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<item><title><![CDATA[ A Biting Pup Is Doing What Comes Naturally ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082604085.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082604085.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pup]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doing]]></category><category><![CDATA[What]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Naturally]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dog's a Bit Too Attached to Owners but Active Enough ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081903374.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081903374.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Dog's]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[Attached]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Owners]]></category><category><![CDATA[but]]></category><category><![CDATA[Active]]></category><category><![CDATA[Enough]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Allergic Husband and Three Cats Can Coexist ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081203570.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081203570.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Allergic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Husband]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Three]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coexist]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bottled Water Can Be the Right Tonic for Cats ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080503500.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080503500.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914014623" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914014623" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Bottled]]></category><category><![CDATA[Water]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tonic]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Skin Ailments Might Be Linked to Organ Problems ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/29/AR2008072902075.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/29/AR2008072902075.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ailments]]></category><category><![CDATA[Might]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[Linked]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Organ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Best Pet Food Is Not On the Shelves. It's Made at Home. ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202699.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202699.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Best]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[On]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shelves.]]></category><category><![CDATA[It's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Made]]></category><category><![CDATA[at]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home.]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dogs Were Not Made for Mass Production ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502748.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502748.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Were]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[Made]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mass]]></category><category><![CDATA[Production]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fat Cats Need Healthier Diet Regimen ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802721.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802721.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914016314" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914016314" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Fat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[Need]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthier]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regimen]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Good Nutrition Among Keys To Preventing Feline Disease ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103481.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103481.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Good]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><category><![CDATA[Among]]></category><category><![CDATA[Keys]]></category><category><![CDATA[To]]></category><category><![CDATA[Preventing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feline]]></category><category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Some Pets Need to Live With Their Own Kind ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070303477.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070303477.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Need]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Live]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Their]]></category><category><![CDATA[Own]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kind]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Stay Current on Vaccination Protocols ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401622.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401622.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Stay]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaccination]]></category><category><![CDATA[Protocols]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Carpets That Look Good Can Be Bad for Pets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/13/AR2008061303850.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/13/AR2008061303850.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914017509" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914017509" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Carpets]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Look]]></category><category><![CDATA[Good]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bad]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Companion Might Help Frisky Kitten ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061003623.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061003623.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Might]]></category><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frisky]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kitten]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Dog Food That Won't Have Them Seeing Red ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060304174.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060304174.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Won't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Have]]></category><category><![CDATA[Them]]></category><category><![CDATA[Seeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Red]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Introduce Dogs and Cats With Care ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052703468.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052703468.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Introduce]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kentucky Derby]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birmingham]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shetland Islands]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eight Belles (Racehorse)]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Valium]]></category><category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Comforting Traumatized Rescue Animals ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/21/AR2008052100017.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/21/AR2008052100017.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914018539" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914018539" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Comforting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Traumatized]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Alexandria]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Royal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Amazon Herb Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bactroban]]></category><category><![CDATA[Katrina Labs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Royal Canin SA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Amazon Rain Forest]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Sometimes Euthanasia Is the Appropriate Choice ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302819.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302819.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Sometimes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Euthanasia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Appropriate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Choice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Hodgkins]]></category><category><![CDATA[Falls Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Teaneck]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill's Science Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Martin's Press LLC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Keep Clothes Dryers Off-Limits to Cats ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/06/AR2008050602961.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/06/AR2008050602961.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Keep]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clothes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dryers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Off-Limits]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chevy Chase]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fresno]]></category><category><![CDATA[Redding]]></category><category><![CDATA[Schenectady]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hertford]]></category><category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Grass Isn't Always Greener For Your Pet ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042903353.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042903353.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grass]]></category><category><![CDATA[Isn't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Always]]></category><category><![CDATA[Greener]]></category><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brussels]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Annapolis (Maryland)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Centreville]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leonardtown]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vienna]]></category><category><![CDATA[Warrenton]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pepcid]]></category><category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Pest Poisons Can Be Fatal to Pets, Too ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041503363.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041503363.