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

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

Your female dog is almost two years old, but she still hasn’t gone into heat? Maybe that’s why you’re worried. Female dogs ...

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