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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Cats’ Ages
The first year of life of a cat equals fifteen human years. The second year is equal to nine human years, making a two year old cat equal in age to a twenty-four year old human.
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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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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: 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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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: Dirt-Eating Dogs
Dear Buddy: My 3 dogs are all very healthy and active. However, when they are outside they will for no reason start to eat dirt. They dig up the grass or go to a grassless […]