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How to Identify Food Intolerances in Pets

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For new puppies that are under the age of 1-year, many vets will recommend probiotics, which can be purchased online via a Canadian drug store and dispensed in your pet’s food in order to establish gut balance and good digestion early on. Food allergies and food intolerances affect our pets much the same way they strike humans.

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5 ways to help the animal rescue efforts in Chile and Haiti

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American Humane and ARCH (Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti). Veterinarians, technicians and others can volunteer to travel to Chile to help groups such as World Vets. Educating ourselves to the need, and how we can help, is part of the solution. WSPA (World Society for Protection of Animals). Offer your time. Donate Food.

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Dog Flu Facts

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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. Canine influenza is extremely contagious and while humans are not affected by this flu strain, they can unknowingly pass it from an infected dog to an unaffected dog.

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Pet Foster Care Helps To Smooth Adoption Process

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Fortunately, pet foster parents offer a solution to this issue by allowing pets the time to adjust to a home life with human companions before they find their forever home. VCA Animal Hospitals run several Shelter Partnership Programs with animal shelters and humane societies all across the U.S.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Then I started volunteering at The Raptor Center to give educational programs with live birds of prey and my trainer was a master falconer. Turns out the founder of TRC and many the vets who worked in clinic were falconers as well. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

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Folder with list of types of vaccination records & medical history to get from vet. Most often pets are not allowed in these shelters due to reasons of human health safety. . - Emergency ice/heat pack. Camera to take current photos of your pet and include in the kit.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. To avoid quarrels about different education styles, each adult attends a separate chick after fledging (source: HBW). Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”. Unfortunately, the other hornbill species are not nearly as adaptable.