Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/rip-offs/10-things-your-veterinarian-wont-tell-you-18069/?hpadref=1 10 Things Veterinarians Won't Tell You SMARTMONEY MAGAZINE by Kelly Barron (Author Archive) Published August 7, 2009 1. “Good thing you love Sparky like a son. His care could cost as much.”...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://tinyurl.com/sbce7 2006 Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report Now Available Fortunately, we now have a set of recommendations designed just for shelter dogs, courtesy of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and available online....
Ask Your Veterinarian About This Substitute for Rimadyl Please ask your veterinarians to investigate the new drug ZUBRIN (the generic is tepoxalin) as a substitute for Rimadyl. It is made by Schering Plough and has exhibited no kidney or liver...
CBS 3 | kyw.com Bad Medicine For Dogs? Apr 7, 2005 11:00 pm US/Eastern Serious questions are being raised tonight about another Pfizer drug. As CBS 3s Tom Negovan reports, the concern surrounds the safety of a popular pain medication...
Bone Cancer Support Group for Dogs and Guardians If you know someone whose dog has been diagnosed with bone cancer, there is a support group on Yahoo! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bonecancerdogs/...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.discountramps.com/bottoms_up_dog_leash.htm Bottom's Up Leash - assistive device for dogs (instead of cart) The Bottom's Up LeashTM is a U.S. Patent Pending, quality, 100% nylon, supportive rear end leash-harness designed to help animals with...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.itchmo.com/cdc-says-us-free-of-canine-rabies-2707 CDC Says US Free Of Canine Rabies By Emily HuhWorld Rabies Day is today, September 8, 2007. This is an international event that launches global efforts to eliminate rabies. The US Centers...
Canine Blood Drives The Penn /American Red Cross Blood Donor Program Canine blood drives take place at the American Red Cross Burlington County Chapter, located at 1632 Route 38 (East) Lumberton, NJ 08048 The Penn /American Red Cross Blood Donor...
Killer disease returns to stalk dogs By Peter Gorner CHICAGO TRIBUNE Published February 6, 2005 History's biggest killer of dogs, canine distemper, appears to be breaking out again, alarming experts who thought vaccinations had vanquished it in the United States....
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.paphaven.org/archives/200901.pdf Note: This article is from The Way Home - An outreach e-communication from Papillon Haven Rescue 5726 Sagebrush Trail • Arlington TX 76017 • www.paphaven.org • Issue 32 – January 2009 Canine...
Chiropractors Treat Pets, Too Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Practitioners say treatment benefits animals By ALAN GUENTHER Courier-Post Staff Last Christmas Eve, her dog Sheba lost the ability to walk, so Kaye Seger called chiropractor Ray Derman, who "worked wonders," she...
Forwarded message - please reply to flemingd@caribe.net Note - While I agree with most of the points in this message, please remember that a veterinarian's office may be housing animals who are medically fragile and require a quiet and sterile...
Note: This information comes from the Pfizer web page. It contains information about using the drug, including possible side effects. If you are using Rimadyl for your dog, make sure you know about the potential for serious problems, including death....
About Your Pet: Epileptic seizures are common in dogs Published in the Home News Tribune 12/15/03 (Note: With all medical issues, always consult your veterinarian) Q. My pet beagle suffers from epileptic seizures. When he has one he seems to...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=457&srcid=456 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Feline immunodeficiency virus is a retrovirus in the lentivirus subfamily. The primary mode of transmission is through bite wounds. Because neutered cats fight much less than intact cats,...
About Your Pet: Feline leukemia changes lives Published in the Home News Tribune 8/04/03 My cat was just diagnosed with feline leukemia. Can you tell me more about this disease and how it will affect her quality of life? A....
FIRST VACCINE FOR CAT AIDS APPROVED FOR VETERINARY USE The first vaccine for feline immunodeficiency virus was approved for commercial production and veterinary use today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The patented vaccine for this disease, which is a...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.paphaven.org/archives/200902.pdf Flatulence . . . The Stink That Happens The Way Home - February 2009 Happy Valentines Everyone! The February issue of The Way Home is ready and available. Until next month ......
