cats and dogs

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Veterinarians dispense it to calm or treat pain in cats and dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Obesity is widespread among domestic cats and dogs, with recent surveys estimating that 50-60% fall into the overweight category, which has contributed to yearly increases in feline diabetes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Staff and some 75 cats and dogs were evacuated from the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana, when the building filled with smoke.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Well, at least they’re not eating the cats and dogs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

It rained cats and dogs frogs bogs then it rained snakes and lizards.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver