Health & Safety

Hurricane Preparedness
For the safety of your pets and for your own peace of mind, the LA/SPCA advises following these procedures for the hurricane season.

What To Do When You Find a Stray Dog or Cat
You have only seconds in which to act. But what should you do?

Heat Stress and Your Pet
Heat stress is a warning sign that your pet is about to suffer a medical emergency. Travel, as experienced in summer vacation travel, or during evacuation road traffic, is a prime condition to make your pet sick.

Help Your Pets Brave Severe Weather
The Louisiana SPCA is reminding all pet owners to include their pets in severe weather preparation and to remember that high winds, thunder and lightening can be traumatic to some pets during heavy storm periods associated with tropical storms and hurricanes.

Play It Cool with Pets in the Summer
When the lazy days of barbecues and

 swimming pools roll around, you can make them even better by sharing them with your favorite pet. By following a few summer pet safety tips, you can keep your animal friends healthy and enjoy the months of sun and fun

Sago Palm Poisoning
This special photo series, submitted by animal lover Liz Karnicki, tells the tell of Bolero her beloved Bichon. Bolero beat the odds and survived the horrors of sago palm poisoning.

Pet First Aid
When your pet has an emergency, being prepared is very important.

Common Small Animal Poisons
This guide to small animal poisons could save the life of your animal.

Bad, Bad Onions
Canine/feline health alert: hold the onions, please!

Choose For Your Pet. . . Pethood Or Parenthood
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of surgical neutering.

Spaying/Neutering Myths
This article presents arguments surrounding spaying and neutering pets.

Why Should I Spay My Dog (or Cat)?
This article presents reasons for the surgical neutering of companion animals.