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Pet Connection Blog
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Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker.
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Blue Buffalo dog food may be linked to serious illness
The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) News Service reported last week that a serious illness in dogs may be linked to the food they’ve been eating:
In message board discussions, veterinarians have revealed cases of hypercalcemia secondary to vitamin D toxicosis occurring in dogs that eat a single brand of dry pet food: Blue [...]
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Eleven steps to get to No-Kill
Today, most places in this country have a public policy of killing dogs and cats who are otherwise healthy or treatable but have no homes. Death is considered an acceptable tool of animal population management.
There is a movement that aims to take that tool off the table, that says that killing pets simply because they [...]
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Spend some time with ‘The Cover Dogs of Kindred Spirits’
Do you ever wonder how all those photos in dog books come about?
This past Saturday we had a photo shoot at the Kindred Spirits Dog Training yard for my latest book project.
This is how I do it: Before every photo shoot, I create a list of photos needed to illustrate the book. Some can’t be [...]
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Give older cats a second look
When it comes to adopting a shelter cat, is the best cat for the job a kitten? Maybe not, say Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori in this week’s Pet Connection newspaper feature:
Being overlooked at the shelter is bad news for the cats, of course, but it’s also unfortunate for many people who don’t [...]
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Big adoption successes in Boulder and Kansas City
Not one but two shelters reported blockbuster weeks placing pets as unofficial summer drew to a close. The Humane Society of Boulder, Colo., enjoyed its second largest adoption day ever this past Friday, when they placed 106 cats and dogs. From the Denver Post:
The line of people waiting to adopt gathered even before the doors [...]
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