Dear Dr. Forsythe: My six-pound Pomeranian has been limping for the last couple months and even crying out in pain at home. I have taken her into the vet for a check up, but whenever she gets into the vet’s office, she acts like nothing... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I hope you can help me with a little problem I’m having with my brother’s dog “Murphy.” He has been staying with me for the past four months while my brother has been straightening out some problems with his personal life. At... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have two cats, one very young and the other who is middle aged. I feed them both canned cat food of the tuna variety that I get from the grocery store. They are both in good health but they seem to... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband and I have an important question about our elderly dog, Tyler. He is a 16-year-old Terrier who has recently gone blind. Until his blindness, his quality of life was pretty good, but as he lost his sight he also began... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My neighbors recently adopted two kittens. I don’t think they had them for more than two days before they were in my back yard chasing each other around and hunting. Now maybe it is none of my business and I’m not too... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Have you seen the Dancing Dog doing the merengue on You Tube? I would like your comments on this dog and whether or not this is something painful the dog is doing just to please his master, i.e., dancing partner. It seems... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I recently went to my mother’s house and noticed that her dog had staples where the vet had taken off a small tumor. I was always of the notion that staples were used in human medicine so I was surprised to see... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband and I are having a disagreement on whether or not to take our kids to the circus in August. I think it would be fun and the children would enjoy it too. (Our kids are ages three and six.) I... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My cat has been having trouble walking normally lately, so the veterinarian took an X-ray and found a problem. She has an extra bone growing in between her vertebrae and causing her pain. Apparently there is nothing they can do for her.... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I wanted to write in because my cat was bitten by a rattlesnake two weeks ago and got a big swelling on her face. The vet said it would be $800 for the rattlesnake antivenom in addition to other medications. I was... Continue