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Vaccines Safe for Senior Dogs Dec. 26, 2019

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Q: What is your opinion about vaccinating older dogs? As my two healthy senior dogs aged, their vete... Read More

'Cats': Pretty Hate Machine Dec. 20, 2019

Screener

I was so looking forward to panning this movie. I mean mercilessly, with one of those no-adjectives-... Read More

Keep Laundry Pods Away From Pets and Children Dec. 19, 2019

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Q: My cat Milo is a "dog cat": He comes when I call, fetches small balls and loves to play with toys... Read More

Paintballs Toxic to Dogs Dec. 12, 2019

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Q: My husband and his friends want to play their paintball games on our rural property. Our dogs wou... Read More

Ensure Pets' Safety Over the Holidays Dec. 05, 2019

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Q: Our new daughter-in-law owns a garden center and wants to fill our home with poinsettias over the... Read More

Arthritis Treatment Safe for Cats With Kidney Disease Nov. 21, 2019

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Q: Emmy, my 12-year-old cat, has arthritis and chronic kidney disease. Her veterinarian recommended ... Read More

At 17 I Was Busted for Robbery Nov. 16, 2019

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm not a teenager, but I still read your column regularly. Since I've done a nice job ... Read More

Dogs and Humans Don't Share Cold Viruses Nov. 14, 2019

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Q: I have such a bad cold that I can't go to school. Mom is afraid I'll spread my cold to our puppy,... Read More

Colorful Reflector in Cat's Eye Enhances Night Vision Nov. 07, 2019

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Q: I recently adopted a handsome orange male tabby cat named Henry. At night, his eyes are luminesce... Read More

A Healer in the House Above the Political Stress Nov. 01, 2019

C Force

As a recent study has confirmed — as if we didn't know — the current political environme... Read More

Dog's Cloudy Eyes May Be Normal Aging Change, Not Cataracts Oct. 31, 2019

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Q: When Toto, my 10-year-old terrier, looks at me, his eyes appear cloudy. At last week's wellness e... Read More

Halloween Candy Scary for Pets Oct. 17, 2019

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Q: My kids' Halloween candy sits around the house for weeks. Sometimes the kids share it with the do... Read More

Retractable Leashes Risky for Dogs and People Oct. 10, 2019

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Q: I usually walk my golden retriever, Jake, on a retractable leash, which we both love. Our local p... Read More

October 7, 2019 Oct. 07, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My daughter is getting a divorce and moving into an apartment that allows her to have tw... Read More

Chronic Valve Disease Common Cause of Heart Murmur Oct. 03, 2019

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Q: My 7-year-old, 20-pound mixed breed dog has a heart murmur. Her veterinarian thinks it's due to c... Read More

September 29, 2019 Sep. 29, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I recently married a man who has never been married before, although he lived with a wom... Read More

Many Ways to Get Medications Into Cats Sep. 26, 2019

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Q: I adopted my grandmother's cat, Sally, who is supposed to take medication but often puts up a fig... Read More

Don't Let Dogs Chew Bones or Tennis Balls Sep. 19, 2019

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Q: Baxter, my 5-year-old retriever mix, broke a tooth while gnawing on a bone. The veterinarian extr... Read More

Jupiter Signals Power Outages Sep. 12, 2019

Horoscopes by Holiday

The expansively named moralist John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, First Baron Acton, suggested that ... Read More

Straight Pride and Witchcraft Sep. 09, 2019

Marc Dion

There was a "straight pride" parade in Boston last week, maybe 50 miles from my house. I skipped it,... Read More