On average, cat have one or two bowel movements daily. A sign of constipation is when a cat strains to defecate and little, dry hard feces, watery feces or no feces result. Constipation can be due to an underlying condition such as a foreign object obstructing the colon, dehydration, medications, diet, injuries, a tumor and […]
When dogs growl, they are communicating their feelings. Growling means that something is upsetting them and they are trying to let you know what it is. Our first instinct is to punish the dog for this behavior. After all, how dare our best friend threaten the hand that feeds and pets him. But if we […]
Spanish scientists at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain, using gene therapy, have been successful in treating type one diabetes in dogs. Most dogs with diabetes have type 1 while cats with the disease have type 2. After one session and 4 years later, the dogs have remained symptom-free with no recurrence of the […]
