Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link Filed under: Cats, Animal Nutrition whitetrashtexas, Flickr By Dr. Marty Becker, via Vetstreet Q. I’m a vegan for health, environmental and animal cruelty reasons, and I’d like my pets to be vegans too. There’s a huge debate on several Internet sites about this subject. What’s your take? A. If your pets are [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pet Health, Animal Sites We Love davco9200, Flickr By Dr. Marty Becker, via Vetstreet Q. Our dog farts a lot. My husband and son think it’s hilarious, of course, but I could really do without both the farting and the jokes about the farting. Is there some way to [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Cats, Ask A Vet, Animal Sites We Love Schibilia, Flickr By Dr. Marty Becker, via Vetstreet Q. My 11-year-old daughter desperately wants a cat. She’s a good student and a responsible kid, and we’re running out of reasons to say no. But her stepdad is allergic to cats, and her [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Cats, Ask A Vet, Animal Sites We Love dr.regor, Flickr By Dr. Marty Becker, via Vetstreet Q. Are laser pointers safe? My cat really goes crazy when I get his out to play. A. As with so many other things, I have to give an answer and a caveat. For [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Ask A Vet, Animal Nutrition, Animal Sites We Love The Other View, Flickr My Older Cat is Losing Weight — Should I Just Feed Her More? by Dr. Marty Becker, via Vetstreet Q. My 8-year-old cat has a hard time keeping weight on even though she’s always hungry. She seems [...]