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Food, health and the everyday moments that bring us closer. Practical knowledge for life with cats and dogs, from the PARTNER Editorial Team.

The PARTNER Journal

If Your Dog Eats Macadamia Nuts, Check the Rest of the Package Too

Call your veterinarian after a possible macadamia exposure. Save the recipe or packaging and report chocolate, raisins or other ingredients separately.

If Your Dog Eats Macadamia Nuts, Check the Rest of the Package Too

Call your veterinarian after a possible macadamia exposure. Save the recipe or packaging and report chocolate, raisins or other ingredients separately.

A Sore Lump Between Your Dog’s Toes Needs a Closer Look

If your dog licks a sore lump between the toes, note the paw and timing, leave the lump alone and ask the veterinarian how it should be examined.

A Sore Lump Between Your Dog’s Toes Needs a Closer Look

If your dog licks a sore lump between the toes, note the paw and timing, leave the lump alone and ask the veterinarian how it should be examined.

One of Your Cat’s Pupils Is Bigger. When Is It Urgent?

Unequal pupils can reflect an eye or nerve problem. Find out what to report and why a sudden difference needs immediate veterinary advice.

One of Your Cat’s Pupils Is Bigger. When Is It Urgent?

Unequal pupils can reflect an eye or nerve problem. Find out what to report and why a sudden difference needs immediate veterinary advice.

A Young Dog With a Recurring Front-Leg Limp: Ask About the Elbow

If a young dog repeatedly limps on a front leg, bring a timeline and ask what an examination or elbow imaging can show.

A Young Dog With a Recurring Front-Leg Limp: Ask About the Elbow

If a young dog repeatedly limps on a front leg, bring a timeline and ask what an examination or elbow imaging can show.

Checking Your Cat’s Surgical Incision at Home

Learn what to ask at discharge, how to observe a cat’s incision without disturbing it, and which changes deserve a call to the clinic.

Checking Your Cat’s Surgical Incision at Home

Learn what to ask at discharge, how to observe a cat’s incision without disturbing it, and which changes deserve a call to the clinic.

Walking a Dog With Arthritis: Check the Next Morning

Plan a controlled walk for a dog with diagnosed arthritis and record how they move later that day and the next morning.

Walking a Dog With Arthritis: Check the Next Morning

Plan a controlled walk for a dog with diagnosed arthritis and record how they move later that day and the next morning.