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Vet and Care

What’s More Cruel: Euthanasia or Natural Death?

February 14, 2008

A case out of the UK brings to mind an important and controversial question: Is it better to put your sick pet to sleep, or to let him die naturally at home?
Here are the salient points of the story:
A debate in the United Kingdom centers on whether negligence or kindness killed a 17-year old Great [...]

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How Playing With Your Cat is Good for You…and Your Pet

February 11, 2008

Especially in a multi-pet-species household, the aloof cat often gets overlooked when it comes to playtime. But in an increasingly traffic-heavy world where more and more cats are being confined to the great indoors at all times, play is critical to your cat’s health.
I loved this article from PetStyle.com, which offers some specific ideas for [...]

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I Need an Alarm for My Trash Can: What to Do When Your Dog Eats Chicken Bones

November 28, 2007

Pickles just waltzed up to me with a big, empty Ziploc bag. Not a big deal, except that the bag previously contained bones from the fried chicken I ate for dinner. A speedy investigation revealed that Ty opened the trashcan, removed the bag of bones, ate them, and gave Pickles the bag to lick.
Enter panic! [...]

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MBB Q&A: Why Is My Dog Vomiting?

November 26, 2007

Question
My Moses has been vomiting and don’t know why this last time was really bad it smelled awful I have a 2 story house his bed is in 1st floor the whole house reaked of his vomit what could be wrong maybe vomted 4 times today?
Answer
It’s hard to say without knowing more about the situation, [...]

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Saving Money on Your Pets’ Meds

November 20, 2007

With 3 cats and 3 dogs, we just about break the bank every time we hit the vet’s office. One way we’ve started saving money is ordering our meds and supplements for the dogs through 1-800-PetMeds. This most recent order, we got…

6 months of HeartGard for Murphy, Ty, and Pickles
4 months of Revolution (heartworm, flea [...]

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How Often Do You Clean Your Litterbox?

September 14, 2007

Since I’ve been sick for the last several weeks (feeling much better now, thanks!), I’ve really been slacking with cleaning the litterbox. Like, REALLY been slacking. Like I can’t remember the last time I did it, and my husband didn’t realize I hadn’t been so he hadn’t either. Oops.
When I went in to do it, [...]

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Zoe’s Least Favorite Day of the Month: Flea Day

September 7, 2007

I’ve talked before about our preventive flea and tick treatments, and you would think that after all this time, everyone would be used to them! But not Zoe. She sees me bust out the Revolution box and runs for the hills. Or, you know, under the bed.
I don’t know if it’s the thought of, gasp, [...]

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Ty’s DogAge

August 18, 2007

Ty’s DogAge is 11.2!

That’s 4.8 years younger than the average DogAge for Ty’s breed.

DogAge is the biological age of your dog, measured in people years. Your dog is as young as he can be! Your dog is lucky to have such a wonderful caretaker. Make your dog even happier by checking [...]

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Zoe’s CatAge

August 17, 2007

After I posted about my Horrible Real Age Confession over at my women’s health blog, Lively Women, my friend Nancy forwarded me the link to CatAge, from the makers of RealAge. I’m going to do all of the pets, but Zoe was up first!
Zoe’s CatAge is 25.0 That’s 8.1 years younger than the average CatAge [...]

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Sad, Sick Bullmastiff Baby

July 25, 2007

Ty’s stopped the diarrhea but after he ate the first meal of special prescription bland diet for sick puppies for dinner last night, now he won’t touch his food at all. He’s just lying on the couch all pathetic and sad. I tried mixing a little warm water with about half a cup of his [...]

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