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Reducing Stress at the Vet

Reducing Stress at the Vet

Reducing Stress at the Vetby Dr. Noelle Weeks, Veterinarian, Veterinary Resource Center of the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area Doctor visits can be stressful for humans and animals alike.  If your pittie, or any dog for that matter, has stress at a vet visit, bad...
What We Know about Pets and COVID-19

What We Know about Pets and COVID-19

What We Know about Pets and COVID-19 In October, it was reported that a cat in Cumberland County was Pennsylvania’s first feline to be diagnosed with COVID-19.   The cat, who lived in a household with several people who had previously been diagnosed with...
Microchip FAQ

Microchip FAQ

Microchip FAQby Dr. Lauren Ritchey, Veterinarian, Humane Society of Harrisburg AreaWhat is a microchip?A microchip is a small device (about the size of a grain of rice) that works as a transponder and is activated when a scanner is waved over the animal.  The...
Understanding Cat Body Language

Understanding Cat Body Language

Understanding Cat Body Languageby Dr. Noelle Weeks, Veterinarian, Veterinary Resource Center of the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area  Reading cat body language depends on not only observing the cat’s body cues but also observing the surroundings where the body cues...
See a Dog in a Hot Car?  Here is What You Can Do.

See a Dog in a Hot Car? Here is What You Can Do.

By Patrick Noll, Director of Humane Law Enforcement & Humane Police Officer, HSHAIt is summer time in Pennsylvania! While there are many things that are very different this year, one thing remains unchanged: high temperatures and humidity. We feel it whenever we...
Understanding Lyme Disease

Understanding Lyme Disease

Understanding Lyme Diseaseby Dr. Lauren Ritchey, HSHA Veterinarian  What is Lyme disease?Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is an illness that affects both dogs and humans and is transmitted through tick bites. Lyme disease CANNOT be transmitted from one pet to another...