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914020103" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914020103" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Pest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poisons]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fatal]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[ADI Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grapevine (Texas)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Winston-Salem]]></category><category><![CDATA[University of Minnesota]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category><category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Spread Out Your Pet's Potent Vaccine Injections ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/08/AR2008040803212.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/08/AR2008040803212.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Spread]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Potent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaccine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Injections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Loudonville]]></category><category><![CDATA[Milford]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visalia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doxycycline]]></category><category><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Give a Dog a Break -- and Some Outside Shelter ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/25/AR2008032503719.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/25/AR2008032503719.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Give]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Break]]></category><category><![CDATA[--]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Outside]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shelter]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill's Science Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fresno]]></category><category><![CDATA[Southern States]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Paul (Minnesota)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Woodbridge (Virginia)]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Patience Might Undo Harm Caused by a Puppy Mill ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030402734.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030402734.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Might]]></category><category><![CDATA[Undo]]></category><category><![CDATA[Harm]]></category><category><![CDATA[Caused]]></category><category><![CDATA[by]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Puppy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mill]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nestle Purina PetCare Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fresno]]></category><category><![CDATA[High Point (North Carolina)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Monroe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silver Spring]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Unsafe Farming Practices Are a Growing Concern ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022602745.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022602745.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914027317" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914027317" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Unsafe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Growing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Concern]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rimadyl]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill's Science Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Valium]]></category><category><![CDATA[Xanax]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nova Scotia]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Hodgkins]]></category><category><![CDATA[Miami]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silver Spring]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thomas Dunne Books]]></category><category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Water Bowl Doubles as Cat's Play Pool ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902935.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902935.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Water]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bowl]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doubles]]></category><category><![CDATA[as]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Play]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pool]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[American Kennel Club]]></category><category><![CDATA[Alexander the Great]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eastville]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hope Ryden]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kirkland]]></category><category><![CDATA[Norfolk]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Helping Your Cat, and Yourself, Sleep Better ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/04/AR2008020403825.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/04/AR2008020403825.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Helping]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat,]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Yourself,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category><category><![CDATA[Better]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Exhaust Other Options Before Going to the Pharmacy ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012903991.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012903991.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Exhaust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Other]]></category><category><![CDATA[Options]]></category><category><![CDATA[Before]]></category><category><![CDATA[Going]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Wash That Grumpiness Right Out of That Cat ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/22/AR2008012203217.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/22/AR2008012203217.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914030039" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914030039" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Wash]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grumpiness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Friendly Dog Creates Hairy Situation With Visitors ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR2008011503795.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR2008011503795.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Friendly]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hairy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Situation]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visitors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advil]]></category><category><![CDATA[Aleve]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neosporin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Torbugesic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Torbutrol]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tylenol]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Valium]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Albany]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hagerstown]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portsmouth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Winston-Salem]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dog Rescued From Katrina Shows Signs of Stress ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/08/AR2008010805027.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/08/AR2008010805027.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rescued]]></category><category><![CDATA[From]]></category><category><![CDATA[Katrina]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Signs]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lysol Disinfecting Products]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prozac]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cape Coral]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fairfield]]></category><category><![CDATA[La Porte]]></category><category><![CDATA[Milltown]]></category><category><![CDATA[Springfield]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Three's Company in a Cat Household ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403842.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403842.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Three's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Some Dogs Are Not Up to Owners' Athletics ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/01/AR2008010101422.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/01/AR2008010101422.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914031183" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914031183" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[Up]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Owners']]></category><category><![CDATA[Athletics]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ For Thirst Quenching, a Soft Touch Isn't Needed ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/23/AR2007122301448.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/23/AR2007122301448.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thirst]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quenching,]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soft]]></category><category><![CDATA[Touch]]></category><category><![CDATA[Isn't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Needed]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Help Your Pets Have a Safe Holiday Season ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/18/AR2007121802489.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/18/AR2007121802489.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Enjoying the festive season includes keeping our animal companions safe. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Have]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category><category><![CDATA[Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Mourning Cat Cries Out for Lost Companion ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121102201.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121102201.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Mourning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cries]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lost]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Valium]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category><category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Staten Island]]></category><category><![CDATA[Toms River]]></category><category><![CDATA[Virginia Beach]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Fargo]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Consensus Is Lacking on the Right Diet for Cats ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402480.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402480.