Recommended Web Sites

HealthyPet - The great web site of the American Animal Hospital Association.

Pets and Disasters - Important information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on how to prepare for emergencies with your pets.

Selecting Safe Pets - KidsHealth explores how pets and people get along, and how they can be trouble for each other.

AltVetMed - The source for alternative medicine in the veterinary world.

Animal Drug Safety FAQs- The Food and Drug Administration provides this information.

Animal Health Brochures - The American Veterinary Medical Association offers these brochures.

Animal Health from Cornell University Veterinary Medicine - Excellent resource for canine, feline, and equine and farm animal health.

Canine and Feline Epilepsy - Dogs and cats have seizures too. Read more about it at this site.

Care for Pets - A wealth of information from the American Veterinary Medicine Association, topics covered include: animal health, getting a new pet, animal safety, and pet loss.

Dental Care for Pets- The American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Dental Society and Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., have teamed up to educate pet owners about the importance of regular dental care for their pets.

Dog Owner's Guide - An online magazine for pet and showdog owners.

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine - "Helping man and other animals by ensuring safe and effective animal health products".

Feline Diabetes - Excellent resource for owners of diabetic cats.

First Aid Tips for Pet Owners - Learn these tips before you need to use them, from the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Healthy Pets Healthy People - The CDC produces this site, containing useful information for all pet owners.

Household Products and Pets - This site, from the National Institutes of Health, lets you search by pet and then by household product to see if there could be problems with that product and your pet.

How Do I Know It Is Time? Pet Euthanasia and Understanding Your Feelings of Loss When Your Animal Dies - The American Veterinary Medical Association tells how to know when it is time for this very hard decision.

How to Recognize Pain in Your Cat and
How to Recognize Pain in Your Dog - The National Academies explains how to tell when they are in pain.

The Humane Society of the US - This site offers great information about all sorts of animal care, care during disasters, and lots of other topics.

Infants and Young Children: Animal Safety Tips - These tips are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MedlinePlus: Pet Health - Excellent links from the National Library of Medicine, including one link in Spanish.

National Association of Pet Sitters - Looking for a reliable pet sitter? Try here.

Oncolink Vet - The veterinary cancer information from the best web site for cancer - Oncolink from the University of Pennsylvania.

Pet and Animal Diseases: Where Can I Find Information about My Pet? - The National Library of Medicine offers these tips for finding info on pet problems.

The Pet Center - The Pet Center is a virtual animal hospital for pet lovers all across America.

Pet Foods and Pet Food Recall - These are courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration.

PetFinder - The PetFinder Library provides great articles on caring for cats, dogs and smaller pets. It is also the perfect place to find a new pet to adopt!

The Pet Guide: Quality Care and Your Pet Caregiver: How to manage and evaluate your pet caregiver - Some nice tips in this site; see also the links in the gray box for more good tips.

PetPlace - Great site with lots of information on all types of pets (although there are a lot of ads). Free registration.

Pets and Wildlife: Licensing and Health Requirements - Learn more about this from the U.S. Customs & Border Protection.

Pet Travel - Find all about shipping and traveling with your pet, from the Dept. of Agriculture.

Potentially Dangerous Items for Your Pet - Keep your pets safe at home and around town with this advice from the Food and Drug Administration.

Preparing Your Pets for Emergencies Makes Sense. Get Ready Now. - Don't be caught short in an emergency, plan ahead for your pet's safety. This information comes from the Dept. of Homeland Security.

Rabies - Questions and Answers from the CDC - Great information on the causes, treatment, and prevention of rabies in both pets and humans, from the US Centers for Disease Control.

Senior Pet Care - This information comes from the American Animal Hospital Association.

Spaying and Neutering - The American Veterinary Medical Association has created this information.

Tips for Choosing a New Cat and Tips for Choosing a New Dog - The North Shore Animal Hospital has created this information on adopting a new pet.

Traveling with Pets - The American Veterinary Medical Association offers hints on how to handle traveling with your pet.

University of Illinois-College of Veterinary Medicine - Pet Columns - Great articles on all types of pet and pet problems.

Veterinary Medical Colleges - Complete listing of US and Canadian veterinary colleges, with their web sites addresses.

VetInfo - Quick, easy to understand articles about all phases of dog and cat health.

Washington State University - Veterinary Medical College - Nice links, including online classes for pet owners.

What You Should Know about Household Hazards to Pets and
What You Should Know about Vaccinations - The American Veterinary Medical Association tells what you should know.

Wildlife Medical Clinic - Read this before attempting to rescue an injured wild critter.