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Entries for August 2009
Posted on August 31, 2009 18:42
Pet lovers who enjoy using an iPhone now have an easy way to search for places and activities that will add more fun to their pets' lives.
Nestle Purina PetCare, a leader in enriching the lives of pets and the people
who love them, has recently launched "petcentric places," one of the most
comprehensive iPhone downloadable applications made av...
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Posted on August 29, 2009 19:37
Last night, Mr. Fish, the venerable Geronimo's retired store kitty, started scratching, then licking, then scratching again, a sure signal he has some fleas. Poor fella, fleas love his delicate and papery elderly skin, but he is also very allergic, so it's important to get control quickly. A single flea can bite 400 times in a one day, and if your ...
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Posted on August 29, 2009 12:49
Source: The Denver Post
A heads-up for Colorado pet lovers: The state's unusually wet summer has produced a spike in animal parasites and allergies.
Some area veterinarians are reporting an increase in dog heartworm disease, gastric and intestinal illness, and allergic inflammations. More water means more insects, especially mosquitoes, which tra...
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Posted on August 29, 2009 12:43
By Patrick Miles, DVM
An unfortunate, but common emergency in our hospital is the inadvertant and sometimes intentional ingestion of human medications by pets. One of the more frequent types of medications ingested is ibuprofen. Most incidences are due to dogs finding the medication in a purse, gym bag, grocery bag, or accidental spillage of a bot...
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Posted on August 26, 2009 12:38
By Tracy Dewhirst
Q: I adopted my black lab last year, and he was positive for heartworms. He had the treatment and has been on Sentinel preventive medication ever since. He just went in for his yearly exam and is heartworm positive again. How common is this? Are these parasites he had from last year, or did the medication not work? I'm just reall...
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Posted on August 26, 2009 12:33
By Bill McGee, special for USA TODAY
This is a tough economic climate to launch an airline, let alone one that won't carry human beings. Yet last month Pet Airways took to the skies with one-way fares ranging from $149 to $299—and now all its flights are booked through November.
"It's a needed service," says Alysa Binder, who co-founded the compa...
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Posted on August 26, 2009 10:38
By Karen Steinrock
Q: I would like to know your feelings about using flea and tick medications from the veterinarian.
We got the K9 Advantix for our dog, but haven't put it on. I don't like the idea of chemicals but don't want a chance of my pet contracting Lyme disease.
-- Grace Shiffer, Millerstown
A: With two more months to deal with t...
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Posted on August 26, 2009 08:23
By Bonnie Erbe
Who says Republicans aren't animal friendly?
OK, so the Obama administration has upwardly revised the deficit to several trillion more than previously thought. Deficit, be damned! We pet owners/animal lovers, etc., want our piece of the tax cut pie, too.
From the Animal Law Coalition:
A bill pending in Congress would give pet...
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Posted on August 26, 2009 08:21
Many owners refuse to cut back on care of furry companions
Cookie Coco Chanel's owner is feeling the sting of the recession -- her real estate business has dropped off more than 50 percent.
But for the chocolate-colored Chihuahua, the good life goes on interrupted -- a twice-monthly oatmeal-aloe vera bath, doggie cheesecake, a professional blow d...
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Posted on August 20, 2009 19:11
By Scott Line, Special for USA TODAY
Heartworm infection, once limited mostly to the South, is now being found in all 50 states, according to the American Heartworm Society, and the number of cases across the USA is on the rise.
Information from testing shows that more than 1 million dogs in the USA are infected with heartworms. Veterinarians in ...
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