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Porky & Buddy Pet Health: Dealing With An Overweight Pet

February 14, 2012 Submitted article

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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Porky and Buddy Pet Health: Check Out These Sites

February 10, 2012 Submitted article

Sometimes, when we are looking for answers to your questions, we come across websites that we really like.

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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Brushing the Dog’s Teeth?

January 22, 2012 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, I thought I had heard everything, but yesterday, my next door neighbor told me that he brushes his dog’s teeth. When I started to laugh, he got all huffy and tried […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Cats Gotta Climb

January 2, 2012 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, I just adopted a new cat, Cleo, from the Humane Society. When I went to pick her up at her foster home, she was lounging on the kitchen counter, and I […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Shelter for Dogs in Winter

December 25, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, My neighbor has a Husky mix, Roscoe, who stays outside most of the time. His “house,” if you could call it that, is a tacky ramshackle box with plywood walls and […]

Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Dangerous Poinsettias

December 18, 2011 Submitted article

Dear friends, It’s time for our annual “Quit Picking on Poinsettias” column. The bottom line, in spite of what some websites and “experts” claim, they are not poisonous to humans or to pets. In the […]

Porky & Buddy: Rats Who Share

December 11, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Readers, Full disclosure here. It’s a cat eat rat world. But that doesn’t mean that rats aren’t interesting creatures—both delicious and interesting. We were listening to NPR this morning. (Yes we were pretending to […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Cutting Down on Strays

December 4, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, I have been reading about the statistics on the numbers of cats and dogs that have to be euthanized every year because there is no room for them in shelters and […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: A Puppy for Christmas

November 27, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Help! I want to get a puppy for my kids for Christmas and I really want a purebred so I will know just what I am getting. So I tried to […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: The Barking Dog

November 13, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, My dog Butch is driving me crazy. He barks and barks all night long. He has a nice house to sleep in and I keep him tied there at night so […]

Arrest Made In Tudo Road Animal Abuse Complaint

April 24, 2026

Connie Sok, 55, is in custody regarding last Friday’s animal abuse complaint at Tudo Road in Mexico. Connie was arrested at her residence on Tudo Road this afternoon and has been charged with 44 counts [...]
Merlino Joins Fulton Common Council at a Subdued Meeting

April 22, 2026

FULTON – The Fulton Common Council convened for its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at City Hall. Mayor-led proclamations recognized Fulton Block Builders Day, Professional Municipal Clerks Week, and Elks Youth Week. The [...]

Arrest Made In Tudo Road Animal Abuse Complaint

April 24, 2026

Connie Sok, 55, is in custody regarding last Friday’s animal abuse complaint at Tudo Road in Mexico. Connie was arrested at her residence on Tudo Road this afternoon and has been charged with 44 counts [...]
State Police Conduct Underage Drinking Initiative in Oswego County

April 22, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – On April 20, 2026, the New York State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative throughout Oswego County, focusing on retail establishments that sell alcoholic beverages. As part of this enforcement effort, numerous [...]
Animal Abuse Investigation in Oswego County

April 18, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Yesterday afternoon, April 17th, 2026, around 1:00 PM an Oswego County Sheriff’s Office investigator was at 90 Tudo Road in the Town of Mexico regarding a newly opened investigation unrelated to animal [...]