@mollyandpets · Joined July 2026
Veterinary technician. I write the pet advice I wish more owners asked me about before it became urgent.
Most scratching post complaints I hear at the clinic have the same root cause: the post is too short, too wobbly, or covered in the wrong material, and owners assume their cat simply "doesn't like" scratching posts rathe...
Owners come into the clinic convinced their dog "knows what it did" because of the classic head-down, ears-back, avoiding-eye-contact look after finding a chewed shoe. That look isn't guilt. It's a response to the owner'...