How to evaluate pet information on the web
Thursday, Jun 5th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
When you think something’s wrong with your dog or cat, the first thing you do is Google the symptoms. Am I right? I bet I am. Studies show that three out of four people go to the Internet before calling their veterinarians or taking their pets to the clinic. I understand. If you’re worried about […]
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When you think something’s wrong with your dog or cat, the first thing you do is Google the symptoms. Am I right? I bet I am. Studies show that three out of four people go to the Internet before calling their veterinarians or taking their pets to the clinic. I understand. If you’re worried about […]
Read more »Do indoor cats need the feline leukemia vaccine?
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Is your kitten vaccinated for feline leukemia virus? You may not have thought to do so if you plan for him to be an indoor cat, but veterinary immunology expert Ronald Schultz, DVM, says that vaccination during kittenhood, followed by a single booster vaccination at 1 year of age, is the best way to prevent […]
Read more »Teach your dog that beggars never win
Tuesday, Apr 1st, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Tips to stop your dog from begging at the table from my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, in this week’s Pet Connection: Make the dinner table a dog-free zone. Teach your dog to go to his bed, a mat or his crate when meals are served. It’s a great opportunity for him to practice a long […]
Read more »Gardeners with pets need to think ‘dogscaping’
Friday, Mar 28th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Is it possible to have pets and a nice garden? Yes, says my friend, dog trainer and writer Liz Palika, in a guest column for this week’s Pet Connection: As ice and snow melt and mud takes their place, the promise of spring appears with tiny green leaves on the trees. Nurseries begin stocking flowers […]
Read more »Two recent books to make people better pet owners
Thursday, Mar 20th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker
From my writing partner, Kim Campbell Thornton, in this week’s Pet Connection: In more than 30 years of pet ownership, I’ve nursed a lot of animals: a diabetic cat, a greyhound with bone cancer, an old cat with kidney disease, dogs with congestive heart failure, a puppy with a scratched cornea and more. Everything I […]
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