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Category Archives: Pet Connection

How to remove ticks from pets

Tuesday, Jun 22nd, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Macro photograph of a deer tick held between index finger and thumb.

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 […]

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What’s causing your cat’s diarrhea, and what can you do about it?

Thursday, Jun 17th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Very old black cat resting on hammock

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 […]

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The easy way to teach your cat to do tricks

Monday, Jun 7th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Human Hand Gives A Treat Feeds A Ginger Maine Coon Cat, Cat Training

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 […]

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How to stop your dog from chasing squirrels

Monday, May 31st, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Eastern Fox Squirrel

How can you train a dog not to chase squirrels? That was a question from a reader, and of course I had to turn to my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, […]

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Why cats’ eyes glow in the dark

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

A reader wrote asking whether all cats’ eyes glow in the dark. They do, and here’s why. Q: My cat’s eyes seem to glow in the dark. Do all cats’ […]

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