For information about your pet's health, see

  www.AVMA.org  or www.ASPCA.org

 
The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is another excellent resource:

  http://www.vet.cornell.edu/services/owners.htm

 
To learn more about heartworms and heartworm disease in dogs and cats go to

  www.heartwormsociety.org

 
Refer to the companion animal parasite council web page for information about parasites:

  http://www.capcvet.org/
 

We strongly recommend that your pets are spayed or neutered. It is a health benefit to them and helps prevent pet overpopulation. Here is a link to the S.N.I.P. program in Austin, a program that provides incentives to those who have their pets spayed or neutered:

  www.dogboys.com/snip

 
Emancipet is an organization that provides low-cost spays and neuters to residents in the Austin area:

  www.Emancipet.org

 
If you need information about a particular dog breed, go to

  www.AKC.org

 
If you are considering adopting a pet, we encourage you to get one from a rescue group or animal shelter. Most rescue groups have web sites (just search for the breed of interest). If you do decide to purchase from a breeder, please take the time to find a reputable breeder, visit their premises, and see the parents of the puppy or kitten. We do not recommend buying a purebred puppy or kitten from a pet store. Many of these puppies come from puppy mills (see the ASPCA home page for more information):

  www.aspca.com

 
For a lot of useful information for Austin area pet owners, try 
 
  www.austinpetsdirectory.com

 
                        
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