Pet World: A few things to try when your cat is spraying
Dear Cathy, I have an eight-year-old indoor male cat that shares the house with a cat (sister) of the same age. The male cat, Zack, has a bad habit of...
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Pet World: Dogs may sense your unease, but that doesn’t cause aggression
Dear Cathy, Can a dog tell if you're scared of them? I have been attacked and bitten by two dogs. One of which I ended up in the hospital. I...
Pet World: What to do when your ‘Nervous Nelly’ overreacts to noise
Dear Cathy, We rescued a miniature Shih Tzu, and have had her for over a year now. She gets extremely nervous when we use the dishwasher or our washer and...
Pet World: What to do when male cats spray in the house
Dear Cathy, I have an eight-year-old indoor male cat that shares the house with a cat (sister) of the same age. The male cat, Zack, has a bad habit of...
Pet World: Older dog, traumatized cat both need time to get used to new homes
Dear Cathy, We adopted our cat from the local shelter when she was just a year old. She arrived at the shelter with five newborn kittens. She barely survived. Her...
Pet World: Natural ways to get rid of fleas on cats
Dear Cathy, Do you have any homemade information to make for fleas. I have four cats so I need to use the flea medication on them which is a nightmare...
Pet World: What to do when new cat and old dog don’t get along
Dear Cathy, We adopted a cat in mid-March. She is approximately two-years-old. She was captured as a stray and spayed. They put her up for adoption, I'm guessing, because she...
Pet World: How to help a grieving cat with loss
Dear Cathy, My 15-year-old male Cosmo was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma July 6, and the tumor grew so fast, and so we discussed options with our vet. Due to...
Pet World: Dog won’t get into the car. What do I do?
Dear Cathy, My dog will not get in car. She weighs around 60 lbs. and is too heavy to lift. She's a rescue and we love her, but this is...
Pet World: Give cats space they need to adjust to new home
Dear Cathy, We adopted a two-year-old cat. She was captured as a stray and spayed. She is very social with people. We were told she "hates" other cats but is...