Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Deafness in Pets
Deaf Pet Awareness Week, Sept. 24-30, 2018 The last week in September is routinely set aside as Deaf Pet Awareness Week. Despite all the information available on caring for deaf animals, many dog and cat breeders still routinely euthanize deaf puppies and...
Four of the Best Parks to Let Your Dog Walk (or Run) Off-Leash in Austin
Austin is such a dog-friendly city. But sometimes you just want to be able to let your dog run free and that can be difficult to do with the leash laws for many nature trails and parks. How can your dog explore, swim and run with a leash on? Austin does have off-leash...Pet Birth Defects – Detection, Causes, Prevention, Treatments
Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day is September 13. Birth defects in your new puppy or kitten can involve any organ system and any part of the body. Some abnormalities may be minor and resolve as the animal matures, while others can prevent normal growth and development,...In Case Of An Emergency: Personal Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
It is now a few days past the 10th anniversary of the landing of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast and the resulting devastation that was visited on the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Many of the citizens of that beautiful city initially thought they had...