Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / April 2007

This is a pretty good hypothesis that I found interesting..
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/9/171352/6715
"Wheat gluten and melamine really don't go together.
For one thing, melamine is considerably more expensive than wheat

So as many of you know, I've applied to vet school for this coming
september. I just finished my last final exam for the term today (guess why
I've been fairly quiet around here lately). A bunch of us hopefuls were
chatting after the exam about the interview, and we came up with ...

I typed this verbatum but the faxed copy that I received had some words kind
of thrown off.
My 9.5 year old Alaskan Malamute - Keko - had his right eye removed over a
week ago and these are the biopsy and histologic eval results.  I've talked

http://www.itchmo.com/read/breaking-news-diamond-and-chicken-soup-for-the-pe
t-lovers-soul-recalled_20070426#more-519
Diamond Pet Foods has announced it is withdrawing a limited number of canned
products manufactured by American Nutrition. This action is limited to three

I'm fostering 2 kittens with no mother, and the kittens are just around
a half pound each, making them around 2 weeks old.  They take KMR and
home-made kitten "glop" from a syringe very well and have each gained
20/100ths of a pound in the week and a half I've had them.  Now that

Does anyone have any suggestions for warts?  I know they are a virus I'm
just wondering if there is anything I can give him to boost his immune
system against the darn things.
Buddy is loaded with them and for the most part they don't bother him and

My old boy (12 year old lab), perioducally gets very fowl smelling breath.
I've been trying for a while to figure out what the smell is. Its familiar,
but I can't quite place it.
Few bits of history on the animal:

This isn't really medical but I know a lot of people here have experience
with feral cats.  I trapped a mother and her four 3-month old kittens about
2 years ago.  One kitten came around pretty well and she is now allowed
loose in my house with my dog and other cats.  But, her three ...

HOWEDY kezboobaby,
"kezboobaby" <keron.knight@btconnect.com> wrote in message news:
1177097689.520727.247960@y5g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

Story can be found at http://wnem.com/Global/story.asp?S=6403467
Anti-Freeze Kills Two Pets In St. Charles, MI
April 20, 2007 11:55 AM EDT
(TV-5) -- A St. Charles teenager is accused of killing a pet cat and

A friend of mine told me today that she has a 9-month old
female dachshund that is growing teets. She assures me that
the dog is not pregnant.
Is this cause for worry?

and it came from.........China
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2101493,00.html
Johannesburg - Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and
cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine,

Got two female kittens (very sick!) from feral mom, from a cat rescue
lady in June 2004
Spayed 11.04 (by local spay/neuter clinic)
One of the cats developed Ovarian Remnant Syndrome (yes, I posted here

I wrote a few months ago about my dog who had a lump removed (grade 1-2) and
received lots of great info from you.  I've been feeding him (8yo Jack
Russell) raw diet with no carbohydrates and he has been so healthy and
energetic!  But today I found another lump just at his neck.  ...

my rat has gotten a bump underneath his right front leg
it doesnt seem to be bothering him i looks like he got poked with something
and it has swollen up and maybe infected but i am not sure anyone have any
suggestions?