RealSimple.com / Dr. Peterson Pierre 3 Skincare Products You Should Buy in Bulk to Save Money–and 3 You Shouldn’t April 29, 2021

Plenty of us have done it: You find a skincare product you love and immediately want to buy it in bulk to save money–and so you won’t run out. But just because you can do that doesn’t mean you should. Sure, you could cash in on multiple two-for-one deals at once, but some skincare products have shorter expiration dates–which means buying in bulk could actually end up costing you more if you end up tossing half of what you bought in a couple months.

“Two or three at a time should be fine for most skincare products,” says Peterson Pierre, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Los Angeles. “If it’s a dozen, I would caution against it because ingredients do expire and you want to ensure maximum freshness and potency.”

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The Insider.com / Airvet 5 Ways to Fix Your Dog’s Constipation April 27, 2021

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Increasing the amount of fiber your dog consumes may help with constipation.

“Constipation arises when stools are too dry to move easily in the intestines, so they become stagnant and slow things down. Fiber holds onto water and can coat the stools and increase gut motility, pushing things in the right direction,” says Anthony Hall, DVM, a veterinarian with pet telehealth Airvet.

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MSN.com / Airvet 5 Ways to Fix Your Dog’s Constipation April 27, 2021

a person holding a dog in a garden: 5 ways to fix your dog's constipation

Increasing the amount of fiber your dog consumes may help with constipation.

“Constipation arises when stools are too dry to move easily in the intestines, so they become stagnant and slow things down. Fiber holds onto water and can coat the stools and increase gut motility, pushing things in the right direction,” says Anthony Hall, DVM, a veterinarian with pet telehealth Airvet.

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HelloBark.com / Airvet Why Does My Dog Eat Sticks? April 22, 2021

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Dr Stephanie Lantry, DVM Affiliated With AirVet

Dogs eat sticks for a variety of reasons.

First of all, they are very easily accessible and often contain lots of smells from living things in the outdoors. Our most common underlying cause are puppies that are teething. They need that chewing outlet as they are getting their adult teeth in and losing their baby teeth.

Dogs don’t always outgrow this need for sensory chewing but it tends to diminish as they grow older. It can help them clean their teeth and exercise their jaws. Occasionally, dogs will have some stomach upset or imbalance that causes them to eat foreign objects (especially plant material outside).

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Popsugar.com / Airvet If Your Cat Is Coughing and Not Bringing Up a Hairball, You Should Pay Attention April 21, 2021

According to Anthony Hall, DVM, MPH, a veterinarian at Airvet, occasional coughing is normal and may even be expected. However, he went on to explain that if the cough occurs often or is accompanied by other symptoms, then it’s time to bring your pet to the vet to be examined. “If the cough produces discharge from the nose and eyes or brings up any phlegm and recurs frequently, that is more of a reason to visit your veterinarian to see what’s going on,” Dr. Hall said. He added that oftentimes the vet will want to do blood work, take X-rays, and listen to your cat’s heart and lungs to better figure out what exactly is going on.

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