Apr 2, 2014 | Press Releases, Press Room, Spotlights
Protect Your Family Pets during the Passover and Easter Holidays Chicago, Illinois—Family pets are at risk due to a number of items commonly found in homes during the Passover and Easter holiday season. Pet owners must take precautionary measures to maintain a safe...
Feb 19, 2014 | Alderman, Chicago, Clerk Mendoza, pets, Press Releases, Press Room, Prohibition of Puppy Sales, Spotlights, Unethical Breeders, veterinarians
Proactive Education of Pet Owners Is the AnswerChicago, IL— The Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance introduced to the Chicago City Council on February 5, 2014 is scheduled for a hearing by the Licensing Commission at 11am on February 26, 2014. This...
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 26, 2013 | cats, Christmas, Dogs, Emergency, Hanukah, Hazards, Holiday, Hospital, Press Releases, Press Room, Safety, Spotlights, Thanksgiving, veterinarians
Protect Your Family Pet from Top Holiday HazardsChicago, IL – As the festive cheer of Thanksgiving, Hanukah, and Christmas is just around the corner, families and individuals must give extra special attention to issues that can affect the safety and health of their...
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...
Jul 16, 2013 | Press Releases, Press Room, Spotlights
Protecting Your Pet from the Dog Days of SummerBurr Ridge, IL — The hot, humid and hazy conditions days typical for July, August, and September are known as the Dog Days of Summer. Pet owners must be aware that dogs and cats can suffer from the same heat-related...
