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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.

What laser therapy can do for pets

Friday, Sep 19th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I experienced some new technology that really helps pets yesterday. Annie, a 10-year-old German Wirehaired Pointer, came into Lakewood Animal HospitalĀ  with a slab fracture of the left upper carnassial […]

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3 things pet insurance covers that you probably think it doesn’t

Thursday, Sep 18th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

When I blog about my educational campaign with Embrace Pet Insurance to end economic euthanasia, I always get a certain number of comments that “pet insurance doesn’t cover anything.” The […]

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Something you may not know about pilling cats

Wednesday, Sep 17th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Just when you think you know everything about how to pill a cat, something new comes along. That’s how one of my readers felt after a recent hospital visit with […]

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Why pet pain prevention is better than cure

Tuesday, Sep 16th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

When is the best time to give a pet pain medication? Before the pain starts, or as soon after as possible. While human beings might like being “tough guys” who […]

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Shelter dog helps 9/11 veteran overcome PTSD

Thursday, Sep 11th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Like so many Americans, Melissa Maher enlisted in the armed forces in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks. And like so many of our military, she came out of the conflict […]

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