Reader's Questions

Hello. I am writing for your opinion on using Bravecto, the pill that provides 12-week flea & tick protection. My vet is keen on it. My concern is that one of my two dogs has had cancer twice; also she reacted badly (vomiting) to a similar pill when she was a puppy. What is your …

My 5 month old puppy (10 lbs) has thrown up 8 times today. Ate large amount of chicken last night and a plateful of fried eggs today. Last several throw ups were white foam. -Ronald Editor’s Note: We wrote and article describing 7 common causes for dogs throwing up white foam.

I’ve been playing around with different leash lengths because my yellow lab likes to weave back and forth when I’m walking her. Even the longest leash doesn’t seem to be long enough to let her get to the smells and sights she wants to explore (without yanking me off the sidewalk), so I’m thinking about investing in a …

My Pomeranian is bobbing his head side to side ears are pulled back mouth shut and not active his tongue sticks out real fast when shaking head and neck like saying “no”.  What’s going on? -Tish

I know it’s not a big deal to feed my dog chicken and rice, but what about other meats? Specifically, I’m wondering if it’s okay to feed my dog pork?

Hi! I have a 6th month old puppy, (mixbreed of shih tzu and japanese spitz) She’s not eating for a couple of days. and she’s vomitting with a yellowish fluid. She dont have any diarrhea but in a day she vomits twice a day. On the second night I brought her to the vet and …

I’ve an almost 6 month old non-neutered male pomeranian. Currently he is on the Banfield pet insurance which has been great for all his intro vaccination. As he is getting older and more active i want to make sure i am covered for any accident and am confused what would be the next insurance to …

Yesterday was a heartbreaking day. We had to put our 12 year old Silky Terrier, Asta down after a two year battle with bladder cancer. He also developed congestive heart failure in the last year which contributed to his deteriorating condition. He was a wonderful friend whom I loved very, very much and was part …

Is it possible for one dog to get sick from salmonella and the other one doesn’t? I have to Australian Shepherds. I’ve had one since he was 10 weeks old, and the other one I rescued from a shelter. The shelter dog is bigger in size because the one I’ve had since he was 10 …

My dog growls at me when I ask him to get off the furniture/bed. (I don’t want him jumping up on furniture). Can I use a bark collar to control him to get him to stop growling at me? – Cathy