Strongsville Animal Hospital

09/24/2025

Read all about it on our most recently released book, "Pawprints from Heaven". No matter how many legs we have, Life never ends! Love never dies!




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09/24/2025

Breakfast isn’t just for hoomans anymore! 🐶 These Egg Bites for Dogs are made with eggs, cottage cheese, chicken, spinach, and carrots.🥚🥬🥕🐔 Our hooman baked them in bone-shaped molds (cute AND tasty), but mini muffin pans work too. Either way, we licked our bowls clean!
Get the recipe here: https://spoiledhounds.com/egg-bites-for-dogs/

09/24/2025

Although our purring favourites are obligate carnivores, that is, they can cover their needs from animal sources, there are vegetables and fruits, which they may taste safely. This does not mean, that a significant part of their food can be substituted with them, but their diet can be coloured, and during training too some of them can even be an exciting reward treat.

09/24/2025

Dinner in one pan? Sounds paw-some to us! 🐶 This Beef and Sweet Potato Dog Food is made with ground beef, sweet potatoes, and spinach. Our hooman cooks it all in a skillet, and we clean our bowls faster than you can say “good dog.”
Get the recipe here: https://spoiledhounds.com/beef-and-sweet-potato-dog-food/

09/24/2025

🐆 Could it be that the cheetah isn’t really the fastest land animal after all? 🐆

If we look only at top speed, then – as many know – the fastest land animal is the cheetah, capable of reaching up to 113 km/h. While that is impressively fast, it can only sustain this pace for roughly 270 meters. But when we try to determine the fastest land animal, it might make sense to take the distance covered into account as well.

The greyhound’s top speed is currently measured at around 72 km/h. So how could it possibly stand a chance against a cheetah? 👇

09/24/2025

DISTRACTED DOG WALKERS

The distracted dog walker is commonly seen chatting on their cell phone, wearing headphones or socializing with other people while oblivious to what their dog is doing, how their dog is feeling or what is going on in the environment.

This may not sound like a problem, but it is something that many of us have a problem with, even more so if we have a reactive, sensitive dog.

I always compare walking a dog to driving a car. It’s not so much about our driving skills, but having to constantly be aware of the driving skills of others – trying to predict what they will do, which rules of the road they will ignore and how distracted they are. This is especially true in the country I live in, where driving can be a really stressful experience.

I understand that we often need to multi task – there simply doesn’t seem to be enough time in our day to accomplish everything we need to, but walking our dogs should not be one of these times.

Some may say – “but my dog is really friendly, well socialized, gets on well with everyone, is well trained, knows this environment well etc. and I hear that. But another dog might not be – maybe they need space, are reactive, sensitive, selectively social, have health issues, might be terrified of another dog racing straight towards them chasing a ball thrown from a ball launcher etc.

If distracted dog walkers have no regard for other dogs or other people, they should at least have regard for their own dogs.

Walking your dog should be a time of bonding, of connecting, of seeing the environment through the eyes of your dog, of reinforcing and rewarding wanted behaviours, of keeping them safe and protected.

Our dogs need us to be focused, to pay attention, to be aware and attentive. Our dogs depend on us to advocate for them.

09/14/2025

For the protection of our pets, we mostly must form our whole life, as well as our living space in such a way that it be favourable and safe for the animal as well. Let’s see, what you must pay special attention to if you keep a cat!

You can find the whole list in the article linked in the comments. 👇

09/14/2025

09/14/2025

Summer is slowly coming to an end, and autumn means a complete upheaval in the lives of cats: the autumn mating season begins. Fortunately, as a pet owner, you have all the tools in your hands to prevent any unwanted events. 🍂🐈

09/14/2025

The whole house is available, yet somehow they always manage to aim for the carpet. 🤮And indeed, it turns out there is a reason, even if it doesn’t seem that convincing to us. And no—it’s not because your furry friend wants to test your patience and see where your breaking point is. So let’s look at why cats prefer the carpet when they need to vomit!

09/14/2025

I NEED TO FEEL SAFE!

Like all living creatures, ourselves included, dogs need to feel safe – it’s a basic need for survival.

It’s hard wired into our brains to keep asking and checking – “Am I safe?” or “Is this safe?”

When we think about feeling safe it’s natural to just think about not being harmed or being in danger, but it’s not just about physical safety - feeling emotionally or psychologically safe is just as important.

While physical safety may be obvious and simpler to address, emotional safety is far more complex and not always easy to recognise or identify.

The same applies to our dogs – they are sentient beings whose behaviour is triggered and driven by emotions.

So many behaviour problems that we see in dogs stem from the brain saying– “I don’t feel safe!”

A dog that lunges and barks or behaves aggressively with another dog or person is very likely doing so because they feel unsafe. They are trying to make the scary thing go away.

A dog that is guarding resources is doing so because they are afraid that the resource will be taken away – they don’t feel safe when another animal or person approaches that resource.

A dog that is reacting to fireworks or thunderstorms or other noises is doing so because they don’t feel safe.

The same can be said for separation distress – the feeling of intense panic when left alone – “I am not safe!”

Some dogs may never get over a specific fear, but doing all we can to help dogs feel safe in our world is one of the most important gifts we can give them.

Our first responsibility should not be about training, obedience or trying to change behaviour, but to focus first and foremost on building trust, self-confidence, resilience, creating a safe and secure base and being the person that our dogs can rely on and trust.

In the words of Dr. Gabor Maté - "Feeling safe is the treatment and creating safety is the work".

In my words (as it pertains to dogs) – It is our responsibility to put in the work to enable our dogs to feel safe and when they feel safe, this will be part of the treatment or the solution to the problem.

06/07/2025

Pet parents are being warned that counterfeit products for their companions are becoming increasingly common. They’ve become such a problem, in fact, that the Better Business Bureau stated that they’ve seen a dramatic increase in online scams in this area. So, as you shop for your cat, dog, or a...