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Slick Trick: How To Give Pups Traction On Slippery Surfaces

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …present a new challenge to the puppy. If you can, lie on your belly on one of these shiny floors and look at the reflections. You might be surprised at…

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Talking to Your Vet

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …don’t mind having a Dr. Google conversation,” says Lisa Radosta, DVM. “I stay fresh, I’m aware of new things that are out there and what my clients are reading. But…

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Take the Panic Out of Handling a Pet Emergency

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …few months ago and now conducts in-person pet first aid classes in New York City in addition to her regular veterinary practice. Don’t Panic! One of the biggest skills she…

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How to Help Pets Adapt to Vision Loss

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …up on beds. He loved playdates with his Pug pal, Raisin, and making mischief in the pantry. “He knew exactly where he was,” Anstis says. “He seemed like he had…

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What’s in Your Cat’s DNA? Tests Are Fun but not Definitive

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …of purebred lines since purebred cats are so new,” Menges says. “However, using a large panel of purebred cats that we have sequenced, we can try to find parts of…

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How Arthritis Affects Your Dog and What to Do for It

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …was getting worn from years of use. Did my dog need a thicker bed? Sure enough, Rio immediately took to his new orthopedic bed. Even though I kept his old…

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Nose Work Is Scentsational for Dogs

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …and learn how their dogs look when they’re catching odor and following odor and watch them solving problems, and they have a whole new appreciation for their dogs.” While the…

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How Your Dog’s Fear Affects Your Own Emotions

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …husband’s resentment, it was a very emotional household! The husband didn’t understand why he was so frightening to his new dog. He’d had dogs all his life; why was he…

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Fitness Resolutions Go to the Dogs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Is getting—and staying—in shape one of your New Year’s resolutions? Include your dogs, too; it’s good for their physical and mental health. But before you haul…

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FIP News: Is a Cure at Hand?

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Reading Time: 6 minutes …While FIP can infect any cat of any age, some believe pedigreed cats are overrepresented, and by far most FIP occurs in kittens. The typically benign coronavirus is ubiquitous in…