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Dogs and cats
14 sourced articles on caring for dogs and cats: health, food, behaviour, and what to do when something goes wrong.
Series
Your first dog · 4 articles
Dangers at home · 3 articles
Keeping them healthy · 3 articles
Behaviour · 3 articles
Articles
- 91%Dogs and catsWhy sterilise your cat or dog?lower mammary cancer risk in cats spayed before 6 months
- 16%Dogs and catsDo you have to give up your pet?of immunocompromised owners recalled advice on staying safe with animals
- 19%Dogs and catsIs deworming safe?of people worldwide carry Toxocara antibodies
- 47%Dogs and catsAnxious, or unwell?of dogs fear unfamiliar dogs, the most common fear
- 70%+Dogs and catsYour vet can tell you Googled itof vets have had advice questioned over something read online
- 21Dogs and catsMental Stimulation for Dogs: 21 Enrichment Ideas Checked Against the Researchenrichment ideas checked against the research
- 1.8 yrsDogs and catsDog nutrition decoded: how to read the label and choose welllonger median life for leaner Labradors (Kealy, 2002)
- 7Dogs and catsThe poop report card: what your dog’s stool says about its dietgrades on the faecal scoring chart
- 12.5Dogs and catsAm I ready for a dog? The honest checklistyears: a dog’s median life expectancy
- 16.9%Dogs and catsYour pet ate WHAT? Here’s what to do nextof ASPCA poison cases in 2025 involved OTC medicines and supplements
- 16.4%Dogs and catsFoods, plants and household items toxic to dogs and catsof ASPCA poison cases in 2025 were food and drink
- #1Dogs and catsMy dog ate chocolate: how bad is it, really?most common toxin in dogs at Pet Poison Helpline
- Dogs and catsThe art of the puppy eyes
- 64 kHzDogs and catsWhy is my cat staring at the wall?upper limit of a cat’s hearing; ours stops near 20 kHz