Pet Care Resources

The American Veterinary Medical Association offers a wealth of information about animals, veterinarians, public health, and more. Check out some of the resource links below and visit often throughout the year.

Dog Bite Prevention
www.avma.org/public_health/dogbite/

Disaster Preparedness – Saving the Whole Family
www.avma.org/disaster/saving_family.asp

Disaster Preparedness ̵ Other Resources
www.avma.org/disaster/

Dog Care: Health Tips for Dog Parks and Other Social Environments: Learn how to protect your dog's health in social environments such as day care, boarding, training classes and other environments where dogs mingle together.
www.avma.org/animal_health/disease_risks_dogs/default.asp

First Aid Tips for Pet Owners: Tips on basic first aid for pets.
www.avma.org/firstaid/

Flea and Tick Prevention: Advice from the AVMA on the safe use of flea and tick products in pets
www.avma.org/animal_health/flea-tick-products.asp

Pet Health Information Brochures: Brochures offering basic information on many common pet health topics
www.avma.org/products/client/default.asp

Pet Food Safety: Make sure the food you're feeding your pets is safe. AVMA keeps an updated list of recalled pet foods and maintains a 24/7 Twitter feed to send out alerts when new recalls are issued.
www.avma.org/petfoodsafety/recalls/default.asp

Pet Loss: AVMA brochure on coping with the loss of a pet
www.avma.org/products/client/pet_loss.asp

Pet Care Podcasts: The AVMA's Animal Tracks podcast series offers pet health and safety tips from some of the leading veterinary experts in the United States
www.avma.org/rss/animaltracks/animaltracks.xml

Pet Care Videos: The Owning a Pet video series on AVMAtv.org features great, informative videos on topics such as brushing your pet's teeth, flea and tick prevention, and holiday safety tips.
www.avmatv.org/channel.cfm?s=66&c=383

WebMD® Pet Health Exchange: If you've got pets, then you've got questions. Get answer through the Pet Health Exchange, featuring expert veterinarians from the American Veterinary Medical Association.
http://exchanges.webmd.com/pet-health-exchange