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Pet Connection Blog
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Looking for us?

A few of the old Pet Connection bloggers (plus a couple extra) will be joining me at HonestDog.com. We’ll be set up a little differently there then here, in two main ways: We’re limiting ...

17 jan 12

Yogurt, lasagne, meatloaf: If it’s not one thing, it’s another

(Cross-posted from my personal blog at GoodFaithRanch.com) A few weeks ago my 14-year-old Sheltie, Drew, started to increase his drinking and decrease his eating. Shortly after, my veterinarians conf...

26 sep 11

The Drewbinator: ‘Quality of life’ is everything

IV fluids are amazing. Just a few days after I started giving Drew fluids at home he started feeling much better, and his lab values improved dramatically. Eating is still a problem, and I suspect it...

17 sep 11

Bagging it: The long, slow goodbye

This morning I woke up realizing that this blog and my 14-year-old Sheltie are in the same place: Dying gracefully, and not in any real hurry to go. The story on our blog moving you know already. Th...

13 sep 11

Activity restricted to a leash: 10 days of hell

In the epitome of irony, I was writing an article about post-op care that includes the Dostoyevsky-spun line “Inadequate restriction of activity is the most common cause of post-operative complicatio...

07 sep 11

What’s YOUR favorite post of all time? Also: The e-collar conundrum

Picking up from the comments for an open thread … Since we’ll be around a bit longer, I’d like to know: What are your all-time favorite posts here? I have a few. Off the top of my h...

04 sep 11

So … uh … hello again!

My bad. So … if you’re still out there, we’re still here. Not sure when we’ll be rolling over to Vetstreet now. We have some tech issues to sort out first. In the meantime, we...

01 sep 11

The boxes are packed, the van’s here, but before we go …

Tomorrow when you visit PetConnection.com, you’ll be re-directed to VetStreet, as I previously posted. But as we’ve been saying our good-byes, Christie came up with a brilliant idea: A Fa...

31 aug 11

The pet lesson from Joplin: Microchips

Significant disaster planning prevented the nearly unimaginable June EF-5 tornado that flattened a 6-mile long and half-mile wide swath in Joplin, Mo., from being worse. The Missouri authorities had ...

30 aug 11

Aggressive dog: What to do?

I guess I wasn’t quite done blogging here yet. My sister just called me with a dog problem, and I thought some of you might have some good advice for her. Susie lives in El Dorado, a rural area...

30 aug 11

Bowing out on a happy note

Twyla is home. We picked her up at noon today. Her meds have been tweaked–more furosemide, as I expected–and some potassium supplements. She sees the cardiologist on Wednesday, and he may...

29 aug 11

How to make a veterinarian’s day

I feel sorry for veterinarians. It must be so difficult to be trained to save animals’ lives and then be told on a regular basis that owners can’t afford the treatment. Economic euthanasi...

27 aug 11

Endgame: The hottie in Room G

As you all know by now, the PetConnection that we all know and have dearly loved is moving on and metamorphosing into a new and exciting form in the coming days. It is still somewhat unclear exactly ...

25 aug 11

Pet Connection team moving to a new address: Vetstreet

If you’ve noticed it has been pretty quiet here, especially in terms of posts from “The Management,” you’re on to something. The folks who’ve long been behind the PetCon...

24 aug 11

Puppy kindergarten: What playgroup would your pup be in?

Housebreaking tips, anyone? Or do ya’ll have completely housebroken puppies already? No matter how many dogs you’ve owned and no matter how good you are with dogs, there’s no replac...

23 aug 11

Why are dogs being stolen?

The incidence of dogs being stolen has gone up 49% in the past year. The American Kennel Club’s data leads to the obvious question: why? NPR‘s story suggests it has something to do with a...

22 aug 11

Madonna of the Mills: Puppy mill expose next week on HBO

Mark your calendar for Wednesday August 24th so you can watch the HBO documentary, “Madonna of the Mills.” I was able to preview the film and liked what I saw. The movie documents the passion of Laur...

19 aug 11

Why should I choose an exotic pet?

As an exotic animal veterinarian, I am constantly asked why anyone would want an exotic pet (bird, rabbit, guinea pig, chinchilla, ferret, lizard, turtle, snake, hedgehog, sugar glider, or other uniq...

18 aug 11

Memphis: It doesn’t have to be this way

You know, I can barely stand to read Yes Biscuit! these days, because all the Memphis Animal Shelter webcam pictures of dogs being dragged to the kill room gut me. But this afternoon I was thinking a...

17 aug 11

Hey Evanger’s: Wherrrrrre’s the duck?

Interesting item from Teh Interwebs (specifically the Lincolnwood Review), deserving of being shared widely: As the Lincolnwood [IL] couple who own Evangers Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc., prepare for ...

15 aug 11

Courtroom dog at center of legal battle

Rosie is an adorable golden retriever (shown at right) who lives in Duchess County, New York. She’s a therapy dog, and as part of her duties she works to calm people in particularly stressful s...

15 aug 11

Miami Herald has bad advice for shelter reformers

It may be time to come together to save the animals in Miami, but what exactly is the community supposed to come together and do? This morning the Miami Herald published an editorial exhorting local ...

13 aug 11

Seconds matter when a dog is choking

Bashir almost stopped my heart tonight. After feeding the dogs tonight I began cleaning the kitchen — wiping down counters and putting dishes in the dishwasher. The news was on TV and I was thi...

13 aug 11

Regime change at Memphis Animal Shelter

Embattled Memphis Animal Shelter administrator Matthew Pepper threw in the towel on August 9. The story broke this evening on WMC-TV; h/t to Ryan Clinton: Pepper sent his letter of resignation to Dir...

12 aug 11

The elephant in the exam room: Money

My dual career as an author and a practicing veterinarian provides me with a unique vantage point. Not only am I privy to the issues my veterinary colleagues are stewing about, but I also get lots of...

10 aug 11

Merrick recalls Doggie Wishbone treats due to salmonella

Merrick Pet Care is recalling some of their Doggie Wishbone dog treats due to possible contamination with salmonella. August 8, 2011 – Merrick Pet Care, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas is recalling a single ...

09 aug 11

Riker is number one, and not just with me

The American Kennel Club recently began a program to recognize the good work that therapy dogs do. The AKC is not certifying potential therapy dogs but instead opened dialog with a number of organiza...

09 aug 11

Purina uses sponsored ads for pet food recall

I love it when I see pet food companies actually doing something to get the word out about their recalls. Ever since the 2007 pet food recalls, I’ve been doing a quick search for ‘pet foo...

08 aug 11

New York strengthens dog fighting laws

Staging a dog fight in New York has always been a felony, but until now, attending an animal fight in New York state wasn’t even considered a misdemeanor. It was merely a violation. Last week, ...

08 aug 11

A poorly named, but common, condition: old dog vestibular disease

There are a few conditions that veterinarians see with some regularity that really scare the pants off of pet owners, but most vets don’t see them as major problems. One of these goes by the sl...

04 aug 11

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