Pet Health

Dear Readers, OK, we don’t care what your politics are. Really, we don’t. But this is important. One of the problems with the federal Animal Welfare Act, is that the USDA’s regulations to implement the […]

Dear Buddy: Whenever I come home, my puppy, Lola, pees. I thought she was housetrained, as she does ask to go out, but then she’ll squat and pee right in front of me. I have […]

Dear Porky & Buddy, I saw an ad on Craigslist that invited people to come hunt for “big game” at something called a “game preserve.” The ad didn’t stay up on Craislist for long so […]

Dear Porky & Buddy, Oops! I got myself stranded at my camp in the Adirondacks last weekend because of all the rain and flooding and fortunately I had my dogs with me, but no extra […]

Dear Porky & Buddy, Someone just told me that having a pet will make you smarter? Is that true? Not that am worried about needing to be smarter as I am a rocket scientist. (That […]

Dear Readers, If you have not already heard, on July 27th, the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company voluntarily recalled a limited number of 3.5- and 7-pound bags of its Purina ONE Vibrant Maturity 7+ Dry Cat […]

Dear Porky and Buddy, I just adopted a new cat, Victoria.  She was so friendly and sweet at the adoption day where I found her that I could hardly wait to bring her home. And she […]

Dear Porky and Buddy, Yesterday, I was driving around with my dog, Lulu, with me in the car and I remembered that I needed to stop at the drug store to pick up some medicine […]

Dear Porky & Buddy, My dog Rosie never used to pay any attention to thunderstorms (or any other loud noises for that matter). But suddenly this year she is starting to act anxious and whiney […]