Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
Not since 2017 has the Stafford County Animal Shelter seen so few dogs surrendered by their owners. The shelter reports taking in 129 dogs during the first six months of 2021, a total of 33 fewer animals than the previous year at the height of the pandemic. A total of 300 dogs were surrendered to the shelter during the first six months of 2017. during the first six months of…
Why it is better to keep the scab off most wounds and incisions Wounds, incisions, surgeries. Almost every person and dog have had to deal with at least one surgery in a lifetime. One would assume a trivial thing like wound care would be pretty straight forward. What I find fascinating and often frustrating is that when it comes to medicine most people seldom question the status quo. Our society’s…
Perhaps, you are lucky and your dog smells like a freshly cut grass meadow 🌸🍃🌳, which is actually how a healthy dog should smell. However, if your dog has that familiar, yeasty, musty or wet dog smell, there is a good chance that you will be able to solve the issue by taking the steps recommended in the following lines. Many people get embarrassed about their smelly dogs and their…
Less than 25% of people who start a diet and exercise routine stick with their plans for more than a month, but it’s a little tougher to skip your jog if your dog is waiting for you by the door. Dogs make wonderful walking and exercise buddies. Partnering with your dog when implementing healthy habits can add motivation and will make you both happier and healthier. “A balanced diet and…
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A step-by-step guide on how to treat wounds that doesn’t involve antibiotic creams If you are looking for first aid and a natural approach to wound and incision care for dogs and people and prefer to skip the story, click here. Otherwise, read on. Wow, what a week! There are some weeks that bring “the same old” and others that are full of action. In my case, the action usually involves…
Mat George, who co-hosted the podcast “She Rates Dogs,” was killed in a hit-and-run in Los Angeles early Saturday morning, his co-host confirmed Sunday. According to CBS Los Angeles, a pedestrian was struck by a BMW in the Beverly Grove community at around 2:20 a.m, and the Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified that person to CBS Los Angeles as Matthew Thomas George. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Co-host…
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (KARE) – A neighbor in Minnesota has let his yard go to the dogs, but having angry neighbors, he’s brought everyone and their best friends together. The staredowns start when the garage door opens. Followed by pacing and pulling. Until the dogs on Durham Way make their way to meet their whisperer. “No dog passes Keith’s house without a treat,” Evie Fawbus said. Which is how Keith…
How bad is Giardia for your dog? I have no idea what put Giardia into my head today, maybe the fact that my little wild creature Pax is drinking from puddles, creeks, and rivers. However, despite his “humanly unacceptable indiscretions,” he almost never gets diarrhea, and if he does, all it takes is a pile of drugs to get him better! I trust you know that I am joking!😉 In…
Abandonment case:Dogs recovering after being abandoned inside house A Cambridge man now convicted of abandoning 16 dogs at his Franklin Avenue home including five that died, will spend the next 90 days in the Guernsey County Jail in accordance with a joint plea agreement. Gregory Graham Sr., 46, entered guilty pleas Friday to six counts of prohibition of companion animals and three counts of abandoning animals. All nine offenses are second-degree misdemeanors.…