DEAR DR. FOX: I have read your book “The Healing Touch for Cats,” which is great. I have an 18-year-old cat with poor teeth and gums, and she always demands a strong tummy massage after every meal. He... more
DEAR DR. FOX: I have read in the news that bills restricting cultivated meat are moving forward in Florida and other states, supported by sectors of the federal government. There is mounting oppositio... more
DEAR READERS: Nature.com published an item on March 13 entitled, “Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why.” Comparing data on toothed whale species that do, and do not, experi... more
DEAR READERS: Living in Minnesota, where we usually have plenty of snow (but certainly not during this climate-changed winter), a popular outdoor recreational activity is to ride on a sled pulled by a... more
DEAR DR. FOX: Our family recently lost our 16-year-old cat, Blinky. This is hard enough on its own, but made harder because one of our other cats, Ford, saw Blinky as a surrogate parent.... more
DEAR READERS: Minnesota journalist Brandon Ferdig, in his article “The wolf debate and modern America” (Star Tribune, March 2), clearly presents how the wolf has become a symbol of a divided nation. S... more
After spot-on application, imidacloprid and fipronil spread over the surface of the skin, where they are incorporated into the superficial epidermis and sebaceous glands, and slowly released via hair ... more
It is evident to me, as author of several articles and books on bioethics, that the Alabama Supreme Court ruling of personhood for in vitro fertilized (IVF) human eggs, classifying these frozen embryo... more
DEAR READERS: Small dogs with long snouts have the longest life expectancy of pure breeds, while flat-faced dogs have the shortest, and small breeds are generally longer-lived than large, according to... more
DEAR READERS: I have long advised cat owners not to give tuna fish to their cats because the mercury could poison them and cause brain damage. Levels of mercury in the atmosphere have fallen dramatica... more
DEAR READERS: All hunters should read this opinion column, written by several wildlife scientists and published in the Vail (Colorado) Daily on Feb. 14: "When mountain lion hunters assume a need to ki... more
DEAR READERS: Allow me to draw your attention to a new book, set to be published April 23, entitled "Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came To Feel the Way They Do About Animals."... more
DEAR READERS: The procedure of onychectomy, commonly called declawing, must be put to a stop unless absolutely medically necessary. From PETA.org:... more
DEAR READERS: Perhaps some geologists, climatologists and other environmental scientists can explain why there are so many catastrophic weather events around the world. I theorize that an increase in ... more
DEAR DR. FOX: I read one of your articles after researching an experience I just had with my dog. Long story short, I had two older huskies who both died around Christmas, two weeks apart. The first o... more