Pet Wellness Advocate
My Friends Make America's #1 Litter - The New York Times Says So! I am bursting with pride over something I have no right to be personally proud about because I did not accomplish it myself --- but that doesn't stop me from feeling Hooray Happy! by association. The cat litter and food company Dr.... Read more »
Is Your Kitty Dying for a Drink? It's summer. It's hot. We all get thirsty, so drinking plenty of fluids is on our mind. We think of drinking as something good, something to encourage, something we should do for our health. We grab for the bottle of water or sports drink. We remind our loved... Read more »
Betty Shares Her Evermore My friend Diane is determined to make all the best nutritional choices for way-too-cute Betty, her newest English Springer Spaniel (following in the pawprints of equally-loved Phoebe and Stella). Because of Covid I have not been able to visit and get actual kisses from Betty, but I was thrilled to be... Read more »
How the Bidens Failed Their Dog Major In the latest episode of GOOD DOGS!, my co-host Carol Borden (founder of Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs and a veteran trainer, particularly of German Shepherds) and I discuss the various ways the President and his wife Jill seemed not to have considered the stress on their dogs... Read more »
Why Are Cats So Darn Picky? Cats tend to be super picky about their diets. Everybody knows this who has had to open three different cat food cans and watch their cat walk away with his nose in the air! One reason for pickiness comes from a cat's early eating experiences --- they will lean... Read more »
Please make accommodations in your house to your senior pooch: put down throw carpets or runners wherever there are long stretches of slippery floor or corners your dog slips around. Just as we worry that old people will fall and hurt themselves, old dogs can do the same. Their balance is not what it once... Read more »
Have You Planned for Your Pets After You're Gone? I was recently contacted by Freyda, a 78-year-old single lady in Queens, New York, who is worried about what will happen to her pussycat when she is gone. Freyda is in good health, but it's inevitable that her all-black kitty Maisie, who is only 6 years... Read more »
Happy 11th Birthday to the Evermore Girls Alison and Hanna are simply enchanting --- in their unwavering belief in making human-edible, cooked dog food delivered to customers without compromising anything. They are now in a niche part of the pet food field with half a dozen competitors, all of them with millions in venture capital... Read more »
I'm Not a Veterinarian, But About Your Dog's Torn ACL… People often write to me with medical questions and issues, which makes me sorry that they have not found a local veterinarian they can trust. I always remind people that I am NOT a vet and that any advice I give is not intended as... Read more »
Can Dog Food Cause the Heart Disease DCM? I received a passionate email recently from Mike, a listener who sadly lost his dog due to the heart condition DCM. He believed that his dog died from eating grain-free dog food. Possibly his veterinarian told him it was "caused by nutrition" or Mike reading the confusing... Read more »