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10 Things You Should (Probably) Not Say to Your Vet

As a breed, we veterinarians are not particularly prissy or picky. Indeed, you can generally say anything you wish in our presence. We encourage it, actually. Nonetheless, there are times when you may see your veterinarian’s hackles materialize. RELATED: 7 Things That Pet Owners Do That Drive Vets Crazy With…

How To Choose The Best Cat Food

By Lorie Huston, DVM As cat owners, we all want to keep our pets as healthy as we can for as long as possible. Most of us realize that feeding a high quality diet is one of the best ways to do that. However, finding the best food for your cat can be confusing. The choices seem endless and there is no shortage of…

Do you dread taking your cat to the vet? That's what we asked last month in our newsletter in anticipation of Take Your Cat to the Vet Week, August 18-25. Here's what you said: Kathy figures she's going to lose her hearing because of the horrible sounds emanating from the cat carrier. Others remarked on their normally-docile pets turning into whirling dervishes, complete with hissing, screaming and growling. "My Gizmo," says Wanda, "turns into Cujo - hissing, scratching, growling and biting. Nobody can get near him. He has bitten two vets. Now he has to be sedated to be examined." Yep, we can understand why Wanda dreads those visits. Frankly, I myself sometimes feel like growling at the ...

Danny Martindale, WireImage.com Who will play Toto? Charlotte Church might be helping select an actress to play Dorothy on Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Over the Rainbow" talent show, but she's jokingly hinted that someone in her family might just audition for another part in the musical. She told Digital Spy that she's looking forward to the Toto auditions, and has two little puppies she just might bring along. Thanks to the efforts of a few, three big cats have made a roaring recovery. Two tigers and a lion were rescued by In-Sync Exotics, a big cat sanctuary in Texas, a year ago. Now, they've shown such improvement that they're barely recognizable. Trust us, it's a good thing. Female vets now ...