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From pet health tips to ideas on fighting boredom and loneliness in pets, you can learn how to make your pets' lives better here.

Help for those who are struggling this holiday season

Monday, Dec 20th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

For those who, like me, struggle with dark instead of brightness at this time of year, please know that our family’s prayers are with you, and that there are people […]

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Becker’s Fear Free Reading Round-Up: December 2021

Thursday, Dec 16th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

More great reads this month from Fear Free and Fear Free Happy Homes: “Training” Collars Don’t Work. Here’s What Does Frustrated by your dog’s pulling or other unwanted behaviors on […]

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Does your pet need a multi-vitamin? Maybe, maybe not

Friday, Dec 10th, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

We want the best for our pets, so we might want to give them a multi-vitamin “just in case.” Here’s what I told a reader about whether or not that’s […]

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Do you really need a special diet to manage your cat’s bladder stones?

Thursday, Dec 2nd, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

A reader’s male cat has been suffering from bladder stones and wrote asking if that special diet is really necessary. Here’s what I had to say. Q: My male cat […]

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Maybe not the Thanksgiving message you expected

Sunday, Nov 21st, 2021 | By Dr. Marty Becker

As I sat down to write my Thanksgiving message to you all, I thought I’d see what I wrote last year. Here’s how I led off: “I doubt I’d get […]

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