New guidelines on how to stop mosquitoes before they spread disease to pets (and people)
Thursday, May 11th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
The big news in preventing mosquito-borne diseases in dogs, cats, and humans continues to be what’s known as vector control. In other words, instead of focusing exclusively on preventing or […]
Read more »The frustrating reality of finding out why your cat is vomiting
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
A reader wants to know why her cat is vomiting all the time, but hesitated about all the tests her veterinarian wanted to run. Here are my thoughts. Q: My […]
Read more »The top 5 reasons you should groom your cat
Thursday, May 4th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
I still remember the ad for Penzoil a few years ago when the greasy car mechanic talked about the importance of regular oil changes and said the line, “You can […]
Read more »Study: Vitamin D may help dogs with congestive heart failure
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
A reader asked if vitamin D supplementation was good for dogs as well as humans. The answer is maybe. Here’s what I told her. Q: If vitamin D supplementation is […]
Read more »Cats gotta scratch! Here’s how to make sure they scratch where you want them to and not where you don’t
Thursday, Apr 27th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Teenagers must text, and cats must scratch. To a cat, scratching is as just like eating, drinking, peeing, and pooping; it’s something they must do to stay both physically and […]
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