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Resource for pets battling cancer: Up-to-date and current
March 08, 2011 • Health & Wellness
By: Kelly Farnan, Fetching Communications
Pet owners seeking complete online information and veterinarians needing an up-to-date resource for the treatment of a patient with cancer are now able to turn to The Cancer Center at CARES at www.vetCARES.com. The Cancer Center at CARES, which is made up of a select group of trained veterinary specialists, has its home base at The Center for Animal... -
Hot Topic Can dogs really smell fear?
March 07, 2011 • Health & Wellness
Our pets have a remarkably keen sense of smell. A dog’s “smelling” ability is said to be a thousand times greater than that of humans. And a cat’s sense of smell, while not as intense as a dog’s, is 14 times stronger than a human’s. But can they actually smell fear?
As experts have pointed out, for pets to be able to smell our fear we would have to emit some kind of fear scent or odor. In reality,... -
How can I get my dog to stop barking at visitors?
March 07, 2011 • Health & Wellness
Question: My dog barks like crazy at anyone who comes to the door–how do I get her to stop?
Answer: Teaching your dog to stop barking at visitors requires the good stuff (the stinkiest cheese you can find or aromatic morsels from last night’s dinner cut into tiny pieces, a willing friend, and a cue word (like quiet or stop).
To begin: Have your friend knock at the door. When your dog starts... -
A Guide to Choosing Vaccines: A Vet Finally Gives Her Honest Opinion
March 05, 2011 • Health & Wellness •
By: Dr. Laci Schaible, Vet_LIVE
t’s hard to believe that it was not even fifty years ago that the world’s first veterinary vaccines became available via mass production. In fifty years, we have really outdone ourselves. Animal vaccines have undoubted saved millions of animals lives; vaccines such as canine distemper and feline panleukopenia are now largely unknown by today’s pet parents, but... -
Reemergence of H1N1 virus: What you need to know to protect your pet
March 04, 2011 • Health & Wellness •
by: Dr. Patrick Mahaney
H1N1 Pumpkin photo by ChrisStreeter — Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Just when you thought it was again safe to sneeze without covering your face with your elbow, 2009 H1N1 has made a reemergence in cats infected by their human owner. The H1N1 influenza virus, previously known as swine flu, is now termed “North American Influenza” according the World... -
Hot Topic 6 Large Breed Dog Myths – Busted!
March 04, 2011 • Trends • Health & Wellness •
By: Sonia Singh
Those of us who love large dogs know that it’s a different lifestyle than having other types of pets – even other types of dogs. People have a lot of misconceptions, which often leads to unnecessary fear of big dogs. So let’s bust a few of those large breed dog myths, shall we?
Myth 1: Large dogs are aggressive.
Part of the appeal for many of us big dog owners is that big dogs...
