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Your Dog and Fleas

4 The Love Of Animals

Dog fleas cause itching and discomfort in your dog. There are a number of ways you can reduce, prevent, and repel fleas from your dog and your home. Avoiding the use of chemicals around the house is the best alternative for you and your dog when it comes to getting rid of fleas. It is best to let your dog dry naturally.

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Lick Granuloma

4 The Love Of Animals

Lick granuloma is a serious skin problem in dogs and occurs when dogs continuously lick a certain area, which then becomes inflamed and sore. Lick granuloma is a vicious cycle as constant licking of the skin creates irritation and pain which then causes more licking and dog scratching. Hot spots can also lead to lick granuloma.

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Scarlett The Cat: From Homeless To A Hero

4 The Love Of Animals

The interesting thing is that it was not a first time, when David saved poor animals out of a fire: ten years before he has already taken a wounded dog after the fire to the North Shore Animal League, where he was cured.

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Fizzle’s Story

4 The Love Of Animals

Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. Some poodles are vocal dogs, yipping almost incessantly. Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. You must mean my little guard dog,” she said. Fizzle didn’t bark.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

This little guy appeared weak and the wound on its head is very apparent. A young bird, yet to reach flight, is extremely vulnerable to pet cats and dogs. Feeding and caging them from your own pet, is impossible. Feeding and caging them from your own pet, is impossible. What to do? Birds, possums, same problem.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. Like many people who grew up in my era, our childhood dogs and cats went outdoors. And, I would have understood.

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