Category: Guest Blogger

DR. NICHOLAS DODMAN: FELINE REDIRECTED AGGRESSION

Sometimes cats who have cohabited peacefully for years – perhaps ones cats who were formerly mutually bonded – suddenly break into fights, with chasing, biting, fur flying and horrendous blood-curdling yowls and screaming. Sudden onset aggression of this type is almost always a result of redirected aggression. The scenario usually goes as follows: The two
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY – WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?

So many companies, large and small, make reference to donating a portion of their profits to charity. Most of us don’t stop to ask what that actually means. How much are they really giving away – and what is their motivation? Is it cynical of us as consumers to wonder if a company’s claims of
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: WHAT’S THAT BLACK GUNK LURKING INSIDE YOUR DOG’S EARS?

If you have a dog with ears that flap over, you’ll recognize that OMG! moment when you casually lift up the ear flap and are shocked to see an entire universe happening inside that ear canal that you were oblivious to! Your first reaction is probably like mine, which is to drop the ear and
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DR. NICHOLAS DODMAN: INTER-CAT TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION

Aggression is one of the most common feline behavior problems reported to behaviorists. Cats may exhibit several different types of aggression including territorial aggression, non-recognition aggression, status-related aggression, fear aggression, redirected aggression and medically-induced aggression. Here I will address territorial aggression – one of the most common expressions of feline aggression. TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION Cats are,
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: LEVI THE PUG WINS AGAIN

Dr. Donna recently wrote on the Halo blog about Levi, the gorgeous, once-chubby pug in South Dakota who entered our Halo Healthy Weight Challenge on The Expert Vet radio show and came out a big winner. Pounds melted off him and inches disappeared, as his devoted Mom Kimberly stuck to Dr. Donnas’ diet plan using
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