Professional Pet Partners, Inc.

03/23/2025

🐾🌼Spring is here, so be expecting emails and reminder phone calls from your vet, encouraging you to schedule your spring wellness visit (please do this)—but watch my latest interview with UW-Madison vet school professor Dr. Laurie Larson, first! (Visit my website, drkarenbecker.com to read the article or watch this important discussion!).
Dr. Larson is an expert in antibody titer testing, and thankfully, the conversation about vaccinations 💉has evolved, especially regarding how frequently our pets truly need them. In my interview, Dr. Larson provides an in-depth look at how titers can guide more personalized and scientifically sound vaccination decisions, protecting our pets without the risk of over-vaccinating.
Veterinarians have accounts with nation-wide veterinary laboratories (Antech and/or Idexx) that provide parvo and distemper titer testing services, so all vets can perform them, however, the most inexpensive lab I have found for parvo/distemper titers is the Companion Animal Vaccine and Immuno Diagnostic Service Laboratory (CAVIDS) at the UW-Madison vet school. Here’s the link you or you vet can use to submit a sample:
https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/cavids/titer-testing-details/

02/18/2025

Northwest Naturals recall has been

01/16/2025

12/13/2024

Started up with our seasonal Pawblic Service Posts for those who don't yet know some of the dangers the holiday season comes with for pets.

12/13/2024

Early Christmas for the Girls! 🎄

12/05/2024

Best Comic funny😂🤣..

11/22/2024

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11/20/2024

10/31/2024

Can dogs eat chocolate and be OK? To be on the safe side, you want to keep chocolate away from your dog. But if it happens, it really depends on your dog's size and the type of chocolate. 🍫

Accidents happen, and sometimes dogs manage to get into something they shouldn’t. So if your dog eats chocolate, here’s what you need to know … and when to call your vet.

Chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine. While these are safe for humans, they’re toxic for dogs. Darker, more bitter chocolate contains higher levels of these toxins. That makes them even more dangerous.

This chart is just a guide. If you suspect your dog has eaten a dangerous amount, reach out to your veterinarian. 🩺

👉 Read and learn more here: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/can-dogs-eat-chocolate/

09/21/2024

Love this thought ❤️

09/14/2024

Join our conversation, LIVE, tonight at 5pm ET with industry watch dog Susan Thixton as we discuss recalls🦠, the possible dismantling of AAFCO🏦, new pet food labeling requirements, and what to expect next from the pet food industry.🏭

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07/10/2024

7/9/24: Attention, a harmful blue-green algae bloom has been confirmed at Rice Lake within the Danada Forest Preserve. This can make pets, children and people with weak immune systems sick if they ingest or inhale water that has algae present.

• Don’t touch the algae.
• Keep your pets away from the water.
• If contact is made, thoroughly wash your skin (or your pet’s fur) as soon as possible.

Staff will continue to monitor water conditions. Harmful algae blooms can look like spilled blue, green, or brown paint on the surface of the water. Should you observe a potential algae bloom in a DuPage forest preserve, please report the specific location and provide a photo to [email protected].

Learn more about harmful algal blooms here https://www.dupageforest.org/https/www.dupageforest.org/what-we-do/news/important-updates/harmful-aglal-blooms