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Pet Chinchillas
The chinchilla looks like a mix of three different animals. It has the rotund body of a guinea pig, short rabbit-like ears, and a squirrel tail. This is a unique critter that is kept as a pet less frequently than …
December: 2008
Pets.ca – Monthly pet newsletter – December 2008
Dear Petlover,
Hi there it’s Marko, one of the owners/administrators on Pets.ca and this is our first winter newsletter of 2008. We intend to put out only 1 newsletter every month or …
Congenital Defects
A congenital malformation is a physical defect that your pet is born with (congenital). Some birth defects are so severe that the puppy or kitten dies in the uterus before it is even born. But a congenital malformation is not …
How Fish Float
Fish are an exceedingly popular pet because they provide their owners with countless hours of relaxation by doing what they do best – swimming. Most people however are likely not to know the answer to an obvious question; how are …
Grapes Raisins and Kidney Failure in Dogs
You have a healthy, happy young dog. All of a sudden you notice that your dog feels really sick and is urinating a lot. You rush to the veterinary clinic, looking for an answer. Your veterinarian starts asking questions to get a good history, and starts running tests. Blood work and analysis of urine seems to indicate that your dog is in acute kidney failure. How did that happen? Your veterinarian asks questions- is there any chance your dog got into anti-freeze? No. Lilies? No. Grapes? Yes.
There are a number of different toxins that can cause acute kidney failure in an otherwise healthy dog. Many drugs can predispose dogs to this condition.
House Cats that Hunt
It is perhaps the greatest annoyance of every cat owner; you come home from work at the end of a long day not only to your furry feline, but also to the furry mouse carcass she so lovingly drops at your feet. You wake up on a Saturday morning and instead of toast and jam, your cat’s idea of breakfast in bed involves a mess of blood and bird feathers not the most appetizing site. So you yell and shake your finger and do all of those things we feel inclined to do when our cats misbehave, but it won’t make any difference. Our cats don’t know they’re misbehaving.
Proventricular Dilation Disease – PDD in Birds
Let’s say that lately you’ve been noticing that your bird isn’t feeling well. It’s lethargic, dull, and has ruffled feathers. Then you start noticing that it’s not getting better. In fact you’ve realized that even though it’s eating more, it …
Who’s in Charge?
WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE? A lesson in becoming Alpha
by Vicki Rodenberg De Gruy…
“My dog just tried to bite me! All I did was tell him to move over so I could sit on the couch next to him.”
