Pet Health Care:
Pet health information, news on pet health insurance, dog and cat health care, training. Find how dog breeds and cat breeders are related to pet health.
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Dec 27th, 2009
New York authorities confirm H1N1 swin flu virus in a dog who lives in Bedford Hills in NY.
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Dec 11th, 2009
People who love their cats also often like to give them treats like tuna, milk, cheese, raw meat, and other goodies. Yet these and other common foods can be harmful, even deadly to cats, and they should be avoided.
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Dec 2nd, 2009
Cat owners who may have missed or ignored an earlier recall of dried cat food made by Diamond Pet Foods Inc. should know that 21 cats have been sickened by the products. The recalled items include Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball dried cat food in the 6 and 18 pound packages.
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Nov 21st, 2009
Oregon reports the first death of family cat from H1N1 flu. The cat presumably became ill one week after a family member had flu symptoms. The cat was a ten year old tabby who succumbed from H1N1 pneumonia, and is the first reported feline fataility from the pandemic flu.
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Nov 5th, 2009
Can our household pets like cats catch the swine flu? You would be surprised to know that yes, cats can catch the swine flu.
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Oct 10th, 2009
How many calories are in that dog biscuit? Pet owners whose four-legged companions are overweight should pay attention to calorie and other nutritional information on pet food labels, according to Dr. Susan Nelson, a veterinarian and assistant professor of clinical sciences at Kansas State University.
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Sep 18th, 2009
Secondhand smoke doesn’t just make people ill, it can affect your dogs and cats and other pets as well. As we celebrate National Pet Health Insurance month, it is important that pet owners take action to protect their beloved domestic pets from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
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Aug 29th, 2009
With the identification of a second raccoon infected with rabies in Manhattan in recent weeks, the Health Department is reminding New Yorkers to stay away from raccoons, skunks, bats, stray dogs and cats and other wild animals that can carry rabies.
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Aug 28th, 2009
Variants in just three genes acting in different combinations account for the wide range of coat textures seen in dogs — from the poodle's tight curls to the beagle's stick-straight fur.
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Aug 26th, 2009
Children are not the only ones to suffer separation anxiety: dogs and cats can exhibit abnormal behaviors when kids go back to school in the fall if the pets spent a lot of time with the children and family during the summer.