I was gabbing recently with a friend who is obsessed with her dog. Somehow, we got on the topic of what information is most interesting to pet owners. Our information conclusion was that people love to talk about what they should feed their pet and don’t focus on how much they feed their pet, i.e. obesity. I decided to collect some data on what readers of the AMC blog read most frequently to answer that question. That information is the subject of this blogpost ..read more

On September 28th, we celebrate the 102nd birthday of Louis Pasteur by honoring his pioneering work in developing a vaccine against rabies. The anniversary of his birth has been designated World Rabies Day in remembrance of Dr. Pasteur and the millions of lives he continues to save with the rabies vaccine ..read more

The American Association of Feline Practitioners just released its new Guidelines on Intercat Tension. That might not seem breaking news to most pet owners, but if you are a reader with more than one cat, you may be acutely aware of the tension between your cats, or you may be missing the subtle signs of intercat tension in your home. Not only were these guidelines created by a highly qualified task force, but they have also been endorsed by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and the International Society of Feline Medicine. This set of guidelines has fabulous information for v ..read more

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a stray, flea-infested black kitten who found her way to the ER at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center just in time for ..read more

A few years back, one of my dog-owning clients asked me about getting a stroller for her dog. She wanted to walk to the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center for her dog’s appointments, but her dog tired easily and she thought a stroller would make the walk to AMC easier for both her and her dog. My first reaction was “that’s dumb, a dog stroller” but after thinking about it a bit, I realized the dog stroller had many uses to improve a dog’s quality of life and wrote about it in a previous blogpost. Never did I think of putting a cat in a stroller. Now, a new research study is investigating if stro ..read more

The US Open Tennis Tournament is in full swing at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens and, over the next two weeks, New York City will be all about tennis. For some dogs, every day is about tennis—tennis balls, more specifically. What is it about tennis balls that makes them so popular with dogs? Their yellow-green color might help answer that question ..read more

Having a pet teaches responsibility, provides companionship, a social network and a stimulus for exercise. For these reasons, pets are critical to our wellbeing. The point of this blog post is to raise awareness of the potential injuries associated with pets so you can avoid them and maintain that essential bond with your favorite fur-person ..read more

August 17th is National Black Cat Appreciation Day. This is a much-needed holiday as black cats have been unfairly maligned since the Middle Ages. In a Papal Bull issued in 1232, Pope Gregory IX damned black cats as the incarnation of Satan. Several centuries later, another Pope, Innocent VIII, linked cats, the devil and witches by writing, “The cat is the devil’s favorite animal and idol of all witches.” At the time of the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts, witches were thought to transform into black cats who could roam the countryside and cause mischief.  These superstitions ..read more

Microchips are a permanent form of identification for your pet. About the size of a grain of rice, a microchip is implanted under the skin in the nape of your pet’s neck ..read more

Vision loss in your pet presents a variety of challenges, both for the pet and the pet owner. A pet that has lost its eyesight, whether partially or completely, forces the owner to reconsider the pet’s safety and perhaps change routines and outdoor access ..read more