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Dr. Karen Shaw Becker is a proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian.

can you feed cottage cheese to your pet

Food Facts

Cottage Cheese: This 'Weird' Fridge Food Is Actually a Win for Your Pet

If your pet isn't lactose-intolerant, try smearing a small amount of this creamy food to their lick mat. You can also add it to their pet treat recipes — here are a couple of ideas to help you get started!

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Dog Tips

The No-Grain Ingredient Coming to Your Pet Food Aisle

Pet food companies have a new favorite ingredient that is biologically inappropriate, yet plentiful, inexpensive, and works beautifully in their extrusion equipment for commercial pet food. And they want you to believe it's a healthy addition. Here's why it doesn't belong in your pet's bowl.

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Dog Tips

Careful, This Mistake Could Make Your Dog Aggressive

Researchers have discovered what can make a dog turn aggressive and destroy the close bond you share. Based on responses from 1,500 dog owners, this is one thing you don't want to do.

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Special Species

This Might Be the Closest Thing to 'Immortal' Nature Gets

These creatures never seem to age and may avoid natural death due to an ability to change one type of cell into another, allowing them to grow younger until they begin life all over again. You may live or visit a place where they are common, and this ability may change how you see them.

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Special Species

How Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg — Even When They’re Sleeping?

Flamingos are often thought to stand on one leg for thermoregulation, or body heat control, but research shows it requires no muscular effort. Their unique anatomy lets them balance passively, making one-legged standing easier than standing on two legs.

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Dog Tips

The New Generation of Pet Owners, How They're Strikingly Different

Surprisingly, the largest segment of pet parents has now changed hands, and the differences between the groups couldn't be more astounding. The five key ways these groups differ, and which pets are likely to get the best care.

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Food Facts

Eggs: The Simple Food That May Support Your Pet's Brain as They Age

Called 'Mother Nature's original superfood,' this simple, easy-to-prepare, and inexpensive source of bioavailable nutrients is a staple food around the world, but did you know that it can be shared with pets as well?

9 tips for successful summer with dogs

Dog Tips

Don't Take Your Dog in Public Without Considering These 9 Pointers

We're well into the summer season. But is your four-legged traveling companion really ready? What to know about traveling with your dog, including hotel stays, outdoor restaurants, and hiking, so you'll never accidentally wear out your welcome.

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Dog Tips

10 Signs Your Dog May Have a Headache

Because dogs and humans share more than 80% genetic similarity, researchers believe dogs get headaches, even migraines, like humans. Of course they can't tell you their head hurts, but if you watch carefully, these 10 signs may signal a clue.

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