The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration but can also bring unexpected stress for our beloved pets. As a pet owner, it's essential to recognize and mitigate the anxiety that cats and dogs may experience during this bustling time. Here are some practical tips to ensure your pets stay calm and happy, ensuring a peaceful holiday for everyone.

Heatstroke is a serious condition that can threaten the health and life of pets, particularly during the hot and humid summer months in Southeast areas like North Carolina. At Cliffdale Animal Hospital, we prioritize your pet's well-being and provide urgent care to handle heatstroke and other emergencies. Let us guide you through understanding heatstroke in pets, preventative measures to avoid this dangerous condition, and steps to take if your pet experiences a heatstroke.

It is usually not true that your pet picked up fleas while boarding or at the groomer’s. If boarding or groomed at a reputable pet clinic such as Cliffdale Animal Hospital in Fayetteville, NC, they will check your pet for fleas before it enters the facility and will treat for fleas if they are found. Your pet will be flea free when it returns home. However, newly emerged fleas in your home can get on your pet immediately when it returns home. Even indoor only pets can get fleas. Fleas can come inside on other pets and yes, they can come in on you! For this reason, all pets in the household need to be treated with a flea product because flea prevention is the key to flea control.