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Pets can add fun, companionship and a feeling of safety to your life. Before getting a pet, think carefully about which animal is best for your family. What is each family member looking for in a pet? Who will take care of it? Does anyone have pet allergies? What type of animal suits your lifestyle and budget?

Once you own a pet, keep it healthy. Know the signs of medical problems. Take your pet to the veterinarian if you notice:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Drinking a lot of water
  • Gaining or losing a lot of weight quickly
  • Strange behavior
  • Being sluggish and tired
  • Trouble getting up or down
  • Strange lumps
 
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  • US pet owners paying for high-tech veterinary care 2010.07.20 Around the nation, veterinarians are practicing ever more advanced medicine on the nation's 77 million dogs, 90 million cats and a myriad of other animals — treatments that vie with the best of human medicine. The driving force is "the changing role of th
  • Veterinarians using stem cells to treat animals 2009.08.12 Thousands of dogs and horses with degenerative arthritis have had stem cell treatments, costing around $2,500 to $3,000 per procedure. There are no independent studies verifying their effectiveness, and some experts say such studies are needed to assess t
  • Fish poop helps balance ocean’s acid levels 2009.01.20 The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere not only drives global warming, but also raises the amount of CO2 dissolved in ocean water, tending to make it more acidic, potentially a threat to sea life.
  • Pet precautions for winter weather 2009.01.15 Local humane societies are reminding pet owners to take extra precautions during cold weather blasts.
  • Pet Turtles: Cute But Contaminated with Salmonella 2008.08.15 The little glassy-eyed creatures may look cute and harmless, but small turtles can make people very ill.
  • Heartworm Prevention in Your Pet 2008.08.15 Heartworm is a difficult-to-treat and potentially fatal disease in dogs and cats, but it can be prevented with drugs approved by the FDA.
  • Pet Food Products Seized at PETCO Distribution Center 2008.07.24 During an FDA inspection of a PETCO distribution center in April 2008, widespread and active rodent and bird infestation was found.
  • Is Your Pet Itching for Relief? 2008.07.24 Occasional scratching is normal, but if a pet scratches or bites itself relentlessly, a health problem may be the cause.
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  • Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles-one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet-are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia...
  • Schmallenberg Virus-BVA Concerned, UK Following the AHVLA's confirmation of the discovery of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on four sheep farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Sussex, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for heightened vigilance. Scientists believe that the virus is vector-borne, even though they have not ruled out other routes of transmission...
  • Study Of Pet Dogs Shows Lyme Disease Risk In UK Bigger Than Previously Thought The risk of a person living in the UK becoming infected with Lyme disease is much greater than previously thought, according to a study from Bristol University that surveyed pet dogs to find out how many of them harboured the ticks that transmit the disease...
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...
  • Man's Best Friend Shows Explosive-Detecting Capabilities And Saves Marine's Lives Specialty canines were on a mission to sniff out trouble and display their explosive-detecting abilities as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-hosted "Top Dog Demo 2012...

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