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Dog's Trust launches canine Christmas menu

We all need to be reminded, especially during the holidays, of just how dangerous it can be to give your dog certain human foods, no matter how good the intention.

Press Association

Feeding dogs human food at Christmas can seriously damage their health, leading canine charity the Dogs Trust has warned.

Speaking at the launch of the Doggy Christmas Menu, a veterinary-approved list of foods safe for consumption by the animals, Dogs Trust veterinary director Chris Laurence said feeding dogs with turkey bones, grapes, mince pies, Christmas puddings, cheese and alcohol could lead to poisoning or even death. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Vaccines keep your pet from getting the flu?

I don’t know about you guys, but when this whole swine flu “epidemic” started to get national attention, I looked at some of the facts and thought, “this really isn’t a big deal”.

The reason I don’t think it’s a big deal is because our bodies create better natural imunity to diseases when we actually get the disease, instead of just getting the vaccine for the disease.

That’s why a lot of older people aren’t getting sick with the flu right now, because the swine flu swept through our nation several decades ago and while a lot of people got sick, all those people are now more imune then a vaccine could ever make them.

And I think it’s the same with dogs…  which is why I don’t give my dog the “kennel cough” vaccine before he goes to doggy day care when I board him.  Because getting sick is sometimes the best thing for our pets.
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