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Tiffany’s Fund Saves Its First Furry Life

Six months ago, in memory of my late beloved Labrador Retriever, Tiffany, I started a charity fund in her name, that would pay for health care for pets of the less fortunate whose lives are threatened by treatable injury or disease. Fund raising has been a combination of internet donation and waiting room collection box, waiting room candy machines, book sales, and yard and...

Owners, Please Warn Your Vet If Your Pet Bites!

To most people, it would seem logical that if one’s dog or cat has aggressive or fear biting tendencies, that one would warn the veterinarian, a complete stranger performing sometimes uncomfortable clinical tasks on a patient, that he/she should be careful. Yet, at least a few times a week, I find myself finding out that a new patient is aggressive the hard way, getting...

Animal Hoarding Revealed

About a year ago, a client of my clinic brought in a little chihuahua that was in a very disturbing state. The little dog had come from a home that my client’s brother had been contracted to make some repairs. This gentleman was appalled at the condition of the home inside, where he witnessed at least 40 chihuahuas roaming, interbreeding, and eliminating at will...

Web Poll Suggests 32% of Pet Owners Not Interested In Preventive Health Care

A recent web poll conducted by this blog’s parent site, Web-DVM.net, indicated that 68% of dog and/or cat owners participated in regular preventive health care for their pets, while 32% did not. The poll defined regular preventive health care as updating vaccines, heartworm screening (dogs), examination, and stool analysis, performed at least once yearly. The...

Way To Step Up For Animals, Body Shop

Regularly observing or learning of unconsionable acts of animal neglect, abuse, and cruelty in the United States of America, a country that is very developed and for the most part is comprised of a compassionate citizenry, I have often wondered about the potential plight of animals in less developed and/or antiquated countries. This has led me to often shudder at the thought...

University of Minnesota Discovers Gene Responsible for Excercise Induced Collapse in Dogs

The Minneapolis based StarTribune.com reported yesterday that researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified the gene mutation responsible for Excercise Induced Collapse (EIC) in Labrador Retrievers. EIC, whose signs include wobbliness sometimes progressing to collapse in the rear legs, sometimes loss of muscle control spreading to the rear legs as well, and in...

Dead Animal Prank Not So Funny

On September 20, 2008, KTVU.com reported that a 20 year old in Dublin, California was arrested for, and confessed to a prank that involved his stealing 2 dead cats and a dead dog from the morgue of a nearby animal hospital, and stuffing them in three yet to be assigned lockers in the local high school. The first body was discovered that morning, according to police. The second...

Top 10 most destructive dog breeds

As reported by Skynews.com, a UK study of 3000 dog owners recently compiled a list of the top 10 most destructive dog breeds. I would wager that some of these may come as a surprise to many. The study’s findings below are reported in terms of the amount of monetary damage one can expect to the home, throughout the course of the dog’s life. 1.) Great Dane –...

“Miles” The Miracle Cat

KTLA.com reported yesterday that an Anaheim woman drove to Irvine early last month before she realized there was something strange under the hood of her car. After the woman immediately pulled over and looked under her hood, to her surprise, she saw a frightened cat wedged into a tight compartment behind a headlight and the hot engine. After she called animal control, attempts...

Sarah Palin’s Record Shows She Is No Friend To Wildlife, But Is In Fact, One Of Its Worst Enemies

As reported by a September 4, 2008 Associated Press article titled, “Environmentalists say Palin’s record on wildlife as harsh as Alaska itself,” Sarah Palin’s policies and record clearly illustrate little regard for wildlife and the environment. Beginning with her time at the National Governors Association conference spent primarily making her case to...