4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 30, 2011

Serving as a pet foster parent is an excellent way to welcome a new animal companion into your home and help an animal in need. In fact, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 5 to 7 million pets are taken into animal shelters in the U.S. There are countless dogs and cats in shelters across the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This guest blog was written by Debbie Souza-Pappas, the director and founder of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price, Utah. Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries. Our veterinarian, Dr. Jay D.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2014

Andrew Revkin recently described in his Dot Earth blog how he watched, amazed, as a white pigeon raced the traffic on the Palisades Parkway, heading north from New York City. Maybe the vet will find something amiss. Maybe he’s someone’s ex-pet who grew up around ducks. Look at him,” she says, as he races madly around the yard.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many pet owners are able to enjoy their pets for the entire duration of the animal’s life. This is great news for owners who have pets who have a long life span, such as dogs, cats and many other creatures. However, it becomes a problem for the animal when the owner decides that he can no longer keep the pet.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 5, 2011

Sugarless foods contain artificial sweeteners that can interfere with insulin production in your pet. Keep your vet’s number handy, as well as the number for the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center – 888-426-4435. This blog post was provided by HowToPayMyVet.com, a website dedicated to vet bill assistance.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 3, 2013

In addition to the courses, the site offers a lot of other great information about pet care as well. There is a health library, symptom checker, blogs, news, and even an “ask a vet” area. cats dogs pet care websites' The articles are well written and easy to follow along with, making the learning easy and fun.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 9, 2012

Choosing to adopt a dog rather than get one at the pet store (or what some like to refer to as “puppy mill”) is a beautiful thing—essentially you are saving a poor pup from euthanasia and you’re providing a an animal with a good home. But adopting a pet is a huge responsibility and is very similar to adopting a child.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 11, 2011

The first day at the vet she was given an injection of fluids, and several medications for her to take. Sadly she has even had small seizures due to the pain of the illness and we had her back at the vet’s office again today. The vet gave her a VOM treatment , which seemed to help her for awhile.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 12, 2011

With June 1 marking the first day of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, it’s crucial to raise awareness about the importance of planning for pets’ safety before it’s too late. Pet toy. - Pet blanket. Camera to take current photos of your pet and include in the kit. VCA veterinarian Donna J. Canned dog/cat food. -

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Emmie loves her pets. She was never happier playing with the pet. Her mother came and sat next to Emmie while she held Carnie in her lap and petted him. Comforting an eight-year-old while she pets her dying hamster, dripping tears…it is easier to catch a breeze in your hands and return it to its home. Carnie was sluggish.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 25, 2009

You can send them our evite or our facebook event invitation , post it on your website, blog, social networking site (facebook, myspace, twitter, meetup, etc.), Ask family members and friends who are unfamiliar with animal issues to join you in attending the festival events.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. In One Good Dog , my imaginary pit bull, Chance, comes from a deeply disturbing situation and finds himself having to learn a new ‘trade,’ that of pet. Thank you for inviting me to guest blog on 4theloveofanimals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2011

But having a cold is not just exclusive to us humans as our beloved pet dogs can get a cold too. If symptoms get worse or don’t change after a few days it is time to head to the vet as it may be more serious than a cold. But how do we determine if our dog has a cold? And most importantly, what to do if your dog gets a cold?

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

Hi, I’m Debra Stang , author of Hospice Tails and guest writer for today’s blog. Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. I felt so sorry for the poor thing—we had to call our vet out to sedate him—so I decided to take him home as a foster.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. It’s the bane of many rehabbers that they simply can’t get through to cat owners on this critical issue of free-roaming pets. The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats.

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