June 21, 2010 Recent Pet Food Recalls

Posted June 21st, 2010 by Lisa Cass, DVM

Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Chicken Dry Dog Food

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/natural_balance_recalls_sweet.html

Iams Canned Cat Food

http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2010/06/iams_cat_food_recalled.html

Veterinary News May 17 2010

Posted May 17th, 2010 by Lisa Cass, DVM

Pet Obesity on the Rise

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/lifestyle/view.bg?articleid=1255247

Dolphin and Turtle deaths investigated for links to oil spill

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100514/sc_nm/us_oil_rig_wildlife

Traditional folk medicine presents a threat to wild canids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8675000/8675519.stm

New Bill in California would prevent landlords from mandating tenants declaw or debark their pets

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15081919?nclick_check=1

Good News! Most Americans prefer shelter pets over pet stores

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iobgGF-mYiR1ITPuSl0oglwmS8hAD9FL8L0O2

Europe Debates law that would limit experiments on animals

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jzZ316kepLoKNJoPVeD04DrTWjiQ

USDA setting new standards to reduce the amount of campylobacter and salmonella in poultry

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6496PC20100510

New study will help measure pain in animals to provide better pain relief

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100509/full/news.2010.228.html

Exotic Species invade the Everglades

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/us/08pythons.html

Procter and Gamble buys Natura pet foods, including Innova, Evo, Healthwise, and Karma foods

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FGP1IG0.htm

Veterinary News April 26, 2010

Posted April 26th, 2010 by Lisa Cass, DVM

News on an Cryptococcus gatti, an emerging fungal disease

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63L66H20100422

Got Raw Milk? Read this…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-raw-milk-20100422,0,2185455.story

An update on Canine Obesity

http://www.morningsun.net/mysource/pets/x1042548184/Canine-obesity-Why-it-s-not-so-great-to-be-the-big-dog

Equine Rabies in Colorado

http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=21813

Suggestions for helping pet guardians with cat allergies

http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=638211