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Data on dog bites are admittedly squishy. However, it does appear that the number of dog bites--including significant bites--is on the rise. That number has risen even faster than the [...]

It is sadly too routine that veterinary professionals diagnose a condition that quickly forces a pet family to become caretakers. The stress can be insurmountable on the human family, the [...]

It is necessary to enrich the lives of dogs and cats, so they can exhibit their natural behaviors. Zoos have known this for decades and provide enrichment activities for captive [...]

It's been the talk of the town; proponents support a midlevel physician's assistant (PA)-type job in veterinary medicine as a solution to access to care issues. I suggest this idea [...]

Although cats have been the most popular companion pet in the United States, they are under medicalized when compared with dogs. However, this has been changing, as millennials and Generation [...]

Rafael Pesantes, a tour guide on the Galapagos Islands, calls this land a 'magical place.' (1) Indeed, it's Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species unfolding before your eyes. Terms [...]

As the number of pets in America has continued to grow over the past decades, pets' waistlines also have grown. This epidemic, along with a passion for both human and [...]

If it's good enough for dogs, then why not cats? The latest buzzwords among dog trainers are consent training or cooperative care. I suggest cats can benefit from this practice [...]

We went to Holbox Island, near Cancun, Mexico, to swim with whale sharks-an awesome experience--and returned reminded of how complex the human-animal bond can be. Holbox is a Fantasy Island [...]

I was about to name our 14-week-old kitten Barney Fife, but my wife, Robin, said, 'I can only think about that purple dinosaur, and our cat isn't purple.' In fact, [...]

I have been involved with veterinary medicine for over 25 years. I learned a long time ago that if you have a new idea, the hope is that you also [...]

Few know more about corona-viruses than Niels C. Pedersen, DVM, PhD, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of California-Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine. Pedersen has been chasing various [...]

Many veterinarians report treating more pets with separation anxiety. With pet adoption rates skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, companion animals became accustomed to spending quality time with their owners at [...]

Famously, Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVN, and many others have demonstrated the need for indoor cats to live in an enriched environment to benefit mental and physical well-being. (1) [...]

Veterinary medicine has long eclipsed human medicine in terms of the speed of diagnostic results and return calls to clients. Most recently, in-clinic digital cytology scanners from Antech and IDEXX [...]

He is called 'the dog whisperer,' but as it turns out--somewhat famously--I called him 'the dog screamer.' And I was not shy about it. What Cesar Millan was doing was [...]

Imagine that a client pops into your clinic and says their dog just peed inside the house or their cat urinated outside the litter box and says their pet 'needs [...]

The old adage that everything old will be new again is an old adage because it's true. In Grandpa's day, veterinarians' livelihood relied on one very simple concept: relationships. As [...]

The analogy isn't perfect, but it's close. The human medical community intensely encouraged individuals to receive the influenza vaccine before the COVID-19 vaccine became available. Getting sick with COVID-19 could [...]

With pet adoption rates skyrocketing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, (1) you are likely fielding more questions from pet owners about where to acquire a new furry family [...]

After a half-century as Winn Feline Foundation, the organization has announced a new name: EveryCat Health Foundation. According to Drew Weigner, DVM, president of EveryCat, the new name better reflects [...]