Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For us cat lovers, we want nothing more than for our furry friends to be happy and healthy. Trouble is, when it comes to the ...

Buddy is introducing a new feature called “Ask The Vet.” Our guest vet, Dr. Scott Petereit, graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991, and has more than two ...

Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian prescribed treatment. I know from reading your column that some animal parasites also infect people. Can Nala's ear mites jump to me?

Question: My cat seems fine but when I looked in her ears the other day she has some small purple blisters in her ears, but they aren’t blisters because they are hard. Answer: The purple bumps that ...

Even if I had the recipe, I would never pass it on because your friend’s kitten needs to be seen by a veterinarian to discover exactly what’s going on in there. It could be a bacterial infection, ...