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914031773" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914031773" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Consensus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lacking]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fancy Feast Cat Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fairfax]]></category><category><![CDATA[CBS Corporation]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Hodgkins]]></category><category><![CDATA[Great Falls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Salisbury]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ When the Dog's Breath Takes Others' Away ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702783.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702783.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[When]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breath]]></category><category><![CDATA[Takes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Others']]></category><category><![CDATA[Away]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rimadyl]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Babylon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Miami]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reston]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Haven]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Don't Share Thanksgiving Turkey With Your Pets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901433.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901433.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Of the billions of turkeys slaughtered for holiday dinners around the world, some will end up killing someone's cat or dog with their bones. Pets can be injured internally after swallowing a splintered turkey bone, so keep the bones away from them. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Don't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Share]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tylenol]]></category><category><![CDATA[Xanax]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Albany]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cumberland]]></category><category><![CDATA[East Berne]]></category><category><![CDATA[Norfolk]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[New York]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Cat Tends to Bite The Hand That Pets It ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302188.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302188.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tends]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bite]]></category><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hand]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[It]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill's Science Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nestle Purina PetCare Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boulder (Colorado)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cavalier King]]></category><category><![CDATA[Little Rock]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Albans]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Louis]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Loving a Dog and Caring for One Are Not the Same ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/05/AR2007110502066.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/05/AR2007110502066.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914033612" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914033612" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Loving]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Caring]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[One]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Same]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Valium]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nestle Purina PetCare Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boulder (Colorado)]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Louis]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Rocks Are German Shepherd's Snack of Choice ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103002345.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103002345.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Rocks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[German]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shepherd's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Snack]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Choice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rimadyl]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eukanuba Pet Foods]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tabasco Pepper Sauce]]></category><category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Suffolk]]></category><category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fresno]]></category><category><![CDATA[Schenectady]]></category><category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category><category><![CDATA[Springfield]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Neighbor Should Have Let Possum Merely Play Dead ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102302625.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102302625.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Neighbor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Have]]></category><category><![CDATA[Let]]></category><category><![CDATA[Possum]]></category><category><![CDATA[Merely]]></category><category><![CDATA[Play]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dead]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill's Prescription Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[California]]></category><category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clovis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[St. Paul (Minnesota)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Union of Concerned Scientists]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Drugs May Take Bite Out of Ticks, but Not Lyme Disease ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/AR2007101602404.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/AR2007101602404.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Take]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bite]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ticks,]]></category><category><![CDATA[but]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lyme]]></category><category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rimadyl]]></category><category><![CDATA[South Carolina]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ballston Spa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eugene]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minneapolis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poughkeepsie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Virginia Beach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dutchess County]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Three's Company in a Cat Household ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/09/AR2007100902577.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/09/AR2007100902577.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914036969" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914036969" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Three's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Maine]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Great Falls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Norfolk]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silver Spring]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Grieving Pet Lover Should Take Solace in Other Animals ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202637.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202637.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grieving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lover]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Take]]></category><category><![CDATA[Solace]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Other]]></category><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sudafed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rhode Island]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fairfax]]></category><category><![CDATA[Virginia Beach]]></category><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Neighbor's Barking Dog Is Best Quieted Peacefully ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092502463.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092502463.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Neighbor's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Barking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Best]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quieted]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peacefully]]></category><category><![CDATA[Michael W. Fox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eagan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Hodgkins]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medford]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minneapolis]]></category><category><![CDATA[United Feature Syndicate / Newspaper Enterprise Association]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Clean Teeth Help Cats Enjoy All 9 Lives ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091802210.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091802210.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Clean]]></category><category><![CDATA[Teeth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[Enjoy]]></category><category><![CDATA[All]]></category><category><![CDATA[9]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lives]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Right to Refuse Vaccinations for Pets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091102048.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091102048.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914037467" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914037467" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Refuse]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaccinations]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Meowing Cat May Be Crying Out for a Companion ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090500090.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090500090.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Meowing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[Crying]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companion]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ For a Silent Night, Bring the Dog Indoors ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801740.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801740.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Night,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bring]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indoors]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Don't Hurt the Pets Along With the Fleas ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082102047.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082102047.