Steve Perry

Steve has worked in animal health and wellness for over 20 years. He writes humorous and helpful articles about pets.. He isn’t afraid to share his mistakes and help others avoid the same.
5 Posts

Giving an Older Cat a Tablet

Many flea, tick and worming treatments and other medicines for cats come in tablet form, which makes giving your older cat a...

Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Cat?

Few cat lovers can think of anything more heart-breaking than putting a cat to sleep, but at some stage you may have...

When is my cat a “senior”?

Many cat lovers might be surprised to learn that cats are living much longer now than was...

When Does A Dog Become “Old”?

Thanks to better care, dogs are living longer now than they ever have before – but as pets get older, they need...

How Old is My Dog in Human Years? It’s Not What You Think!

It might be a well quoted "fact" that one dog year is the equivalent of seven years but in new study published...

My Pet’s Nose is Dry – What Does That Really Mean?

Aside from being incredibly adorable, our pet’s noses are pretty amazing things. A dog’s nose has up to 100 million more receptors...

A Guide to Cat’s Body Language

s your cat trying to tell you something? When they expose their stomach do they want you to rub...

How Your Older Pets Diet Can Affect Their Skin

Often the first sign your pet has a skin condition is non-stop scratching. Then comes the biting or gnawing, the inability to...

New Disease Warning – Ehrlichiosis

While humans were busy worrying about the spread of COVID in 2020, another disease had quietly started to spread through dogs in...

New Years Resolutions for Older Pet Owners

Start the year off on the right paw and resolve to make 2021 the best year ever for you and your pet!