washingtonpost.com - Animal DoctorAnimal DoctorANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I adopted a sweet, 9-year-old male cat named Yoda (he's black and he's my little "panther"), and I'm concerned about him being lonely when I have to be away. I might have to work full-time, including some nights, and I might go to school at...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45996-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/a... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: My cat is 7 years old and has always had his shots. Recently, however, my veterinarian told me my cat doesn't need any more shots. The cat is a male Persian that only goes out a bit, and we are with him at those times. He was altered at about 4...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34004-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: Our dog is an English setter who is about 30 pounds and 15 months old. He sleeps in the kitchen at night and he is out all day in a fenced-in yard. The problem is that he runs around the yard nonstop. When I'm home, I bring him in and make him...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61639-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I was hoping you could let your readers in on a little secret: Ferrets do, indeed, make ideal pets as long as you follow a few very simple rules.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64486-2005Jan10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 4-year-old cat who has been biting herself and pulling her hair out. The fur on her stomach and the insides of her legs is gone.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42633-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I am aware that you believe yearly vaccinations of our pets into old age is ill-advised. However, I have yet to see you mention other medication vets routinely prescribe for dogs -- monthly heartworm preventative.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30322-2004Dec27.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 5-year-old male German shepherd dog. When we first got him he was fearful and skittish, and would run away from anyone who came near him. He is much improved now, and protective of my husband and me. However, he is frenzied during...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24748-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: My son has a 1-year-old Jack Russell terrier. He got the dog when it was 9 months old. The dog was kept in a cage 247, only to leave for duty calls. Now, although the dog is kept in a cage for the time no one is home, he is let out as soon as...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62359-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: We own and live with our 1 12-year-old beagle named Belle. She is a house pet who exercises in our back yard.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6440-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/an... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: My 3-year-old cat, Charlie, displays excessive aggressiveness at times. This usually happens in the early morning at about 4 or 5 a.m. when he wakes up and wants attention. If he does not get it, which he never does at that hour of the day, he...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15559-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/a... |