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What’s the right age to spay or neuter a kitten? Here’s how I answered a reader with that question. Q: How old should kittens be when they are spayed or neutered? A: According to a task force whose members represent the American Veterinary Medical Association, the America Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Animal […]

We all know cats can’t eat dog food (it’s nutritionally deficient for them), but how about adult cats eating kitten food? That was a reader’s question. Here’s my response. Q: I accidentally bought a bag of kitten food for my adult cat and didn’t notice it until I had already fed her a couple of […]

How to remove ticks from pets is one of the top questions I get, never more so than now as ticks and tick diseases are spreading into parts of the country where they didn’t have much of a presence before. Here’s the advice I gave a reader. Q: Ugh! I found a tick on my […]

Diarrhea is a non-specific medical condition. What that means is it can have many causes, some not too serious and others deadly. Here’s what I told a reader dealing with this problem in his cat. Q: Why does my cat get diarrhea, and what should I do about it? Is it serious? A: At one […]

A very brave reader wanted to teach her cat some tricks. Instead of telling her to run away from the idea, I got my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, to explain how to do it. And guess what? It’s easy! Q: I want to teach my cat some tricks. What’s an easy one to start with? […]