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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Overweight Pets
How do I know if my pets are overweight and what should I do about it. We all love our meals, but I want them to be healthy. […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Puppy Mills
I keep hearing about puppy mills and how you shouldn’t buy puppies that come from them. But what is a puppy mill? Why shouldn’t you buy dogs from them? How can you tell that a puppy came from a puppy mill? What if I really want a specific breed, not just a mutt? […]
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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Rescuing Abandoned Pets
Maybe I’m just confused but I sometimes rescue cats and dogs that I find that appear to be lost or abandoned and if I can’t find the owner, I then try to find them new homes on my own. A friend of mine told me I could be charged with larceny because they are really not my animals. Is that true? […]
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Humane Society Warns Of Pet Food Recall
This is important. Last week, Mars Petcare announced a voluntary recall of products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania facility. The pet food is being recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella. […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Digging Cats and Ringworm In Dogs
I have a cat that digs holes in my yard. Have you ever heard of that? Do you know what causes such behavior? I thought only dogs dug holes. […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Clipping Cat’s Nails; Dog Bone Disorders
Dear Porky, Can a cat’s nails be clipped like a dog’s? Carrie Dear Carrie, Thanks for your question. The easy answer is yes, the hard thing is to accomplish this on a grown cat. The […]
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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: What To Do With An Abandoned Cat?
Dear Porky and Buddy, Help, Two weeks ago I rescued a stray kitten, took her to the vet for a health check, made a big effort to find her owner, (without success) and now I […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Talking Cats, Chasing Dogs
By Buddy & Porky and the Oswego County Humane Society Dear Porky, My new kitten that I adopted is a “talker” and a loud one. I like her to have her say, but not at […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Getting The Dog Outside
Submitted article Dear Buddy, I just adopted a new puppy, Minnie, and put up a nice strong fence in my back yard so she would have a place to play. But she seems to hate […]
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health Column: Rawhide Chews, Crazy Cat
Dear Buddy, My dog Sammy loves loves loves rawhide chews. But I keep hearing horror stories about them not being safe. What is the truth? Should I look for something else? Joe Dear Joe, I […]
