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A veterinary blog for pet lovers, vet voyeurs and the medically curious...
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Yes, it’s true. We modern humans are a confused lot. Though most of us adore our pets and reward them with familiar integration, some of...
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Mordecai had been getting fouler tempered over the years. It had become a family joke to quip that no one should approach him barehanded while he’s sleeping. And absolutely no one is to scratch him anywhere except behind his ears and...
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Every vet hospital has plenty opportunity to turn its unused cages into Adoption Central. I mean, why not give back to the community by using surplus space, material and staff time to place as many pets as possible?
It’s a...
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Yeah, they’re disgusting. Nothing beats a pile of twisted, slimy fur for its gross-out factor. But we get used to it, don’t we? Picking up the chunks with Bounty quicker-picker-uppers by the bagload. Getting treated to early...
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You may think four dogs is not a very big sample size. Nonetheless, my experience has to count for something. Last month I put four middle-aged, morbidly obese dogs on a strict diet, explaining that if they didn’t lose a significant...
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A couple of years ago my boyfriend and Dolittler consultant extraordinaire, Dr. Marc Wosar decided to experiment with his own cats when one of the two, sweet-faced Desdamona,...
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After last week’s post on cats and cars, one of your comments reminded me of a great solution for cats who need some stimulating sunshiny living: outdoor enclosures.
Excited by the prospect of pushing this point, I Googled...
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It’s been a hit-by-car kind of week for kitties…
It started on Monday when I went for a lunchtime run and came across a neighbor’s cat who had sustained a gruesome and fatal traffic injury. Suffice it to say...
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Last week’s client came crying (justifiably) over her dog’s bone cancer (the too-common osteosarcoma, in this case). After the requisite diagnostic biopsy, her previous vet had told her there was nothing to do unless she elected in...
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When it rains it pours, they say. In my case, it purrs. The last few days have brought me wild feline cases—and the one I’m about to relate was the wackiest I’ve seen in weeks. Yes, it involves a condom—really.
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Got a sick pet? Visit our Virtual Vet Hospital and admit your own pets as patients in Dolittler's unique pet healthcare forum.
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"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
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- Mohandas Gandhi
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