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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.

Does my cat have IBD or not?

Wednesday, Jul 8th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Few diagnoses are as confusing as feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here’s how I explained it to a reader with questions. Q: My vet thinks my cat has inflammatory bowel […]

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5 tips to prepare your cat or dog for a new baby

Thursday, Jul 2nd, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Some people think we’ll see a lot of “quarantine babies,” conceived during the COVID pandemic when most people were stuck at home. True or not, it’s a good idea for […]

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What to do (and not to do) about your dog’s problem barking

Monday, Jun 29th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

A reader asked about her dog’s problem barking, and how her husband was making the problem worse. Since I’m better at talking the talk than walking the walk on barking, […]

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Proud father alert: Training livestreams with Mikkel Becker

Friday, Jun 26th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

My daughter is a phenomenal trainer. Her credentials intimidate even me: Mikkel Becker KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CTCr, Fear Free Certified. If you missed her two most recent livestreams, […]

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How to give pills to your cat the Fear Free way

Monday, Jun 22nd, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Few things give cat owners nightmares like the thought of giving their cat a pill. Here’s what my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, and I had for a reader facing that […]

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