Pet World: Quarantine with pets required before transition to assisted-living facility
Dear Cathy, My dad and stepmom have a 19-year-old cat, who sleeps and lives on a couch and goes to the litter box, three-feet away. This cat has been a...
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Pet World: How to keep pets away from plants in the garden
Dear Cathy, I have a six-year-old Cockapoo who has started to eat my Hosta plants. He rips the leaves off the plant and chews them. Sometimes, he spits them up...
Pet World: Conditioning a dog around skateboards, fixing a cat during a pandemic and more
Dear Cathy, My eight-year-old, 80-pound boxer/pit mix reacts horribly to skateboards. I have tried everything. A recent column of yours addressed methods of stopping dog fighting. One example was spraying...
How to deal with redirected aggression among cats
Dear Cathy, We have two 5-year old domestic shorthair cats, Bailey and Jasmine. They are sisters, not declawed, and are inside cats (except for being out on our screened-in patio)....
How to deal with off-leash dogs that are aggressive
Dear Cathy, While walking through a neighborhood park with my dog on a leash, two off-leash dogs attacked my dog. The small dog came running toward us barking, which seemed...
Visiting the vet during pandemic
During a pandemic, is it safe to take your pet to the vet? Veterinary clinics and emergency clinics are considered essential services and many still are open. In order to...
How to make the most out of staying at home with your pet
At the time of this writing, about 100 million people were being asked to stay home because of the coronavirus. If you live with other people and animals, you've been...
No evidence that pets can transmit coronavirus to owners
As the world responds to the spread of novel coronavirus, I want to address some general animal-related questions people have had on the topic. Can my pet get or spread...
Trapping and neutering/spaying feral cats is humane solution
Dear Cathy, I live in a 55 and older community. Last year, we had about 20 feral cats roaming the complex. People here are boarding them up under trailers so...
Aggressive dog needs training and slow introduction to new people
Dear Cathy, I recently adopted a dog from a rescue environment. He was in a foster home. He's 3 to 5 years old and a Maltese-poodle mix. He's very sweet,...