Pet Owners in Rhode Island led by Jani Wolstenholme have initiated a legislative effort to change the state's 2 year rabies booster law to the national 3 year standard (see below). What You Can Do to Help: Contact your legislator and ask them to introduce a bill changing the 2 year booster...

My 11-year old dachshund, Rosie, has just been diagnosed with diabetes. I'm now learning everything I can about treatment, diet, injections, etc., and would like to find someone to discuss this with - someone who could answer my questions as I come up with them. Of course, I can talk with my vet,...

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:09:58 GMT, Avid Fan wrote: Suzie-Q wrote: This group doesn't seem very busy. Can someone recommend another dog health group? Thanks, Hi Suzie,

i have a little schanuzer, any recomendation for this brand? thank you

All, I'm hopefull someone here may be able to shed some light on a skin problem my 2 year old German Shepherd has. I've taken him to 3 vets and a dermatologist. 2 months and $1k later, all I have is an I don't know... His problem started last winter, a red spot in his stomach, right where his ribs...

By Dr.Jeannie on Feb 10, 2010 in Dog Breeders Corner, Dog News The Latest Poop, Featured FDA finds Petag responsible in tainted infant formula by Animal Activist Tuesday Feb 2nd, 2010 12:25 PM The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just found Petag responsible for the tainted formula that...

Nature’s Variety is having a recall on Raw Chicken medallions, patties and chubs with a best used by date of 11-10-10. Below is a summary of what was sent to Newco: · Medallions 60130: o Ship Date: 12/18 o Amount shipped, 55 cases · Patties 60120: o Ship Date: 12/18 o 40...

After the Chinese pet food problem I started feeding my dachshund Pet's Promise. I cook his main food but he eats about a cup of dry food every day or so. I think I got the name of this food from this news group. Now they are going out of business. So what would be a good dry food for him? Is...

January 19, 2010 Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive Behavior By MARK DERR http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/science/19dogs.html Scientists have linked a gene to compulsive behavior — in dogs. Researchers studied Doberman pinschers that curled up into balls, sucking their...

Jefferson City, Missouri Rabies Law-- Action Alert On behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund Duration of Immunity Study for Rabies Vaccine - Rabies Challenge Fund and pet owners in Jefferson City, Missouri, I have sent the letter below in an effort to change the city's annual rabies booster...

Written by: Dee Blanco who is a holistic veterinarian practicing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is listed under Altvetmed. The questions surrounding the issue of veterinary vaccinations are many. My intent is to open other doors of thought that might help you make your decisions align with your...

This lesson is about hypertension, its causes, treatment, precautions and tips to help people who are living with the high blood pressure (hypertension). Read the Full Lesson : http://www.educopark.com/Lessons/View/Hypertension-the-Worst-Problem Hi Friends, Looking for your valuable thoughts on...

We are leaving our dog in our Vet's Kennel, they require that all pets left in their care be vaccinated for flu. We are wondering how prevalent flu is in Dogs. Our dog is a healthy 7 year old male Shih Tzu and will be at the Vet's Kennel for two weeks in February. They told me that flu is...

San Diego Pet Vaccination Seminar with Drs. W. Jean Dodds and Ronald Schultz A vaccine seminar will be held in San Diego, California on March 28, 2010, and world-renowned veterinary vaccine research scientists, Drs. W. Jean Dodds and Ronald Schultz, will be the featured speakers at this...

Like millions of pet owners, Fiona MacMillan was anxious to do the very best for her cat. 'When I got my first kitten, Jaggers, I asked the vet for some advice on feeding, and when she directed me to a well-known brand of dried food, I was happy to take her professional advice,' she says. 'My...

MY sis-in-law had a book with recipes to make for your dog with different kinds of problems, like ours had arthritis and skin allergies. The book had tons of recipes for tons of things. Our sweetie loved the food & it definitely helped her problems. We lost her last April and gave the book...

Our dog Smoky has a tendency to overeat and have loose stools. The past year and a half we have limited bout problems by supplementing his food with canned pumpkin. (while our other dog had no problems with her stools and was less overweight we ended up putting both of them on a hallf pumkin ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBCp74FNQYA There are six parts. Fascinating!

ALERT: Nashville TN Metro/Davidson County Rabies Ordinance Allows 3 Year Vaccines From the Director of Environmental Health for Metro Davidson County on the county rabies ordinance: MCL 8.04.040 states "All licenses issued shall be valid for twelve months and shall expire on the last day of the...

On The Rabies Challenge Fund Facebook page, I have posted links and quotes to all the state rabies laws, you can access the information at RABIES LAWS IN THE 50 UNITED STATES as of 1/3/10 | Facebook .