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El Diario PawSolids

Lecturas basadas en evidencia sobre nutrición, alergias y aprender a leer a tu mascota. Coescritas con veterinarios en ejercicio.

Bald patches on your cat: over-grooming, and what's driving it
Lo últimoCats

Bald patches on your cat: over-grooming, and what's driving it

Cats groom in private, so the first thing most owners see is the hair loss. Here's how to tell over-grooming from hair that's falling out, why 'stress' is usually the last answer rather than the first, and what to track.

Maya Reinhardt

11 de agosto de 2026 · 5 min de lectura

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How to switch your pet's food without wrecking their stomach
Nutrition3 de agosto de 2026

How to switch your pet's food without wrecking their stomach

The seven-day transition is standard advice for a reason — but it fails for cats, for sensitive dogs, and whenever there's a reason to rush. Here's the schedule, the exceptions, and how to tell an adjustment from a reaction.

Maya Reinhardt4 min de lectura
Your senior cat is losing weight. It's not just age.
Cats21 de julio de 2026

Your senior cat is losing weight. It's not just age.

Weight loss in an older cat is a symptom, not a stage of life — and the four conditions behind most cases are all detectable early. Here's how to catch a 5% loss before it becomes 20%.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
Your cat is peeing outside the litter box. Start here.
Cats9 de julio de 2026

Your cat is peeing outside the litter box. Start here.

It is almost never spite, and it is medical until proven otherwise. Here's how to separate a bladder problem from a box problem, the emergency you must not miss, and the litter box maths most homes get wrong.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
How often is too often? The truth about cat vomiting
Cats29 de junio de 2026

How often is too often? The truth about cat vomiting

"Cats just throw up" is one of the most expensive myths in pet care. Here's the frequency that's actually normal, how to tell vomiting from regurgitation, and the counting method that gets a real answer.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
The ten minutes of prep that change a vet appointment
Vet visits16 de junio de 2026

The ten minutes of prep that change a vet appointment

Most consultations lose a third of their time to reconstructing history from memory. Here's what to prepare, what your vet is actually trying to establish, and how to answer the six questions you'll definitely be asked.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
Your dog won't eat but is drinking water. How long can you wait?
Dogs2 de junio de 2026

Your dog won't eat but is drinking water. How long can you wait?

A skipped meal is normal. Two skipped days is not. Here's the timeline vets use, the difference between 'won't eat' and 'can't eat', and what to check before you call.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
The elimination diet, done properly: an 8-week protocol for dogs
Nutrition19 de mayo de 2026

The elimination diet, done properly: an 8-week protocol for dogs

Most food trials fail for the same three reasons, and none of them are the diet. Here's the protocol vets use, week by week, including the rechallenge step almost everyone skips.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
A dog poop chart that's actually useful
Dogs6 de mayo de 2026

A dog poop chart that's actually useful

Vets score stool on a 1–7 scale, and the number tells you more than the colour does. Here's how to score your dog's stool at home, what each grade means, and when a change is worth a phone call.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
Your dog is itching and there are no fleas. Now what?
Dogs24 de abril de 2026

Your dog is itching and there are no fleas. Now what?

Itching without fleas has four common causes, and they look almost identical from the outside. Here's how to tell them apart at home — and the two weeks of notes that will get you a real answer.

Maya Reinhardt5 min de lectura
How to spot a food allergy in your dog before the vet does
Nutrition12 de abril de 2026

How to spot a food allergy in your dog before the vet does

Food sensitivities in dogs are often missed for months. Here's the framework PawSolids uses — and the four signs you can track at home starting today.

Maya Reinhardt3 min de lectura
Why your cat probably isn't drinking enough water (and what to do)
Cats28 de marzo de 2026

Why your cat probably isn't drinking enough water (and what to do)

Cats evolved from desert animals — and it shows. Here's how to know if your cat is hydrated, and the three changes that actually move the needle.

Maya Reinhardt2 min de lectura

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