Are avocados toxic for pets?
Thursday, Aug 28th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Are avocados toxic to pets? It depends. A reader wrote saying she hears all the time that avocados are bad for dogs, but her boyfriend’s dog eats them all the […]
Read more »What you need to know before declawing your cat
Friday, Aug 22nd, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
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Should you consider getting your cat declawed? Here’s what a reader had to say via email: Q: When I was growing up, we always had our cats declawed and I […]
Read more »8 tips for picking a great shelter pet
Thursday, Aug 14th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Shelters are full of great pets — how do you pick the one (or two!) that’s right for you? My Pet Connection co-writer Kim Campbell Thonrton and I are big […]
Read more »New rat poison has no antidote – be careful with your pets!
Thursday, Aug 7th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
It’s never good when a pet downs mouse or rat poison, but rodenticides containing anticoagulants are treatable with blood transfusions and vitamin K if the poisoning is caught in time. […]
Read more »What to do if your dog is stung by a bee
Thursday, Jul 31st, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Do you know what to do if your dog gets stung by a bee? One of my readers asked: Q: My dog just got stung by a bee. He didn’t […]
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