: What Your Cat’s Tail is Telling You
Although we tend to think of cats as independent and even aloof, they’re actually great communicators. Feline communication includes many different facets, such as body language, vocalizations, facial...
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All Set For Pet Adoption? Read This First
There are so many animals in need of homes, we wish we could adopt them all! Not only do pets add variety and entertainment to our lives, but their mere presence at home increases our own mental and...
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Expert Tips for Leash Walking Skills
Leash walking is one of the first skills your dog needs to learn to live a happy life. Daily walks provide plenty of exercise and socialization necessary for your dog to become a great canine citizen....
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Common Holiday Foreign Body Dangers Pets Ingest
The world is full of smells, tastes, and sights that are beyond tempting to our four-legged friends, especially during the holidays. Unfortunately, this can present a very real danger to our pet’s...
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Discovering Your Pet’s Breed with Pet DNA Testing
If you are like most pet owners, your pet is a mixed breed, or Heinz 57, as we like to call them. Fabulous mutts make amazing pets because they are a mix of several breeds and often display the best...
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What in the World Is a Reverse Sneeze?
A reverse sneeze may sound like it belongs on a list of ridiculous, crowd-pleasing party games. But if you’ve ever heard the alarming, confusing sound of a reverse sneeze, you know it’s far from fun....
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I Found a Baby Animal, What Do I Do?
As winter finally (sort of, maybe, hopefully) begins its slow melt into spring, new life will be popping up everywhere as trees, grasses, and flowers wake from their long slumber. Spring is also baby...
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Too Much of a Good Things: When You Have Too Many Pets
Any time spent watching the news usually includes a story or two about pet hoarding. It’s an unfortunate occurrence that can harm the animals themselves but also the community. These circumstances may...
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Pet Separation Anxiety in This Brave New World
It seems as if we live in a world of unsettling statistics and harrowing headlines. It’s no wonder that we’re all a little on edge, and our pets are no exception. Animals, especially companion...
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5 Ways to Pamper Your Cat
The cats we share our lives with have it made, right? They sleep as much as they want. They never have to look for food (although sometimes they feel the need to beg for it). And they are diligently...
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Naperville Animal Hospital’s Top Pet Blogs of 2020!
‘Looks like we made it! And what a feeling it is! 2020 was quite the year and we are so grateful to be on the other side of it. We are also incredibly grateful for our pets, not just because they saw...
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Pyometra in Pets and Why You Should Be Concerned
Most people choose to spay their pets because they wish to avoid unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. While pet overpopulation is a big problem, there are certainly other reasons that spay and...
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