This pet poison lurks in places you might never imagine
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker
&description=You probably know that the sweetener xylitol is highly toxic to pets. What you might not know is all the different types of products in which it’s found. When you’re shopping, check labels for xylitol in peanut and other nut butters; protein bars; toothpaste (one of the reasons not to brush pets’ teeth with toothpaste […]
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You probably know that the sweetener xylitol is highly toxic to pets. What you might not know is all the different types of products in which it’s found. When you’re shopping, check labels for xylitol in peanut and other nut butters; protein bars; toothpaste (one of the reasons not to brush pets’ teeth with toothpaste […]
Read more »How often should pets visit the vet?
Monday, Mar 9th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker
&description=Is “bring your pet to see the vet every year” the kind of good advice you tend to ignore? This may help you understand why I recommend an annual visit for healthy pets. Q: My 5-year-old cat is in good health and up-to-date on her vaccinations. She’s never had any health problems. Does she really […]
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Is “bring your pet to see the vet every year” the kind of good advice you tend to ignore? This may help you understand why I recommend an annual visit for healthy pets. Q: My 5-year-old cat is in good health and up-to-date on her vaccinations. She’s never had any health problems. Does she really […]
Read more »Can pets catch or spread new coronavirus?
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker
&description=Are we likely to transmit the new coronavirus to our pets? Can they transmit it to us? While virus has been found in the nose of a dog owned by a person with COVID-19, it’s most likely that was just some live or dead virus picked up from his or her owner rather than an […]
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Are we likely to transmit the new coronavirus to our pets? Can they transmit it to us? While virus has been found in the nose of a dog owned by a person with COVID-19, it’s most likely that was just some live or dead virus picked up from his or her owner rather than an […]
Read more »What you may not know about socializing kittens
Wednesday, Feb 19th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker
&description=Traditionally people have seen cats as “plug and play” pets who don’t need the same socialization, training, enrichment, and exercise as dogs. That’s not true, and the need to get them used to being part of a human family begins in kittenhood. Here’s how I explained it to a reader. Q: Do kittens have the […]
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Traditionally people have seen cats as “plug and play” pets who don’t need the same socialization, training, enrichment, and exercise as dogs. That’s not true, and the need to get them used to being part of a human family begins in kittenhood. Here’s how I explained it to a reader. Q: Do kittens have the […]
Read more »What to do if your cat is chewing up your houseplants
Tuesday, Feb 11th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker
&description=Seeing your houseplants destroyed over and over is stressful, but there’s a bigger concern: Houseplants can make chewing cats very sick. Here’s what I told a reader who wrote asking for tips to solve this problem. Q: I’m tired of shredded houseplants! Can you suggest plants that our two cats won’t chew on? A: We’d […]
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Seeing your houseplants destroyed over and over is stressful, but there’s a bigger concern: Houseplants can make chewing cats very sick. Here’s what I told a reader who wrote asking for tips to solve this problem. Q: I’m tired of shredded houseplants! Can you suggest plants that our two cats won’t chew on? A: We’d […]
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