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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel. The products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected pig ear products were packaged under the brand names Doggie Delight and Pet Carousel. The affected beef [...]
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Feline Aids is a viral disease that is spread via cat bites. Whilst similar to the human form of HIV, the feline form cannot infect people. No treatment exists and positive cats may lead healthy lives for years before their immune system shuts down, making them susceptible to disease and death.
Prevention:
• Limit exposure to unknown cats
• Keep your cat close to home to prevent run-ins with stray cats
• Keep your cat indoors at night
• Always have cats tested at the shelter before bringing it home
• Isolate aggressive cats from other cats
• Neuter all cats to prevent fighting
Prevention:
• Limit exposure to unknown cats
• Keep your cat close to home to prevent run-ins with stray cats
• Keep your cat indoors at night
• Always have cats tested at the shelter before bringing it home
• Isolate aggressive cats from other cats
• Neuter all cats to prevent fighting
Don't worry - this is not something to worry about -but it's still good to know what's going on around the world with Swine Flu. Click here to read my blog on this. Visit www.petethevet.com to go to...
I'm a vet in "companion animal" practice, working only with pets. I love my job, and I enjoy writing about it - in newspapers, on my blog, wherever. I have a weekly column in the UK's Daily Telegraph, as well regular features in several Irish newspapers. I live in Ireland with my wife and two young daughters, as well as a menagerie of animals and birds. Visit my blog to find out more.
I'm a vet in "companion animal" practice, working only with pets. I love my job, and I enjoy writing about it - in newspapers, on my blog, wherever. I have a weekly column in the UK's Daily Telegraph, as well regular features in several Irish newspapers. I live in Ireland with my wife and two young daughters, as well as a menagerie of animals and birds. Visit my blog to find out more.
By ASPCA*
On November 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine issued an alert warning pet parents and veterinarians to keep a close eye on animals receiving the insulin product Vetsulin, to treat animal diabetes. The product, which is manufactured by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal, may contain varying amounts of crystalline zinc insulin, [...]
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I have been a vegetarian for three years because I want to avoid eating animals. I wished my pets could be vegetarians, too. But I know dogs and especially cats rarely adapt to diets without meat. So, I won’t do this to them. (At least not until someone proves me it’s healthy.)
Lola eating her [...]
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