By Jessica Pierce NYT/ September 22, 2012 Is it ethical to spend $25,000 at the vet? Is it O.K. to have a pet if you can’t afford such treatments? ODY died peacefully last year, Nov. 29. He was 14 and… Read More »Euthanasia: Deciding When a Pet Has Suffered Enough
The toxic principles of chocolate are the stimulants theobromine and caffeine. The amount of chocolate that it takes to poison your pet depends on the type of chocolate he’s eaten and his weight. White chocolate has the least amount of… Read More »Chocolate Toxicity
Ours is a materialistic world. It is seldom if ever people are nice to you unless they have an axe to grind. This is of course not to say that there are no Mother Theresas in this world but they… Read More »Until One Has Loved an Animal, a Part of One’s Soul Remains Unawakened
Many pets quietly go blind in their later years, falling off patios and walking into branches laying around the yard. Sometimes they cannot even discern their owners, save for their sense of smell and hearing. It is a sad affair,… Read More »Blindness Amongst Pets
Dogs are not always man’s or a woman’s best friend! Dog bites can produce nasty injuries, especially in young children and babies. As well as the obvious injury caused, dog bites carry an extra risk from infectious diseases. One of… Read More »Handling Dog Bites
More and more dog owners are putting their pet’s health at risk by keeping them shut up or chained all the time. The survey, by UK’s Churchill Pet Insurance found that 14% of dog owners leave their pets shut in one… Read More »Dogs Should Not be Chained
