Your female dog is almost two years old, but she still hasn’t gone into heat? Maybe that’s why you’re worried. Female dogs should be going into heat at this age, shouldn’t they? PETBOOK asked a ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: I recently adopted Missy, my mother’s middle-aged, mixed-breed dog.

A couple that adopted a "female" puppy from a shelter later learned their canine was a genetic rarity. TikTok user @mothmother told Newsweek via TikTok that the shelter assured the couple that the pup ...

"I have adopted a one-year-old Tibetan Terrier female without records, except that the last owner says she's had no rabies shot, and also that in the recent past, she once had her on anti-giardia meds ...

Pyometra is the infection in the uterus (womb) of a female dog. It is caused by hormonal changes in the body that fill the uterus with pus. Pyometra is a life-threatening condition that requires ...

Q: I recently adopted Missy, my mother’s middle-aged, mixed-breed dog. She was never spayed, and she has two small masses in her mammary glands. Are these masses likely to be cancer? If not, should I ...