By Lisa Granshaw For many, summer means getting outside and spending quality time with four-legged friends. Sometimes that’s a game of fetch in the backyard, but sometimes it’s fun in the sun (and sand) at the beach. Luckily, there are a number of beaches in the United States that let you bring your pooch — [...]
With the official start of summer just around the corner, veterinarians at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital offer the following tips to keep pets healthy and cool during the hot days ahead: Do not leave your pet alone in your car – vehicles heat up quickly in the sun, and animals left in them can succumb [...]
Should I stop feeding jerky pet treats to my dog? Jerky pet treats should not be substituted for a balanced diet and are intended to be fed only occasionally and in small quantities. FDA is advising consumers who choose to feed their dogs jerky pet treats to watch their dogs closely for any or all [...]
Pocatello Kennel Club and Eagle Rock Kennel Club will be hosting a movie screening of Best in Show on Friday, June 13th at 7:00 pm in their hospitality room. There will be concessions and a no host bar available. The club encourages those who are familiar with the movie to dress up like their favorite [...]
By Donna Soloman, DVM Today I started thinking about the grain-free pet food trend that is currently in vogue. First, I wondered how this craze evolved. I know it definitely did not originate in the professional veterinary community. I speculate that this movement was triggered in part by a pet food company’s advertising campaign to [...]
The temperature inside a vehicle can rise almost 20 degrees in just 10 minutes. In 20 minutes, it can rise almost 30 degrees, and the longer you wait, the higher it goes. At 60 minutes, the temperature in a vehicle can be more than 40 degrees higher than the outside temperature. Even on a 70-degree day, that’s 110 degrees inside the vehicle.
Summer is right around the corner and with the warmer weather and longer days comes more time spent outside with your four-legged friends. Summertime can, however, pose certain dangers to dogs. The American Kennel Club (AKC®) offers the following tips to help dog owners have a safe summer season with their pets. DO keep cool [...]
by Moira McGarvey If you love dogs, you’ll be thinking about where you retire with an additional filter. Is the city or town friendly to Fido? Are there active 50+ communities that are especially tailored to pets? On our retirement planning site, GangsAway.com, we’re big fans of the canine. All kinds of them. Pets are great [...]
Petco today announced it will stop carrying China-made dog and cat treats at its more than 1,300 store locations nationwide, including Unleashed by Petco stores and online at Petco.com, by the end of 2014. The move makes Petco the first national pet specialty retailer to take this step in support of the health and well-being [...]
by Beth Wictum & Trina Wood Her body was found nude in a wooded area of Florida, wrapped in a bed sheet and shower curtain that was secured at the head and feet with duct tape. Shantay Leann Huntington’s cause of death: asphyxiation. Male DNA was recovered from the duct tape and shower curtain, but [...]
