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Jennifer Gauntt, Texas A&M University

This story was originally published by, Pet Talk, a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. Original stories can be viewed on the web at vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk. Reprinted with permission. May be edited for style and length.