The Best Cat Clinic in the Twin Cities! Check them out on Facebook or visit their website.

 

http://www.catspreferred.com/

https://www.facebook.com/catspreferred

Check out this full-service clinic in Burnsville. I am doing relief work there! My next day is Tuesday May 29, 2012.

 

http://www.crossroadsanimalhospital.com/

Tide Pod’s look like candy – children are eating them and getting sick. I’m sure that pet’s might try to eat them too. Put them out of reach of both children and pets.

 

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/laundry-detergent-pods-poisoning-children/

Thanks to Pet Poison Helpline for finding this excellent article – the 5 most common items in your purse/bag that could poison your pet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-karen-becker/pet-poison_b_1470638.html

Dr. Kim May was interviewed for an upcoming news segment on bed bugs and pets. We’ll let you know when the final product is available, but until then you can visit AVMA’s FAQ on pets and bed bugs to learn more about the subject.

 

http://www.avma.org/animal_health/bedbugs_faq.asp

This is an excellent article from Louisiana State regarding cat and dog bites.

http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/animal_bites.htm

I love dogs (and cats)!

 

Per AVMA: A new test that can detect and predict osteoarthritis (OA) before patients experience symptoms was developed by analyzing the joints of dogs with arthritis. Although this article focuses on how it could help human patients, animals are also affected by OA and this could be of real benefit.

http://news.yahoo.com/research-dogs-points-early-test-arthritis-180408557.html

The most common victims of dog bites are children (especially boys) between 5 and 9 years of age. This doesn’t mean that kids should never play with dogs, but they need to be taught a few "do’s" and "don’ts". Check out Dr. Yin’s suggestions for ensuring safe interactions between kids and dogs.

 

http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/kids-and-dogs-how-kids-should-and-should-not-interact-with-dogs

The Blue Dog Parent Guide and CD is designed to help parents and children safely interact with dogs both inside and outside their home. Targeted and tested for children from 3 to 6 years old, it is intended as a tool to be incorporated as part of a more comprehensive prevention program.

http://www.avma.org/bluedog/default.asp