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August 09, 2023 Pets and Family Wellness

Tickborne Illnesses Are On the Rise: What Pet Owners Need to Know

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have great information on their website to help all of us stay healthy. The site contains information on travel health, foodborne illnesses and descriptions of every...

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    June 29, 2022

    How to Detect Cancer in Your Cat

    June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month. Every year to celebrate, I devote my blogposts in the month of June to our furry, feline friends. June was chosen as Adopt ...

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    Billy the cat
    June 22, 2022

    Is My Cat Frail? How to Understand an Aging Cat

    A week ago, the owner of an elderly cat contacted me because her cat was not doing well. “Fluffy looks so frail,” she said during our telephone chat. When I ...

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    An orange cat looking out a window
    June 15, 2022

    Breakaway Collars for Cats: Safety and Security

    June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month. Every year to celebrate, I devote my blogposts in the month of June to our furry, feline friends. June was chosen as Adopt ...

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    June 08, 2022

    Pioneering Research to Help Cats Live Longer and Healthier

    June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month. Every year to celebrate, I devote my blogposts in the month of June to our furry, feline friends. June was chosen as Adopt ...

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    June 01, 2022

    Monkeypox and Strep Zoo: What Pet Owners Should Know

    Usually, I devote the month of June to writing about cats in honor of Adopt a Cat Month. But the infectious disease news is so important right now, I am ...

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    May 25, 2022

    How to Find a Pet Sitter in 2022

    The travel industry is projecting a busy summer travel season for 2022. More travel means more pets need pet sitters. But dog walkers and pet sitters have been hard hit ...

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About the author

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus is a third-generation veterinarian, double board certified in Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine. As AMC’s official spokesperson, she is regularly featured in the national news media, writes extensively about animal health, and hosts a monthly radio show and podcast on Sirius, “Ask the Vet.” In addition, she has contributed widely to research articles and textbooks, lectures internationally, and has won prestigious awards for her work in both veterinary medicine and journalism. In 2021, she was selected to be a member of the influential World Small Animal Oncology Working Group.

Email AskTheVet@amcny.org to have your pet questions answered on an upcoming podcast episode!

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of the Animal Medical Center in New York City