Lyme Disease May Be a Link to Sudden Aggression Issues Note: Please check with your veterinarian about all health-related issues! Reported by Betsy Sommers Peppertree Rescue -- Albany, NY http://www.peppertree.org We recently had a very strange event that I think...
Medical Financial Assistance for Animals in Need American Animal Hospital Association http://www.aahanet.org/ The purpose of the American Animal Hospital Association* is to . . . meet the public's needs as they relate to the delivery of small animal veterinary medicine....
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.itchmo.com/national-pet-dental-health-month-4646 National Pet Dental Health Month Posted on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 By Emily Huh February is National Pet Dental Health Month, so for many pet owners, it’s time to think about the...
Dr. Cynda Crawford, an immunologist at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine who is studying the virus, said that it spread most easily where dogs were housed together but that it could also be passed on the street,...
NEW SURVEY SHOWS PREGNANT WOMEN GETTING MIXED MESSAGES ON TOXOPLASMOSIS AND CATS WASHINGTON (December 28, 2004)- A report published in the current issue of Contemporary OB/GYN magazine finds that physicians continue to focus on cats as a main cause of...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/15426600.htm Pet Care Extraordinaire Posted on Sun, Sep. 03, 2006 By Stacey Burling Inquirer Staff Writer If ever there was a testament to how the status of dogs and cats has climbed in...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.petswithdisabilities.org/ Pets With Disabilities Rescue Pets with Disabilities is an all volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping and promoting the adoption of physically disabled animals into great homes. All donations are tax...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.itchmo.com/senior-cats-and-hearing-loss-2692 Senior Cats and Hearing Loss By Patty Richard (translating for Rochester, a cat) Rochester here. So many nice people wrote in to compliment me on my first-ever Itchmo post that I was...
2. "Vaccinating your pet may do more harm than good." For years the primary reason for seeing a vet was to get your pet vaccinated against a host of diseases ranging from distemper to rabies either with individual vaccinations...
Forwarded message - for info, please check with your veterinarian Thanks to Lisa Young at FeralCats@nj-ara. for SHAREing this information State Laws Requiring Rabies Vaccinations May 2005 State Statute Summary Alabama § 3-7A-2 Every owner of a dog or cat...
State-of-the-art hospital care by Joan Lowell Smith Sunday, June 20, 2004 MY FIRST GLIMPSE of the Animal Emergency & Referral Associates hospital in Fairfield gave a clue to what waited inside. If "Star Trek" built an animal hospital, it would...
About Your Pet - The value of steroids Published in the Home News Tribune 12/01/03 Q. My veterinarian wants to treat my pet with steroids but I have heard bad things about these drugs and I'm reluctant to administer the...
Tips for Recognizing and Caring for a Sick Pet TIPS FOR RECOGNIZING AND CARING FOR A SICK PET Courtesy of American Humane Association 1. Keep in mind that animals will generally attempt to mask signs of illness. This behavior is...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/cushings051109.html Treating Cushing's Disease in Dogs In December 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first drug in more than 10 years to treat Cushing's disease in dogs. Hyperadrenocorticism, commonly known...
Vet Association Updates Stance On Welfare Issues by Sherry Morse Posted on January 05, 2004 A taskforce formed by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has redefined the Association's official positions on a set of key animal welfare issues, which...
Vetsulin' to Help Diabetic Dogs in U.S. For all health issues, please consult with your veterinarian WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diabetic dogs in the United States will soon have their own treatment for severe thirst and other symptoms -- Vetsulin, the...
Note - with all medical questions, always check with your veterinarian) http://www.thnt.com/thnt/story/0,21282,804380,00.html About Your Pet 9.08.03: What is elbow dysplasia? Published in the Home News Tribune 9/08/03 Q. I have heard of hip dysplasia, but my dog was just...
When to Call the Vet Published in the Home News Tribune 7/28/03 STAFF REPORT Pet owners are often confused as to what warrants a call to the veterinarian. Below is a list of symptoms from The New Jersey Veterinary Medical...
