If you own a mutt, as I do, you may have spent some time wondering what breeds went into his making. Thanks to a new test from BioPetVetLab.com, it doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg to find out.
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Chance’s bad weekend
I spent last weekend at a family reunion near Cincinnati. My next oldest brother, Jim, and his wife Phyllis have a son, er… dog named Chance. This is not a case of people who treat their dog like a child. They actually consider him their offspring. And he couldn’t have had a worse weekend.
Saving Your Pet’s Life
Parade magazine in last Sunday’s paper had a nice article on pet first aid. Dr. Karen Halligan details what to do in the case of car accidents, bleeding, choking, loss of consciousness, and poisoning.
Tick Removal
Kayla picked up a tick during her little outing last weekend, so I had the opportunity to do a little research this morning on tick removal.
Superbugs
The SFGate, online home of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports a rise in the number of infections caused by staph germs that are resistant to common antibiotics. This has been reported for a number of years in humans, often following a hospital stay, but it is new news in the pet world.
Pet Food Settlement
Did any of your animals get sick from food tainted with melamine last year? If so, you may be due a piece of the settlement filed late Thursday in US District Court in Camden, NJ.
Cancer-Sniffing Dog to Be Cloned
Park Chen-Kyong, AFP, via Discovery News at on the Discovery Channel reports that a Japanese center which says it has trained a dog to sniff out human cancer cells is cloning the animal in South Korea, a Seoul-based biotechnology company and the dog’s owner said Wednesday.
Your thoughts? Is this good? Is this dangerous? Are the risks worth the potential benefits? Are there important moral issues here? Please post you comments and let us all know what you think.
Dixie can see!
Dixie. Picture courtesy of Iowa State University
Vets at Iowa State University have performed the first canine corneal transplant in the United States.
Ah…Ah…Ah…CHOO!
The European Respiratory Journal has published a study by German researchers that states having a dog in the home during your child’s infancy is actually healthy! It appears to be protective against future allergic reactions such as asthma, eczema, and hay fever.
Poisonous Plants
We’ve all heard that you shouldn’t let your dog chew on your poinsettia because it will kill him. But, is that really true? According to the ASPCA’s website, you should be more worried about the following plants:
Lilies
Marijuana
Sago Palm
Tulip/Narcissus bulbs
Azalea/Rhododendron
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