From The Whole Dog Journal By Nancy Kerns Published in the March 2019 issue of Whole Dog Journal was an article headlined, “Reporting Dogs’ Adverse Reactions is Your Duty.” In the article, longtime WDJ contributor Barbara Dobbins discussed the various reasons that dog owners and veterinarians should report any sort of adverse event or negative side effects they observe in their dogs or their clients’...
April is Heartworm Awareness Month
From Heartworm Society https://www.heartwormsociety.org/newsroom/in-the-news/205-fidose-of-reality Heartworms kill a great number of dogs. In fact, the American Heartworm Society reports that more than one million dogs currently have heartworm disease. They also report that heartworm is a serious canine and feline health concern that threatens animals in all 48 contiguous states and Hawaii, as well as throughout the temperate regions of the world. April is Heartworm...
National Therapy Dog Day
by Emily Garber from Pet Insider Happy National Therapy Dog Appreciation Day! We’ll take any excuse that we can to shed some light on the positive effects dogs bring to our lives, so today we’re honoring therapy dogs. However, there is some confusion between a therapy dog and a service dog, so we’re clearing that up too. Read on for the differences between a...
Coming Up — April 11 is National Pet Day
From Wellness Pet Food Since 2006, April 11th has been celebrated as National Pet Day. This day was brought about to highlight the unconditional love that pets bring to our lives and also to encourage and raise awareness for animal adoption. There are so many animals around the world who are sitting in shelters, waiting to be given a second chance at life and...
Pet Dangers That Aren’t Food
From Pets Web MD Lilies, Holly, and Other Plants While any kind of plant material may upset your pet’s stomach, some are more dangerous than others. A few common ones that can make them sick include lilies, mistletoe, holly, tulip and daffodil bulbs, azaleas, rhododendrons, and chrysanthemums. Even small amounts of certain types of lilies can cause kidney failure in cats. Rock Salt You...
National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
April 8th is National dog Fighting Awareness Day. Here’s an article from the ASPCA that explains how to stop dog fighting. National Dogfighting Awareness Day (NDFAD) is April 8, and the ASPCA is calling on our supporters and all animal lovers to take a stand against dogfighting, which is a heinous form of animal cruelty. You can play a critical role by getting the...
10 Most Contagious Dog Diseases
Knowing the Risks From Pet MD by Elizabeth Xu As a dog owner who likely thinks of your dog as a member of your family, you never want them to get ill. After all, our pets can’t exactly tell us what’s wrong. Like humans, dogs can get plenty of diseases—especially from other dogs. Medicine is always advancing, for both human and animals. And while...
Spring Safety Tips To Prevent Lost Dogs
From Love Laugh Woof Now that spring is here (well, depending on the day of the week here in Chicagoland) I have watched as our neighborhood has started to come out of winter hibernation. With so many adults and kids out and about again, it is a good time to have a refresher course with your dogs and your human kids on methods of...
Knowing the Right Time to Say Goodbye to a Pet
End-of-life decisions for animals are difficult. A veterinarian has developed a scale to help clear up the confusion. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/well/family/pet-dog-cat-death-euthanasia.html?fbclid=IwAR1zvwC-21xepGyZYEUFzV0ojSg17UBDYH4ZNFLPob-29u-q4rIJ07nibcM By Tara Parker-Pope Nearly 14 years ago, my daughter and I were grieving the death of my mother, and it seemed nothing could lift our spirits. Then we got Fluffy, a bouncing bundle of gray and white puppy, and everything changed. Fluffy...
