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Happy 12th Birthday Violet Rays!

Animal Person

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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Dog Flu Facts

4 The Love Of Animals

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. Here are some important dog flu facts: WHAT IS THE DOG FLU? HOW DO DOGS CONTRACT THE DOG FLU? About PurinaCare Insurance Services Inc.

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Creature Update

Animal Person

The only problem was that there are few options and the number one option (NPH/Humulin N) was the insulin that she had a severe reaction to back in 2004. For these reasons, my vet had no problem with me stockpiling Vetsulin. Like many people with diabetic dogs, I haven't had major problems with Vetsulin.