Squeaky Cat: Adopting A Neighborhood Stray If you are considering helping out a stray cat in your neighborhood read this first. You need to be careful…
Cats and Cat Scratch Disease Bartonellosis in Cats Bartonellosis is an infectious bacterial disease, caused by the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella henselae. It is also commonly…
Raw food diet for cats: recommended or ridiculous? Less litter-box odor, and easier weight control are two of the benefits of feeding your cat raw food, as such…
The Tooth Fairy helps homeless dogs and cats Did you know dental disease is the most common problem that affects dogs and cats? Professional animal dentists have donated…
VetPronto: A new way for your cat to see the vet Akin to the days of house calls, VetPronto offers in-home visits for your pet cat without office visits, overbooking, 15-minute…
New York says no to pet tattoos and piercing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that prohibits tattooing and piercing pets in the Empire State;…
California Law Adds Consumer Protections To Pet Health Insurance Among other benefits, California’s A.B. 2056 gives pet owners a 30-day trial period during which they can drop a pet-insurance…
Veterinarians issue reminder about Lyme Disease It’s the end of summer: Beware of Lyme Disease, which is spread by the black-legged tick that lives in forests…
Surrendered “smelly cat” finally finds new home Meet Lenny, a black-and-white cat who was adopted from a New York shelter; however, the feline was returned two days…
Chicago’s anti-puppy mill legislation goes countywide Update: Following the Chicago City Council, the Cook County Board voted unanimously to ban the sale of animals within the…
Why mandatory spay and neuter laws don’t work Editorial: “Okay, so we just force people to spay and neuter their pets to solve the overpopulation problem — that’ll…
12 strange animal laws Sad but true: States have dumb laws (created by dumb politicians), and this extends to the realm of pet ownership;…