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Hard for Russian Veterinarians to Use Anesthesia Due to Russian Drug Laws

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leaving them to sometimes do procedures with nothing to numb the animals' pain. Ketamine has long been used for operating on animals throughout the world, but when it came in vogue as a party drug in the late 1990s, Russia's response was to ban the substance entirely in 2003. Read the full article in The Moscow Times. It hurts them."

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Dog Flu Facts

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On the pet side, the H3N8 virus, or canine influenza, has been a growing concern. H3N8 is the virus that causes flu in dogs, and while there are no known cases of a human catching the flu from their pet, it can be passed from dog to dog. The dog flu first emerged as a threat in 2004. DOG FLU SYMPTOMS: Fever. Runny nose.

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Happy 12th Birthday Violet Rays!

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Diabetes shortens the life expectancy of human and nonhuman animals, by years. Then there's her hideous gum disease that has left her few remaining teeth in bad shape but without much to do for them (the vets won't touch them). We spent the end of 2004 and beginning of 2005 getting fired by vet after vet.

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