Dear Dr. Forsythe: I moved into the area a few months ago from Texas, and I have enjoyed reading your column ever since. I’m writing to you because you seem to be sensitive to the issues people have regarding family and the roll pets play... Continue
Dr. Forsythe: I recently attended my nephew’s wedding in Malibu. It was one of those events where there were over 500 guests in attendance, and we were driven to the venue on the beach in special cars. Everything was truly splendid with the ceremony with... Continue
Dear Readers: I didn’t realize this is what I’d signed up for as a young man coming home from my Friday night organic chemistry lab at UC Irvine so many years ago to receive my 30th birthday present from my wife: a small package that... Continue
Dear Readers: I’ve come to believe that some cats show how much they care by how much they act like they just don’t care much at all. But my dear sweet late Emily did, for 22 years. This past Friday at suppertime, I noticed she... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe, A couple of weeks ago our best friends Gayle and Steven came up from the South Bay to spend the weekend with us and do a little wine tasting. We’ve been getting together with them a few times a year for the... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I attended a weekly meeting last week in a nearby town. I won’t go into details about the exact nature of the meeting but I will say that it was held in a church rectory and there were 25 or so people... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I am becoming convinced that my husband is up to no good, thanks to some peculiar behaviors of our cat, Muffin Top. Ever since my husband, Bill (not his real name) has been keeping later and later hours at the office, the... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have been reading your advice column for several years. Most of the time I agree with you in your answers, but every once in a while I get a little prickly feeling and think you overstep your boundaries. Your medical advice... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Last weekend while my girlfriend and I were waiting to have lunch at one of our favorite restaurants located at our mall in Corte Madera, I was shocked to see that one of the people waiting had a pet rat crawling... Continue
It is often said you are what you eat, and this is also true for our four legged friends. Unfortunately, the itchy problem of food allergies can make a pet and his guardian alike go bonkers, the pet scratching for relief and the owner going... Continue