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Don't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hurt]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Along]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fleas]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Why Create Clones When There Are Animals in Need? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/17/AR2007081702390.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/17/AR2007081702390.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914040552" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914040552" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Why]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clones]]></category><category><![CDATA[When]]></category><category><![CDATA[There]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Need?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bad Breath Can Be a Symptom of Illness ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR2007081401769.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR2007081401769.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Bad]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breath]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Symptom]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Illness]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Just Because It's Water Doesn't Mean It's Safe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701711.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701711.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Aside from the obvious summer pet safety warnings,  such as not leaving animals in hot cars and not jogging with a dog in hot and humid weather, owners should also avoid letting their dogs play in and drink from standing water that has a brownish or green-blue film/scum on the surface. This could be blue-green algae, an increasing problem in ponds and lakes because of pollution and climate change, and can be fatal for dogs. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Just]]></category><category><![CDATA[Because]]></category><category><![CDATA[It's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Water]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doesn't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mean]]></category><category><![CDATA[It's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safe]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Is Cat's Toy Surrogate Prey or Companion? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073101819.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073101819.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Toy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Surrogate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prey]]></category><category><![CDATA[or]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companion?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Why Create Clones When There Are Animals in Need? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR2007072402034.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR2007072402034.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914041589" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914041589" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Why]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clones]]></category><category><![CDATA[When]]></category><category><![CDATA[There]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Need?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Detente Is Possible  In Multiple-Cat Households ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071702031.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071702031.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Detente]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Possible]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[In]]></category><category><![CDATA[Multiple-Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Households]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Some Pets Need to Live With Their Own Kind ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001977.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001977.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Need]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Live]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Their]]></category><category><![CDATA[Own]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kind]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Most Dry Pet Foods Are Lacking in Nutrients ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302525.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302525.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Most]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Foods]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lacking]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nutrients]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Raw-Food Diets Require Extra Care ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062602610.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062602610.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914042170" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914042170" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Raw-Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Require]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extra]]></category><category><![CDATA[Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Vaccines ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR2007061901928.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR2007061901928.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Balancing]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Give a Dog a Break: Some Bites Are Innocent ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061201995.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061201995.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Give]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Break:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bites]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Innocent]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Parting Is Not-So-Sweet Sorrow for Some Dogs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060600796.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060600796.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Parting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not-So-Sweet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sorrow]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Let Nature (or a Raptor) Take Its Course at the Bird Feeder ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/29/AR2007052901979.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/29/AR2007052901979.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914044173" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914044173" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Let]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category><category><![CDATA[(or]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Raptor)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Take]]></category><category><![CDATA[Its]]></category><category><![CDATA[Course]]></category><category><![CDATA[at]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bird]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feeder]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Expect Cats to Expectorate Fur Balls ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/23/AR2007052300037.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/23/AR2007052300037.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Expect]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Expectorate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fur]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balls]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Combat Effects of Food Poisoning With Good Nutrition ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502439.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502439.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Cats and dogs that survived the recent pet-food poisoning may need long-term care if their kidney function remains impaired. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Combat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Effects]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poisoning]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Good]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Pet-Food Recall Is Tackled on the Hill ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/08/AR2007050802305.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/08/AR2007050802305.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Food and Drug Administration's Stephen Sundlof, director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine, told a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing April 11 that the FDA had 16 reported deaths and 9,000 complaints of adverse reactions. This figure of 16 deaths is curiously low, because I have heard of 18 deaths -- 12 dogs and 6 cats -- from readers of this column, which is not printed in every city in the United States. Surely, the FDA and CVM have better communication networks with consumers and veterinarians than I do. If not, then why not? Or is the FDA playing down the severity of this nationwide pet-food poisoning? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Pet-Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recall]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tackled]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hill]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Pets' Diets Are Requiring More Thought, More Care ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050102256.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050102256.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914046061" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914046061" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Pets']]></category><category><![CDATA[Diets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Are]]></category><category><![CDATA[Requiring]]></category><category><![CDATA[More]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thought,]]></category><category><![CDATA[More]]></category><category><![CDATA[Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Regulating Cats' Food Intake Prevents Dehydration ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701927.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701927.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dear Dr. Fox: ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Regulating]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cats']]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Intake]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prevents]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dehydration]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Food Supplements Can Help Cat Become More 'Regular' ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041001586.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041001586.