Pet Health

I took my dog, Spot, in for a checkup last week and was talking to my vet about his heartworm preventative for the summer. He said that he pill I have been using for years, Interceptor, may not be available this year and then he gave me a lot of very confusing information about what I could use as an alternative.

Maybe you can help me. I know you usually give advice about dogs and cats, but my question is about horses. I have been driving by a small pasture where several horses seem to be living and I can’t see that they have any shelter at all and they seem to be standing in mud all the time.

My cat Cleo is ten years old and she is finally beginning to slow down after a lifetime of relentlessly chasing little pink mice all over the house. But I don’t want her to slow down too much.

I just brought my wonderful cat, Waldo, back from his annual physical and my vet says he’s fat!  Well, she used the word obese, like that would be easier to hear, but I am still embarrassed.  She said I should try to help him lose weight, but how?

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