Temperatures are starting to drop for prolonged periods of time now and dipping to the lower digits by the day. Do you know how to keep your pet and other animals that stick around your house safe and healthy this winter? 1. Any dog, cat, horse, rabbit, ferret, or other small … [Read more...]
FDA Investigates All Dog Food and Treats for Salmonella
November 3, 2011 by
Major distributors such as PetSmart, PetCo, WalMart, Costco, Sam's Club, and Target gave samples of the foods they stock to the FDA in October for their far reaching investigation into whether pet food is giving people Salmonella. The FDA is testing pet food samples for salmonella that pet owners … [Read more...]
Dog and Puppies Left in Car While Woman Shops
November 1, 2011 by
A woman was charged with six misdemeanors for leaving a dog and its five puppies locked in her car while she shopped at a Walmart on Sunday morning. The police were called to the Walmart store about a dog and puppies locked in a car in the parking lot. When the deputy arrived she saw the dog and two … [Read more...]
Dog Deal of the Day 50% off Microchips at Banfield
October 31, 2011 by
In a continued effort to reunite pets with their owners, Banfield Pet Hospital is offering 50 percent off the Banfield microchip system powered by HomeAgain, now through November 30, 2011. According to HomeAgain, one in three pets will become lost in their lifetime, and without … [Read more...]
Dog Dies After Medication Mix Up at Drugstore
October 28, 2011 by
A family's 11-year-old dog was accidentally given the wrong prescription. The dog did not survive and the person accused of making that deadly mistake is a pharmacist from a national chain store. A catastrophic mix-up of medication is rare but it happened to Mugsy the Boxer this … [Read more...]
Dog Severely Burned During Surgery
October 21, 2011 by
Brian Cox took his dog to his regular vet so they could perform knee surgery. What should have been a surgery to help his dog to be able to live a pain free life ended with a severe football-sized, third- degree burns on the dog's body fro the heating pad used during the procedure resulting in … [Read more...]
Beware of Wild Mushroom Poisoning in Dogs
September 16, 2011 by
With the arrival of this year's mushroom season, dog owners should be particularly vigilant on walks and to check their gardens for wild fungi growth regularly. If your garden has mushrooms of unknown origin i is best to get rid of them as they can be potentially hazardous to you and potentially … [Read more...]
Did You Know Your Dog Can Be A Blood Donor?
September 15, 2011 by
Not every dog is suitable to be put on the blood donor list at your local veterinarian but most dogs can give a donation or two during their lifetime. But it is generally Labradors and bigger that are put on the list for emergencies after they are typed. For dogs there are 13 blood types with one … [Read more...]
Successful Cleft Palate Surgery for Canada’s Famous Puppy Cam Puppy
September 8, 2011 by
The Edmonton Journal puppycam that has been live-streaming the little Bernese Mountain dog since her birth Aug. 1, is back up and running showing the now 4 week old named Keepsake go through her day after a successful Cleft Palate surgery . When she was two days old, her owners noticed she was … [Read more...]
Dog Swallows Toy Car
September 5, 2011 by
Indie the dog was playing with his boy chasing after a little red toy car. Picking it up and dropping it at the boy's feet to race across the room again. To the boy's mom it seemed like a perfectly fine way for the two of them to stay entertained for a while. All of a sudden the boy ran … [Read more...]
