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Health

Acclimating a Dog to Shots and the Vet

December 11, 2008

Hey Ho, Teddy here!  Dog pals, me and Emmie just got back from the dog park and we got to run in the snow.  Oh boy, was that fun! But I’m not writing about the dog park today, dog pals.  If you remember, the other day on this here blog, Steve wrote in because he [...]

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Moon Blindness in Horses

November 16, 2008

Three years ago, my horse Shiloh had his left eye removed due to moon blindness, or equine recurrent uveitis (ERU).  Behind the Bit has posted an excellent article on ERU, so I won’t go into the health or physical issues, but I’ll talk about it from an animal communicator’s point of view. From my point [...]

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Attention Dog Lovers

August 30, 2008

I received an email from Lori at Lori Nelson Training containing information that all dog lovers need to be aware of. Below is a brief synopsis of the email Lori sent me. This information is verified at Snopes.com. Xylitol, a sugar alcohol found in candy, chewing gum and other products is lethal to dogs. A [...]

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Animal Communication Lagniappe

July 13, 2008

My first teaching job out of college was in Cut Off, Louisiana: an hour and a half south of New Orleans (pronounced NewAwlins), a tad north of the Gulf of Mexico, thirteen hours south of my hometown Springfield, Illinois, and, culturally speaking, a million and seven miles away from anything I had ever encountered in [...]

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Summer Pet Care

June 22, 2008

Summer is officially here, a time for fun in the sun. The folks over at LuvMyPet.com have written an excellent tip sheet about summer care for pets. I invite you to go over there and check it out. I’m not going to steal their thunder, but I am going to give you a little preview [...]

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Care of Senior Citizen Cats

May 21, 2008

My beautiful cat, Mitzie, has somehow come to be a senior citizen sixteen year old. I don’t know how this happened – it seems like only last week when I adopted her. Of course, at the time of adoption she was already eight years old. Mitzie’s aging process started with her becoming more cantankerous, which [...]

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Flea and Tick Prevention Part I: Chemical Products

May 7, 2008

Flea and tick season is here. None of us want these little critters on our bigger critters, or ourselves. Ticks can be the carriers of bacteria, viruses and toxins, and can be the cause of diseases such as Lyme disease. The little flea critters can make us and our pet companions miserable by scratching the [...]

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Pets and Toxic Chemicals

April 24, 2008

Toxic chemicals – they’re everywhere. Not only are they affecting us and our children, they are affecting our pets. The Environmental Working Group, a DC based research and advocacy group, has released a study on the effects of chemicals on our pets. Read the report; also meet Eddie, a dog on a mission, who in [...]

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Longevity in Animals

April 20, 2008

Age is an interesting topic. For instance, the average person in Swaziland lives 32.6 years, and the average person in Australia lives 81 years. In general, the average human lives to be 77 years of age. But what about animals? Here’s a little animal trivia for you….. The typical maximum life span of these animals [...]

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My Vet, Anal Glands and Target Practice

April 19, 2008

Hi. See that picture? That’s me. I’m Teddy and I’m 15 years old. Here you can see all of me. Aren’t I handsome? My tail is spectacular, don’t you think? Mom thinks I’m a con artist, but that’s not true. Can I help it if people think I’m so cute they’ll do anything I ask [...]

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