Here is a collection of helpful websites encompassing a information from vaccines to pet insurance to saying goodbye to your beloved pet. Some of these links are found throughout the website.
New Pet
eBook from The Humane Society of the United States - Top 10 Tips for Taking Care of Your Pets
AAHA Pet Owner Resources: choosing the right toy for your pet, kitten and puppy check lists, etc.
AVMA Pet Care Resources: info about responsible pet ownership, preventative care, medications, and keeping your pet safe (AVMA = American Veterinary Medical Association).
OVMA's Resource List covers a wide range of topics such as Pet Ownership, Behavior, Disaster Planning, Travel Tips, Medication Safety and More!
Healthy Habits for Pets is a collection of information to help keep your pet healthy. The website is created by the Boehringer Ingelheim.
Mad River Veterinary Hospital's Pet Health Library covers a large range of topics concerning your dog or cat.
Vaccines
Ohio Department of Health: Rabies and Animal Bites
AAFP Cat Vaccine brochure (AAFP = American Association of Feline Practioners)
Mad River Veterinary Hospital's Vaccines for Dogs and Vaccines for Cats
Preventions
CAPC (Companion Animal Parasite Council) - provides parasite prevalence maps regarding parasitic infections in dogs and cats in the USA and Canada
Nutrition
Spay / Neuter
ASPCA article on reasons to spay or neuter your pet
Research article from Frontiers in Veterinary Science for breed specific recommendations regarding timing of spay/neuter. This article was published in 2020.
Insurance
petinsuranceinfo.com provides more information regarding pet insurance and comparing plans with different companies
Care Credit - credit card available to use at veterinary hospitals and provide more flexibility with paying the bill
Behavior
Cat Friendly Homes is a website created by the American Association of Feline Practioners to provide resources to make your home as cat friendly as possible.
Behavior Guide for Your New Puppy - created by Veterinary Behaviorist Dr. Meghan Herron
List of behavior resources / books complied by The Ohio State Veterinary Medicine's Behavior Department
Behavior handouts from Veterinary Behaviorist Dr. Sophia Yin
Training for muzzle use
Training for car rides
Training for brushing teeth
Training for having ears handled
Feline Behavior Solutions - provides virtual behavior consults for your cat
Pupstanding App - help navigate the socialization process of your new puppy. This app has an interactive checklist of things to introduce your puppy to during their first few months of life.
The Puppy Socialization App Course provides virtual classes for your puppy's socialization foundation.
The Indoor Pet Initiative by The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center provides multiple resources to help provide enrichment and prevent behavior problems for both your cats and your dogs.
Emergency / Emergency Hospitals
ASPCA poison control - phone number (888) 426-4435
Local Veterinary Emergency Hospitals:
MedVet - has urgent care and emergency hours - local locations: Dayton, Hillard, Worthington
Care Center Dayton - has emergency hours
The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center Emergency Services - has emergency hours
VEG Veterinary Emergency Group - has urgent care and emergency hours - local locations: Dublin, Cincinnati
URGENT CARE: Acute Pet Urgent Care Beavercreek - provides urgent care needs for when your regular vet is closed or unavailable
List of Household hazards from The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
AAHA's list of common household toxins (AAHA = American Animal Hospital Association)
Form to get a Free Pet Safety Pack from ASPCA Poison Control
How to assemble an emergency kit for your pet, from The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
Saying Goodbye
OSU's Honoring the Bond Program - resources to help decide when your beloved pet's quality of life is affected, animal remembrance ideas, and more.
OSU's How Will I Know? article to aid in the challenging decision of deciding when to humanely euthanize your cherished pet.
Pet Loss Support page
Lap Of Love provides in-home hospice and in-home euthanasia services . Their website also contains multiple resources to help navigate end of life decisions and grief support.
Contact info for Lap of Love for Dayton and the Surrounding Areas:
Other helpful info
Having to give your pet medications can be stressful. Here is a link for ways to help condition your pet to take medications to make the process easier for all involved.
The Kitten Lady's website with information on how to care for cats and kittens
Mad River Veterinary Hospital's Pet Health Library containing thousands of articles over a wide range of topics.