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Is “bring your pet to see the vet every year” the kind of good advice you tend to ignore? This may help you understand why I recommend an annual visit for healthy pets. Q: My 5-year-old cat is in good health and up-to-date on her vaccinations. She’s never had any health problems. Does she really […]

In case you missed my free webinar on senior dogs and Fear Free, it’s available on their YouTube Channel now. My focus was on our dogs’ mental health, how feeding the mind is just as important as feeding the body, in-home enrichment, and how to make trips to the vet less stressful. The Q&A webinar […]

Are we likely to transmit the new coronavirus to our pets? Can they transmit it to us? While virus has been found in the nose of a dog owned by a person with COVID-19, it’s most likely that was just some live or dead virus picked up from his or her owner rather than an […]

Yes, you can give your cat fresh air, sunshine, and a taste of the great outdoors safely. Here’s how. Q: I want to build a safe outdoor area for my cat. What features should it have? A: A “catio” is a great way to give cats some outdoor time and space so that they can […]

Traditionally people have seen cats as “plug and play” pets who don’t need the same socialization, training, enrichment, and exercise as dogs. That’s not true, and the need to get them used to being part of a human family begins in kittenhood. Here’s how I explained it to a reader. Q: Do kittens have the […]