Cranberries: A Healthy Thanksgiving Treat for Your Pet
These little red berries are now in season, and this holiday is the perfect time to let your pet experience the nutrition in them. Here's how to add them to your pet's meals.
Reviewed by Dr. Becker
Dr. Karen Shaw Becker is a proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian.
Do You Buy Pet Food From Any of These 6 Con Artists?
They're now embroiled in a class action lawsuit alleging that the companies are engaged in a con game, with your money and pets at risk. And that needing a prescription for what amounts to junk food is insane. If your vet disagrees, it's time to find a new one.
How Living With Another Pet Affects a Dog's Health
With humans, strong social ties are associated with an increase in well-being and longevity. How about dogs? What effect does an in-home canine or feline companion have on your dog's health and resistance to disease? Here's what data from the 21,410-dog Dog Aging Project reveals.
He Got a Real Kitty, but Still Loves the Stuffed One
Clearly, Theo loved his stuffed kitten, but now he's obsessed with his real kitty, Zelda.
How the Pandemic Lockdown Changed the Wild Animal Landscape
At one point during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, more than half the world's population, or 4.4 billion people, was under lockdown orders. Yet, wild animals never got the message and many took advantage of this new reality of lack of outdoor human activity.
'Houdini' Dog Looked so Hopeful to Finally Be Rescued
Houdini was desperate to elude the people who wanted so much to give him a chance.
Do You Make These Mistakes When You Photograph Your Pet?
If you're fed up with ghoulish, glowing eyes or blurred results every time you snap your pet's picture, try these professional tips that work for anyone. Grab your camera, create this perfect background, and shoot from this angle for the perfect close-up of your pet.
Is Your Dog Bored, Fearful or Rowdy? 'Enrichment' to the Rescue
Quality of life plummets when your dog feels anxious, scared or displays compulsive or disruptive behaviors. The good news is, it's easy to build 'enrichment' into your pet's everyday life to enhance her health and well-being (and your own sanity). Here are more than two dozen ideas to try.
Protective Daddy Cat Lulls His Kittens to Sleep
A passel of kittens play and sleep under the watchful eye of their daddy cat, named Leo.
