Pets and More Pets

From the ASPCA Newsletter November 6, 2009 On September 29, when Keiver Guacane of Manhattan brought his five-month-old Cockapoo, Gordo, to ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, his beloved pup was in dire straits. The fuzzy, light-brown pooch was in critical condition, suffering from severe anemia and dangerously low blood pressure. ASPCA veterinarian Dr. Geruza Paiva examined Gordo, and immediately suspected the cause of the pup’s distress. “She was worried he may have eaten coins because he had hemolytic anemia—anemia due to red blood cell rupture—which can be caused by zinc toxicity from eating pennies,” says Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the ASPCA. ... Read Full Story

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Nationwide pet ownership surveys portray that about 800,000 pet ferrets existed in the entire U.S.A in the year 1996, out of which 100,000 were illegally accounted for in California alone. So you can imagine the figure for 2009. Compared to other companion mammals, ferrets were the 7th in large quantity behind, (in descending order) cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, hamsters, and guinea pigs but ahead of gerbils. Cats were 77 times and dogs 67 times more in number than ferrets. The history of ferret’s domestication is vague like that of other animals. Approximately 2500 years ago, they were domesticated, and in some parts of the ... Read Full Story

Yesterday’s email inbox ding-dinged repeatedly with email alerts from a variety of sources, all urging me to look into the recent American Veterinary Medical Association advisory on H1N1. The Internet is abuzz with the news: One Iowa cat was confirmed to have been infected with H1N1. Here’s the content of the AVMA’s message: November 4, 2009 – A 13-year old cat in Iowa developed signs of a respiratory infection after several people in the household were ill. Preliminary testing was positive for 2009 H1N1 on October 29, and the results were confirmed on November 2. This is the first report of a cat infected ... Read Full Story

                                           Yorkshire Terriers and Miniature Schnauzers are cute but fearless little dogs. The fearless part often subsides when its time for a haircut. Few dog breeds look better after being well groomed by a professional groomer. You always see Yorkies or Schnauzers in the dog shows on TV, well groomed and combed, with all of that hair, it can be a real chore to get them looking  "Show Ready". I found a site that offers step by step videos on How to Groom either breed. Now I have tried to groom my Yorkie in the past, but always ended up taking it to the groomer and paying $75.00. ... Read Full Story