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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”. So: When do you intervene?

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR.

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. And like humans, if a wild animal is injured he needs to be treated by a licensed medical person, not a well-intentioned accountant, plumber, or six year old child.

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Diabetes in pets.

4 The Love Of Animals

November was National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month, were you aware that just like humans, dogs and cats can also get diabetes? In fact, one in 200 cats and one in 500 dogs has diabetes. As with most medical conditions, early detection and treatment of diabetes is recommended and can help with treatment. Excessive Thirst.

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Keeping your pet healthy is very essential for the Owner

4 The Love Of Animals

Some of the most common pets in today’s homes include dogs and cats. Like humans, if your pet is healthy, it suffers from fewer diseases. Dog food should be given to dogs and cat food to cats! Some people actually give cat food to dogs and dog food to cats. A healthy pet is a happy pet.

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H1N1 and your pets.

4 The Love Of Animals

With the latest news of finding the virus in a cat, here is an update about the H1N1 virus and how it affects your pets. Cats should be monitored. Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Dogs are safe.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). There was a poster in the lunch room with four cute animals (a dog, cat, rabbit and something else.) Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech.