Bella’s heart is ticking right along, but her eyes have been giving us fits. Back in March, they were cloudy and goopy, and Dr. Hamil recommended that we take Bella to a veterinary ophthalmologist. Dr. Cindi Mar has since become part of Bella’s regular veterinary team as we tried to combat keratoconjunctivitis sicca (better known [...]
On Saturday we pause to remember the searing tragedy that affected all of us nine years ago. Kenn Bell, the man behind The Dog Files, put together the slide show below, paying tribute to the 300 dogs who were part of rescue and recovery operation at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, assisting the more than [...]
The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) News Service reported last week that a serious illness in dogs may be linked to the food they’ve been eating:
In message board discussions, veterinarians have revealed cases of hypercalcemia secondary to vitamin D toxicosis occurring in dogs that eat a single brand of dry pet food: Blue [...]
The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) News Service reported last week that a serious illness in dogs may be linked to the food they’ve been eating:
In message board discussions, veterinarians have revealed cases of hypercalcemia secondary to vitamin D toxicosis occurring in dogs that eat a single brand of dry pet food: Blue [...]
Today, most places in this country have a public policy of killing dogs and cats who are otherwise healthy or treatable but have no homes. Death is considered an acceptable tool of animal population management.
There is a movement that aims to take that tool off the table, that says that killing pets simply because they [...]
Do you ever wonder how all those photos in dog books come about?
This past Saturday we had a photo shoot at the Kindred Spirits Dog Training yard for my latest book project.
This is how I do it: Before every photo shoot, I create a list of photos needed to illustrate the book. Some can’t be [...]
When it comes to adopting a shelter cat, is the best cat for the job a kitten? Maybe not, say Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori in this week’s Pet Connection newspaper feature:
Being overlooked at the shelter is bad news for the cats, of course, but it’s also unfortunate for many people who don’t [...]
Not one but two shelters reported blockbuster weeks placing pets as unofficial summer drew to a close. The Humane Society of Boulder, Colo., enjoyed its second largest adoption day ever this past Friday, when they placed 106 cats and dogs. From the Denver Post:
The line of people waiting to adopt gathered even before the doors [...]
Back Tuesday. (And yes, I know summer isn’t officially over until later this month — Labor Day is still the signpost that means fall is around the corner.)
And when we come back, we’ll be introducing a couple of new bloggers!
Wow, what a surprise! We had a Friday dump-and-run release! Bonus points for dump-and-run before a holiday weekend.
Good luck finding this information on the Hartz website, by the way. From their media release:
The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that [...]
