Your cat hates Halloween. 

Despite being an iconic feature of the haunting holiday, cats definitely don’t dig the festival of phantoms and frights. I know this because I asked them. What, you thought Galaxy Jackson was the only one who talked to cats? I feel it’s my sworn veterinary duty to share with you some of the reasons felines want out of the scare business and offer alternative animals to accompany witches, wizards and otherworldly apparitions. And I’m not just talking about Jack Russell terriers.

Ever wonder why some dogs potty the way they do? Find out your dog's "pooping personality" from Dr. Ernie Ward. 

By combining the exciting convergences in biology, medical technology, biogenomics, artificial intelligence, and computing, I foresee a time in the near future when dogs and cats live to age 25 without pain and illness and possess capabilities far beyond what we think of as "pets" today.

While we pour an extra cup of coffee on Monday to shake off the lost sleep, what effect does daylight savings time have on our pets? 

Like most veterinarians, I was taught that whenever dogs rolled over, they were being submissive. What may be caninedom’s greatest secret is out: Rolling over is the new ninja.

Everybody thinks they want to be a vet – until they think about.

The world’s not getting smaller; everybody’s just getting bigger.

As the human obesity epidemic has been swelling, another quiet expansion in body size has occurred: Our pets are getting as fat as we are. And the world just got a little bit smaller.

Your Super Sunday party may be dangerous to your pet. Here are some of my top tips to make sure your Big Game party activities don’t end up with an overtime veterinary emergency.

“What makes a pet great?”

I was asked this question by a pet owner and it caught me off-guard. Truth is, I’d never really given it much thought. All pets are great, right? The reality is some animals are truly incredible, amazing once-in-a-lifetime friends we are lucky to share our lives with while others… maybe not so much. Good pets, just not quite great. So what makes the difference between good and great pets? What makes a pet great? I wanted to find out.