Pet Health
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
- Pet Turtles: Cute But Contaminated with Salmonella 08.15.08 The little glassy-eyed creatures may look cute and harmless, but small turtles can make people very ill.
- Heartworm Prevention in Your Pet 08.15.08 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 07.24.08 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? 07.24.08 Occasional scratching is normal, but if a pet scratches or bites itself relentlessly, a health problem may be the cause.
- Two bats test positive for rabies 07.24.08 Two bats, one from Antrim County and another from Charlevoix County, were confirmed to have been infected with rabies.
- The Role Predator Selection On Polymorphic Aposematic Poison-frogs Phenotypic variation between populations of the poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius is extremely high throughout their distribution in northern South America. As the bright colors are assumed to act as a warning signal to potential predators, the evolution of this variation within a species raises some interesting questions. On pp. xxx-xxx B.P. Noonan&A.A.
- AVMA Responds To Alleged Abuse Of Turkeys At West Virginia Farm The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is concerned about reports detailing possible inhumane treatment of turkeys at poultry-breeding facilities in West Virginia. The AVMA expects that the alleged abuse, which was captured on video, will be fully investigated. If the allegations prove to be true, it is our hope that immediate actions are taken against those responsible, including consideration of criminal animal-abuse charges.
- AVMA Congratulates Obama Family For Making Adoption Of New First-Family Dog A Serious, Careful Decision In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, President-Elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said that they plan to take their time adopting a first-family dog, waiting until "late winter, early spring" to pick their new pet. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) thanks the president-elect for setting a good example for every American considering adopting a pet. "I'm glad to hear that President-Elect Obama is approaching selecting a pet in a thoughtful manner.
- Warning Displays May Function As Honest Signals Of Toxicity Are warning signals honest? We are familiar with the fact that dangerous prey animals advertise their toxins with bright colouration (bees, wasps, ladybirds etc). The (antioxidant) molecules used by prey to make themselves brightly pigmented may also be used to prevent them poisoning themselvse with their own toxins. We show that this joint use of antioxidants may cause the brightness of a prey's warning signals to act as honest indicator's of its toxicity.
- Outline And Surface Disruption In Animal Camouflage Camouflage is an important strategy in animals to prevent predation. This includes disruptive coloration, where high contrast markings at an animal's edge break up the body shape. Successful disruption may also involve markings found away from the body outline that create 'false edges' more salient than the true body form ('surface disruption'). However, this idea has not been previously tested.
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- PetPlace.com Links and Articles 08.04.08 Information on dogs and cats at PetPlace.
- AVMA Brochures 08.04.08 Brochures and faqs from the American Veterinary Medical Association
- HealthyPet.com Library 08.04.08 Articles and FAQs library at HealthyPet.com
- Medline Plus: Pet Health 08.04.08 NIH information and links on pet health and veterinary.