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Furry four-legged friends are a big part to many Merrimack Valley residents’ families, so it makes sense when many take extra caution this holiday season to ensure their pets are

Furry four-legged friends are a big part to many local residents families, so it makes sense when many take extra caution this holiday season to ensure their pets are safe.

The cause of the Oregon wave earlier this month with more than 200 canine respiratory cases is still unknown. 

Symptoms of respiratory illness in dogs include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy.

Your dog ate your homework, your lunch, and your weed? Local veterinarians warn that marijuana is harmful to pets.

A rescued three-year old male pit bull has made an unbelievable recovery, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals.

Jobee, a 3-year-old pit bull mix, had no food in his stomach and weighed 24 and a half pounds when he was found at Lakeida Burris’s home in Roxbury on July 4, MSPCA-Angell said .

A three-year-old dog has been rehabilitated from an extreme case of emaciation after being intentionally starved to the brink of death.

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Email With people spending more time at home, animal adoptions surged during the pandemic. Now, veterinary clinics are feeling the impact of all those new pets, reporting longer wait times and a spike in emergency visits. Dr. Kiko Bracker, director of emergency and critical care at the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, told Boston.com the clinic is seeing a significant increase in requests for appointments, with weeks and months long bookout times, and longer waits for emergency...