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Pets living longer, just like people

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published December 7, 2015 at 6:00 AM CST
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Greenville veterinarian Dr. Karri McCreary says pets are living longer, just as humans do.  But Dr. McCreary says dogs, in particular, have differing life expectancies, with bigger dogs living longer than small dogs.  And she says it's now common for cats to live for 20 years or more.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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