Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
My thanks to Rochester Dogs Examiner Karen Mellott for her report alerting her readers that H1N1 infection has been confirmed in at least two dogs in...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Just a few words following up on my earlier post, H1N1 and our pets: According to the Veterinary Voice...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Much of what I wrote in Pets 101: Holiday safety for cats is also true for ferrets, the “eternal kittens” of the pet world, because...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Dogs thrive on belonging to their families, but the leaders of those families need to look out for the needs of their dogs in the busy holiday season....
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Holiday decorations and holiday entertaining pose many potential hazards for animals as curious and agile as cats. Because they can leap and climb,...
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In my most recent post, I suggested that pet-sitters might help you out over the holidays, on those days when work, shopping, and family commitments...
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Don’t forget your animal friends while you’re making your plans for thanksgiving celebrations with family and friends. Whether...
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Well, color me embarrassed. Not even a week ago, I wrote that cats and dogs rarely contract human influenza viruses, but H1N1 has proved me overly...
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You’ve probably seen the scare stories about exotic pets causing dangerous or even deadly disease in unsuspecting owners, but what about the...
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Each kind of animal has as many ways to get hurt or sick as humans do—and the treatments may be very different, especially with regard to...
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