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Friday Five: Anti-vaccination movement reaches dog owners

December 15, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Distemper, rabies, hepatitis and other common vaccinations are being withheld from dogs because, according to this  article and one veterinarian, owners are concerned that risks outweighs rewards gained from inoculations. Brooklyn, NY, and it’s “hipster-y” population seems to be a central area to the movement that is resulting in more dogs going without generally-administered (and […]

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Friday Five: Seven Great Audiobooks for Dog Lovers

December 15, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

It’s holiday time, and you may be struggling to find the dog lover in your life a gift. If that person is also a reader, this article from Top Dog Tips will help: The 7 Best Audiobooks for Dog Lovers.  For the novel reader, there’s The Art of Racing in the Rain. Enzo is a philosophical dog […]

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Friday Five: Therapy in a Box

December 15, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

There’s something out there called “Soul Pancake” and the people there have given many stressed out folks the warm fuzzies with its free therapy campaign. We’re not sure where this happened, but we wish it would come here! Outside a giant, transparent box was a sign that read, “Free Therapy – Come in and Relax”. […]

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Friday Five: How does Omaha feel about fur sales?

December 13, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Old Spitalfields Market in London, UK has made a big splash by banning the sale of fur.  The Humane Society International (UK) responded to the event in saying, “Real fur is extremely cruel, environmentally-unfriendly and should be confined to the history books.” This story got us thinking about local sentiments on fur. In our area, there […]

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The Friday Five – Recognize Diabetes in your dogs and react

November 17, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Diabetes is a serious disease and needs to be managed in humans as well as pets. When your endocrine system, which regulates things like growth and metabolism, isn’t functioning correctly, there’s trouble. To end our Friday Five, five stories we’ve read and want to share with you, here’s an article on the seriousness of diabetes […]

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The Friday Five – Take this survey and help pets stay healthy

November 16, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

American Veterinarian recently published details and news of a pet survey that could help your animals (and the ones you will own in the future) live healthier lives. You can take the quick, 26-question survey in order to help collect data. The objective of the new survey is to look at patterns in diseases and […]