addition to the Pet Health Care Library, we have provided the following links to websites that provide some great information on a variety of topics related to veterinary medicine and pet health care. We will update this page frequently, and would love to hear your ideas on links that you would like to see us add to this page to share with other pet owners. Feel free to send us your favorites. If we like them, we will add them to our list!

Choosing a new puppy  This is a nice starter guide of things that you should consider when you are thinking about getting a puppy

Heartworm Society    Everything you ever wanted to know about heartworm disease can be found here!

National Animal Poison Control Center This is the website of the National Animal Poison Control Center. It includes a library, links to other sites, and phone numbers for the poison control center.

The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) The Cat Fanciers' Association website has lots of pictures, as well as information on cat breeds, cat care, upcoming cat shows, and much more.

Feline behavior issues This is a source for solving feline behaior issues facebook.com/deartabby or www.feliway.com/usIn

Veterinary Schools in the US  This is a great link to all of the websites of veterinary schools in the United States.

Advantage Flea Control This site is sponsored by Bayer Animal Health, the makers of new K9 Advantix for dogs and Advantage flea control for dogs and cats. It is loaded with information about fleas and flea control.

Novartis Animal Health This site is sponsored by Novartis, the makers of Sentinel, Interceptor and Program, and has useful information on heartworm prevention and flea control for pet owners.

Frontline TopSpot by Merial Sponsored by the makers of Frontline TopSpot for flea and tick control, this site has basic information about fleas and ticks as well as TopSpot questions and answers

Rainbow Bridge Anyone who has ever lost a pet should visit this wonderful site. It is a terrific tribute to our lost family members

West Nile Virus This site is maintainted by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and has the latest information on the spread of West Nile Virus in the US, as well as information on disease transmission, symptoms, etc.

American Veterinary Medical Association This site is a good starting point to learn more about a variety of topics, including feline injection-site sarcomas and the latest subjects in veterinary medicine

Animal Refuge league arlgp.org/  This animal shelter offers hope for many homeless dogs and cats. Please check out this site if you are looking to adopt. They are located in Westbrook.

Animal Welfare Society www.animalwelfaresociety.org/   The Animal Welfare Society is located in Kennebunk and has pictures and bios of many of the pets they have available for adoption. Check them out if you are searching for a pet.

Veterinary Pet Insurance www.petinsurance.com/  VPI is an insurance company offering many plans to help with covering routine care or the unexpected.

Pets and Parasites www.petsandparasites.org This site has great information on parasites and zoonotic and vector-borne disease.

http://www.petmicrochiplookup.org This site allows you to enter a microchip number and find out what kind of chip it is and gives you phone numbers to call to get further information.