WASHINGTON – Time is running out to secure boarding and walking services for your pet for the upcoming holidays. Dr. Katy Nelson has tips on what to look for in a boarding facility and how to keep your pets safe over the holidays.

Join us at 1 p.m. for a live chat with Nelson. Bring her all of your pet-related questions.

Nelson has been an associate emergency veterinarian in Alexandria, Va. where she works with a wide variety of pets and pet problems.

She is passionate about health and fitness and helping dogs and cats to live the longest, fullest life that they can lead by staying fit and trim.

Nelson, a native of Louisiana, was raised on a small farm in the heart of the state where her childhood was filled with many beloved pets.

She earned her veterinary degree in 2001 from the Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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