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Entries for October 2009
Posted on October 30, 2009 18:26
Dogs and cats may not know what trick-or-treat means, but that familiar Halloween greeting is enough to send our pets scooting under the bed or diving for the nearest closet — if we're lucky. If the animals really panic, they might rush out the door.
One of the most favorite holidays for kids — all that free candy! — is probably the second l...
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Posted on October 27, 2009 14:01
As you get ready for the parade of ghouls and goblins this Halloween, the Sequoia Humane Society urges pet owners to follow a few simple precautions to keep their pets safe:
* No chocolate: Even if your pet has a sweet tooth, ingesting chocolate -- especially baker's and dark chocolate -- can be dangerous for dogs and cats, possibly causing ...
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Posted on October 27, 2009 10:59
By HELEN PALMER
Source: AMNews.com
A reader sent me an e-mail asking that I remind everyone that Halloween will be at the end of this week and the family pet cats and dogs are in danger.
If you are wondering what danger, I will remind you that many animal shelters will not put their cats up for adoption the week before this holid...
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Posted on October 27, 2009 10:46
No one knows what will happen to the 24 dogs and roughly 100 cats currently housed in the inland Humane Society animal shelter in Redwood Valley if the shelter has to close its doors.
"I really don't think we can make it six months if we don't raise some funds," shelter director Sheryl Mitcham said.
Donations are down while the number of animals ...
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Posted on October 22, 2009 15:02
Source: Jacksonville.com
Halloween is a lot of fun for families, particularly for children. However, it is important to protect your pet from some safety hazards this Oct. 31. Here are a few things to watch out for this Halloween:
• Keep pets away from all Halloween candy
As most pet owners already know, chocolate is t...
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Posted on October 22, 2009 14:59
When Laurie Kay put her face over Benny the boxer's jowls last month and administered life-saving CPR she looked like a hero. It takes a brave individual to smooch up on a dog.
Turns out most people would do the same for their pet puppy or kitty.
More than half of pet owners -- 58 percent -- said they would be at least somewhat li...
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Posted on October 19, 2009 15:05
By Dr. Chris Rainey
Diabetes mellitus, or DM, occurs in an estimated one out of every 500 dogs and one out of every 400 cats.
DM usually occurs in middle-aged dogs (6 to 9 years) with females being three times more likely to develop the condition than males.
The most commonly affected breeds include German shepherd dogs, schnauze...
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Posted on October 19, 2009 14:58
You know your dog or cat can almost always cheer you up after a bad day. But did you know that pets may bring other health benefits to their owners, as well? Research into human-animal bonds is still in its infancy, and many of its conclusions are based on anecdotal evidence, says the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But a growi...
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Posted on October 19, 2009 14:54
The traditional belief that childhood asthma is linked to pets or the modern obsession with hygiene has been established as untrue by a new study.
The study ‘Asthma in Australian Children’, published by the Institute of Health and Welfare, revealed that kids with allergies to any kind of food, grass or bees were twice as prone...
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Posted on October 14, 2009 13:23
Source: WSJ Blogs
How do the minds of dogs really work? Researchers at the Duke Canine Cognition Center, at Harvard and other labs around the world are trying to find out, according to a story on Time magazine’s Web site.
The rule of thumb in studying dog behavior is not to think your dog can do things just because it lo...
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