Our Expert: Dr. Marty Becker
Kidney Failure in Cats: What You Can Do
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 24, 2013The kidneys are complex and hardworking organs. Most of us know that they filter toxins from the blood and remove them from the body via the urine, but they also regulate levels of electrolytes…View Full Post ›
Why Is My Dog Coughing?
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 18, 2013When humans cough, it’s usually to clear our throat or perhaps because we have a cold. A persistent cough can sometimes signal something more serious, such as pneumonia or lung…View Full Post ›
Could Your Dog Be a Blood Donor?
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 18, 2013One of the many advances I’ve seen in my 33-year veterinary career is the development of transfusion medicine for animals. In many cases, blood transfusions can serve as a lifeline until…View Full Post ›
Pet Names: How to Choose the Perfect One
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 18, 2013One of the things I most like to do is ask about the origins of a pet's name. I love hearing great stories like the cat named 11:30 because he wasn't quite black enough to be called…View Full Post ›
Help Your Sick or Senior Pet Feel Better
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 13, 2013We all know how hard it is to see pain, illness, or just the aches and stiffness of old age affect someone we love. That’s just as true when it’s our pets who are suffering — they…View Full Post ›
5 Questions to Ask About Anesthesia for Dogs and Cats
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 4, 2013Safety is one of the biggest concerns my clients have when their pets must have a procedure that requires anesthesia. I’m happy to tell them that advances in both drugs and anesthesia…View Full Post ›
Identifying Pet Emergencies: When to See a Vet, Stat!
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 2, 2013On any given night at a veterinary emergency hospital, you can find pets in congestive heart failure, animals with back injuries, puppies who have gotten into rat poison, dogs with collapsed…View Full Post ›
Fur Free: 5 Ways to Keep Pet Hair Under Control
By Dr. Marty Becker | October 1, 2013I don’t know about you, but keeping the fur off of clothing, furniture and the floor is a never-ending battle at our house. I’m guessing it’s the same way at yours. Over the years,…View Full Post ›
Does Your Cat Have Anal Gland Problems?
By Dr. Marty Becker | September 23, 2013Ever wonder why cats are so particular about where they poop? Like dogs, cats are highly territorial. And while we don’t usually think of them as being particularly scent-oriented, they are!…View Full Post ›
Treating Dog Anal Glands
By Dr. Marty Becker | September 23, 2013It’s an age-old question: Why do dogs sniff butts? It's not just bad manners; there’s a good reason behind it. Scent is how dogs communicate with and identify each other. Instead…View Full Post ›
How Dog and Cat Whiskers Work
By Dr. Marty Becker | September 23, 2013My friend Dr. Tony Johnson once told me about a woman who called to say she was bringing her dog into the emergency clinic where he worked because the dog had met up with a porcupine, and she was…View Full Post ›
4 Injuries That Can Take the Wag Out of Your Pet's Tail
By Dr. Marty Becker | September 23, 2013Have you ever noticed that dogs and cats are inadvertent tattletales? I can tell a lot about how a pet is feeling by whether a tail is wagging or waving happily, bristling angrily, or tucked…View Full Post ›
