When hounds get sick, it can be hard to know if they should be taken to the vet or simply treated at home. For guidance, visit The Vet Is In, where your questions about hound health are answered.
New Yorkers face what are probably the country's highest veterinary bills. 
Should you take out pet health insurance? To help answer that question, urbanhound's research team has studied and reported on all the major pet insurance plans.
Check out urbanhound's informative list of 12 Common Hound Poisons. We tell you how to avoid them and how to treat them. (Did you know that not even a child's dose of Tylenol is safe for a hound?)
And what about alternative veterinary medicine? Does it work? Which treatments are worth trying? For the scoop, check out our section on alternative treatments.
