Tailless Rodents
I previously wrote an article extolling the virtues of rats as pets. They’re gentle creatures that enjoy interacting with humans, are intelligent, will eat just…
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SGLT2 Inhibitors—A New Treatment for Diabetes in Cats
Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine disease in cats similar to type 2 diabetes in humans. Risk factors for cats are being overweight and inactive….
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What’s the Deal with Influenza?
Recently, I fielded a question from a concerned cat owner about whether it was ok to feed her cats food containing eggs since she’d heard…
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PU/PD or Why is My Pet Peeing on the Floor?
My cat Moby recently started peeing on a bathroom rug, much to the dismay of the humans who use that bathroom. I took the alleged…
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FIP No Longer Means RIP
During my veterinary medicine career, there’s been one cat disease I’ve hated diagnosing: feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). There wasn’t a straightforward way to make sure…
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Splenic Tumors Make Me Want to Vent My Spleen
You probably don’t think much about your spleen. It’s kind of an odd organ: dark red, thicker near the top, and tapers to a “tail”…
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Parasite Protection
A recent study, using data from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, shows less than 40 percent of dogs…
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Kids and Pets
Bringing a new pet into a household with children or introducing a baby to a home with existing pets can be a wonderful experience, but…
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The Thing Pet Owners Dread Most—Diarrhea
There’s not much worse than coming home to diarrhea piles all over the house. The smell, the mess, the cleaning, not to mention your dog…
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Why Do Blood Work?
When you go to your doctor for an annual exam, they frequently recommend drawing blood to check your cholesterol, thyroid, and glucose levels. They may…
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The Shocking Truth About Shock Collars
With the explosion of adopted dogs during covid came a dramatic increase in behavior issues attributed to limited socialization, lack of obedience training, and overall…
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New Arthritis Treatments for Pets
Recently, I talked with a pet owner who had turned 50. To celebrate, she went skydiving, canoed a long river, and performed in a burlesque…
