Helping scooting dogs
Dear Cathy, My veterinarian has been trying to help my dog keep from constant scooting since age four. She is […]
Dogs
Cats, Dogs, Pets
Fostering as flexible opportunity to love and help animals
Dear Cathy, I am writing in response to the woman a few weeks ago whose cat died “in God’s timeline,”
Dogs
Slippery floors can make dogs fearful and anxious
Dear Cathy, I need help with a one-year-old beagle mix that has suddenly become afraid to walk on tile. She
Cats
How cat got feline leukemia baffles one family
Dear Cathy, My husband and I went to a no-kill shelter to adopt a cat after I became disabled and
Dogs
Getting a senior dog to eat
Dear Cathy, I have a ten-year-old Maltese/Shih Tzu mix, in relatively good health. About a year ago, my veterinarian put
Dogs
Help for lethargic adopted dog
Dear Cathy, I adopted a three-year-old cockapoo from a shelter. Within two days, I realized he could not hear and
Dogs
How to handle approaching dogs on a walk
Dear Cathy, I have a 16-pound Havashu. We do not have a fenced yard, so she is walked several times
Dogs
Dogs that get more anxious with age
Dear Cathy, I have an 11-year-old Maltese. For the last two years, we’ve noticed that whenever people come over, he
Dogs, Pets
Where to find adoptable pets
Dear Cathy, Do you have any information on area shelters where you can adopt pets? Originally, I was looking for
Dogs
When dogs stick their noses where they don’t belong
Dear Cathy, Our grand dog is one-year-old and not yet neutered. He has a habit of sticking his nose in