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From pet health tips to ideas on fighting boredom and loneliness in pets, you can learn how to make your pets' lives better here.

A dog’s work is never done

Thursday, Jul 16th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Dogs have lived and worked with humans more closely than any other animal. Emphasis on the “worked”! We bred dogs to help us with all sorts of tasks – from […]

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What to do when your bunny won’t eat or drops food

Tuesday, Jul 14th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

When the answer to “What’s up, Doc?” is that your pet rabbit’s not eating normally, is dropping food, or is drooling, the problem defiitely requires a visit to the veterinarian […]

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Recognizing the sometimes confusing signs of feline hyperthyroidism

Thursday, Jul 9th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

High thyroid levels are fairly common in older cats, but the condition can be somewhat hard to recognize, especially in its early stages. A reader wrote asking me what I […]

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New DNA vaccine may help some dogs with oral melanoma

Thursday, Jul 2nd, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Few things strike quite as much fear in the hearts of pet lovers as a cancer diagnosis in their beloved companion. One reader wrote to ask me about a possible […]

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What to do when your cat keeps getting bladder infections

Tuesday, Jun 23rd, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

As a veterinarian, I see plenty of cats who urinate outside the litterbox or have other signs of urinary tract disorders. Most of these cats have a medical, not behavioral, […]

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