Pet Topics

Owning a new kitten is a wonderful experience, but it also takes a lot of love, time and patience. While your kitten gets acclimated to its new home and family and you get acclimated to your new [...]

With a brand new year ahead of us, it’s time to start creating those resolutions! But New Year’s resolutions don’t have to just be for humans, they can be for dogs too. Instead of only setting [...]

It’s not the holiday season without tasty treats, right? Christmas cookies galore are baked and exchanged between friends, families, and even strangers during this most wonderful time of the [...]

As humans, we know how painful and uncomfortable ear infections can be and unfortunately, they feel just the same for our precious pets! While ear infections are fairly common in cats and dogs, [...]

In a world that requires social distancing to remain safe and healthy, there are a few things that may seem too difficult to do remotely, like visiting the vet! However here at Independence [...]

Ahh, Thanksgiving. A day to give thanks for all that we have (especially our wonderful pets) and a day to eat, a lot. When prepping and cooking food, and finally sitting down to eat, you can bet [...]

Tapeworms are flat, segmented intestinal parasites that are not particularly harmful but are commonly diagnosed in cats. Interestingly, a cat cannot get tapeworms unless it has ingested a flea or [...]

Any cat owner knows that owning their little furry friend greatly increases their quality of life. And if we know how happy our cats make us, it’s important that we do our best to make sure they [...]

The leaves are changing, the air is cooling off, and the kids are all back to learning. You know what that means, autumn is officially here! While this time of year presents the perfect weather [...]

Is your young dog or puppy itching and gnawing on itself constantly? How about developing bald and red, scabby spots? If you answered yes to both questions. it’s possible that your dog may have [...]