Jul 21, 2016 | Cook County, CVMA, doctors, Dogs, Downloads, DVM, Education, Emergency, Hazards, Illinois, Multimedia, pets, Press Releases, Press Room, Preventive care, Safety
Protecting Your Pet from Dangerous Dog Days of Summer Weather Conditions Chicago, IL — The dangerous weather conditions known as Dog Days of Summer are returning to Chicago. Pet owners must be aware that their dogs and cats can suffer from the same heat-related...
Jan 6, 2014 | cats, Chicago, CVMA, Dogs, DVM, Emergency, Ice, Ice Melts, Press Releases, Press Room, Safety, Salt, Snow, Spotlights, Veterinarian, Wind Chill, Winter
Protecting Pets from Adverse and Dangerous Winter ConditionsChicago, IL— The Chicago metropolitan area was inundated by the Blizzard of 2011 less than three years ago. This winter, pet owners throughout the Chicago metropolitan area must be prepared as the earliest...
Nov 18, 2013 | animal bites, bats, cats, Chicago, Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, Cook County, CVMA, Dogs, Illinois, Press Releases, Press Room, rabies, skunks, Spotlights, vaccinations, veterinarians, zoonotic disease, Zoonotics
Burr Ridge, Illinois —A wild animal attacking a person in an urban setting is highly unusual. Children must be supervised and taught not to approach any animal that they are not familiar, including a dog or cat, or a coyote. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, which can...