Press "Enter" to skip to content

Mona Limpa and Nigel, the vegetarian boa constrictor

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

Deadbeat dude ditches dog

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

Questions and cats and dogs

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

When it’s time to say goodbye

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

Dr. F ponders kitten stealing and a stringy situation

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

You Tube’s Merengue dog and uncontrollable sniffing

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

Health problems affect both cats and dogs

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

Cat vs. rattlesnake

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