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Most of us in New York City live in apartments. While there are days when every New Yorker wishes for a house with a yard, the culture and convenience of city living ultimately win out. One of the downsides of apartment living is the noise from your neighbor’s apartment renovation or building repairs. This disruption can affect your pet’s daily routine, causing anxiety and distress for your favorite fur person. Take for example my former foster kitten, Luke. His building needed the leaky windows fixed. Whenever the workmen and their jackhammers were outside his apartment, he stopped using his litter box and peed on the bathroom floor. Today’s blogpost will focus on strategies to mitigate pet stress from construction noise.

I recently examined a new canine patient diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. The clinical signs of the disease are worsened by panting, caused by either exercise or anxiety. Since

In the wake of the tragic news of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, it is not surprising that reporters are also writing about the terrible effects these disasters have