Veterinary Medicine Archives - Page 15 of 67 - Dr. Marty Becker

Category Archives: Veterinary Medicine

Can pets catch or spread new coronavirus?

Monday, Mar 2nd, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Woman wearing respiratory mask while looking at her dog

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 […]

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What you may not know about socializing kittens

Wednesday, Feb 19th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

kitten looking at you upside down

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 […]

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What to do if your cat is chewing up your houseplants

Tuesday, Feb 11th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Ginger cat sitting in carton box on window sill at home.

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 […]

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Female cats can spray, too

Monday, Feb 3rd, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Cat in pink dress and hair bow in front of white

You know that old song that goes, “Anything you can do, I can do better”? That’s what the girl cats say to the boy cats when it comes to spraying, […]

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Never ignore your dog’s lameness

Thursday, Jan 30th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Beagle sad, limping

Have you ever seen your dog limping or moving stiffly, and figured it was just weekend warrior syndrome or maybe a sign of advancing age, but nothing that required veterinary […]

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