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><category><![CDATA[Become]]></category><category><![CDATA[More]]></category><category><![CDATA['Regular']]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ After Food Recall, Whom Can a Pet Owner Trust? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/03/AR2007040302160.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/03/AR2007040302160.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Millions of concerned pet owners recently became aware of the 60 million  cans and foil pouches of contaminated, poisonous cat and dog food being recalled. This recall for "cuts and gravy"-style wet food involves almost 100 brand names, including big ones such as Iams, Eukanuba, Nutro, Hills and Purina, and store brands at PetSmart and Wal-Mart. (Details are posted by the contracted manufacturer on http://www.menufoods.com/recall.) ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[After]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recall,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Whom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Owner]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trust?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Vexing Behavior Could Signal Something More ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/27/AR2007032702007.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/27/AR2007032702007.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914046670" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914046670" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Vexing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category><category><![CDATA[Could]]></category><category><![CDATA[Signal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Something]]></category><category><![CDATA[More]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dog Has an Appetite for Home, Sweet Home ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/20/AR2007032001675.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/20/AR2007032001675.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Has]]></category><category><![CDATA[an]]></category><category><![CDATA[Appetite]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sweet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ When Protecting Birds, No Pussyfooting ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301535.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301535.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[When]]></category><category><![CDATA[Protecting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birds,]]></category><category><![CDATA[No]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pussyfooting]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Appreciate Your Animal Shelter  --  and Its Adoption Rules ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602466.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602466.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Appreciate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Animal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shelter]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[--]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Its]]></category><category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rules]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Introduce Change Slowly to Creatures of Habit ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022702160.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022702160.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914047624" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914047624" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Introduce]]></category><category><![CDATA[Change]]></category><category><![CDATA[Slowly]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creatures]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Habit]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Road Safety Should Account for Fido, Too ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001888.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001888.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Road]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Account]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fido,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Road Safety Should Account  For Fido, Too ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022302219.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022302219.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Road]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Account]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fido,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Home Pest Control Can Be Pet-Friendly ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/13/AR2007021301498.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/13/AR2007021301498.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Control]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet-Friendly]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Socialize Pets at the Youngest Possible Age ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601798.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601798.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914048472" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914048472" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Socialize]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[at]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Youngest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Possible]]></category><category><![CDATA[Age]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Like Human, Like Dog: Diet and Exercise Stop Diabetes ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902143.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902143.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Like]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Like]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Redirect a Puppy's Natural Nipping and Teething ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/30/AR2007013002121.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/30/AR2007013002121.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Redirect]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Puppy's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Natural]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nipping]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Teething]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Home Cooking May Be The Cure for Ailing Pets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601956.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601956.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cure]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ailing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Welcome Wildlife and Natural Landscaping Into Your Yard ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012400041.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012400041.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914049335" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914049335" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Natural]]></category><category><![CDATA[Landscaping]]></category><category><![CDATA[Into]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Yard]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Home Cooking May Be the Cure for Ailing Pet ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011700855.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011700855.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Be]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cure]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ailing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pet]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dog Shows May Also Promote Unhealthy Pets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011000068.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011000068.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shows]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Also]]></category><category><![CDATA[Promote]]></category><category><![CDATA[Unhealthy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Like Human, Like Dog: Diet and Exercise Stop Diabetes ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010201322.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010201322.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Like]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Like]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dog:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Rethinking  --  and Reducing  --  Vaccination Protocols ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/29/AR2006122902041.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/29/AR2006122902041.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914050068" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/opinion/columns;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=352914050068" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Rethinking]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[--]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reducing]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[--]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaccination]]></category><category><![CDATA[Protocols]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Vegan Diet Is Not in Cat's Best Interest ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600895.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600895.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vegan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cat's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Best]]></category><category><![CDATA[Interest]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Don't Invite Pets to the Holiday Table ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122201703.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122201703.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Pet owners this holiday weekend should remember to keep poultry bones away from their dogs and cats, since they can splinter and cause serious, even fatal internal injuries. Also, do not give more than a taste of the meat to a pet. Too much can cause older animals to suffer from acute pancreatitis and, if their kidneys are not functioning well, uremic poisoning. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Don't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Invite]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category><category><![CDATA[Table]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Corn May Contribute to Pets' Diabetes ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901948.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901948.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Post]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contribute]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pets']]></category><category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
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