Helpful Links

Following are some of our favorite web sites related to veterinary medicine and pet healthcare. We hope you find them useful. Feel free to send us your favorite links as well. If we like them, we will add them to the list!

Hot Topics

• Behavior problems — A terrific resource for advice on a variety of behavioral problems, including everything from feline house soiling to barking dogs, aggression and more.
• Laser Therapy – explains the benefits of this non-invasive therapeutic tool in helping reduce pain and improving heal time on wounds buy increasing circulation and decreasing swelling.
• Pet loss and bereavement — Source of support that features inspirational stories, grief counseling resources, a hotline number and other resources.
• The Pet Loss Center – the Pet Loss Center are here to guide you through you and your families grief journey as well as offer many options that you may want to consider to memorialize your beloved companion.
• Rainbow Bridge — A terrific tribute to our lost family members.

Dogs

• Choosing a new puppy  — What to consider when you are thinking about getting a puppy.
• Breeds of dogs — A reference guide to many breeds, including photos and descriptions.

Cats

• Cat Friendly Homes — Includes photos, information on cat breeds, cat care, cat shows and more.
• American Association of Feline Practitioners — Provides information regarding feline health.

Health Concerns

• VeterinaryPartner.com — A trusted source for information on common diseases and their treatment.
• HealthyPet.com — AAHA website for pet owners.
• Heartworms — Everything you ever wanted to know about heartworm disease.
• ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center — Includes a library, links to other sites, and phone number for the poison control center.
• Plants toxic to animals — Allows you to search by a plant’s common or scientific name.
  A lot of information about toxic plants can be found here. You can search under common name or scientific name of the plant.
• Home Oral Health Care – How to care for you pets teeth.
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service — Covers a variety of animal health topics, including the latest news.
• Worms and Germs Pet Resources – Worms and germs is an educational website focusing on infectious disease of companion animals with an emphasis on zoonotic disease (disease that can be transmitted from animals to people).
• Intervertebral Disc Disease – Support and education on intervertebral disc disease also know as IVDD.
• American Veterinary Medical Association — A good starting point to learn more about veterinary medicine and particular health concerns.
• Veterinary schools — A link to the web sites of veterinary schools in the United States.

Flea, Tick and Heartworm Prevention and Control

• Advantage Multi — Sponsored by Bayer Animal Health, makers of K9 Advantix for dogs, Advantage Multi prevents heartworms, kills fleas and treats and controls intestinal parasites in both dogs and cats.
• Sentinel  — Sponsored by Virbac, the makers of Sentinel and Sentinel Spectrum.  Sentinel controls and protects against heartworms, sterilized fleas and controls intestinal parasites in dogs.
• Trifexis – Sponsored by Elanco, makers of Trifexis and Confortis.  Trifexis prevents heartworms, kills fleas and treats and controls intestinal parasites.
• Heartgard Plus – Sponsored by Merial, the makers of Heartgard, Frontline and Nexgard.  Heartgard prevents heartworms and treats and controls intestinal parasites.
• Nexgard — Sponsored by Merial, the makers of Heartgard, Frontline and Nexgard.  Nexgard controls and kills fleas and ticks in dogs.
• Revolution Plus  – Sponsored by Zoetis, prevents Heartworms, fleas, ticks, ear mites and treats and controls some intestinal parasites.
• Simparica – Sponsored by Zoetis, kills and prevents against fleas and ticks.
• Simparica TRIO – Sponsored by Zoetis, prevents Heartworms, fleas, ticks and treats and controls some intestinal parasites.

Rescue Groups and Shelters

• DFW Cocker Rescue
• Take Me Home Pet Rescue
• Recycled Pomeranians and Schipperkes Rescue
• Richardson Animal Shelter
• Plano Animal Shelter
• Wylie Animal Shelter

Pet Food

• Purina Vet Direct – Insert our Clinic ID: 6SZK6 or Zip: 75082
• Royal Canin
• Eukanuba/Iams
• Hill’s Science Diet

Referral Specialty Hospitals

• Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center
• Animal Imaging
• Center for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care
• Veterinary Specialists of North Texas
• Animal Dermatology Referral Clinic
• Animal Diagnostic Clinic
• Animal Ophthalmology Clinic
• Animal Eye Specialist
• MedVet
• Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine
• Veterinary Referral Center of East Dallas

Training / Boarding

• What A Great Dog
• Top Dog Obedience Training
• Phoenix Behavior Consulting with Jerry Patillo
• Pappy’s Pet Lodge
• Waggin’ Tails
• Association of Pet Dog Trainers
• Lori’s Loving Petsitting

Pet Insurance

• ASPCA Pet Health Insurance
• Trupanion Pet Insurance
• PetPlan Pet Insurance
• Embrace Pet Insurance
• VPI Pet Insurance

Other

• 24/7 Pet Return
• American Animal Hospital Association
• Care Credit Financing
• Scratchpay Financing
• Home Again Microchips
• Pet Finder
• VetsFirstChoice