Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Thailand (once Siam) Coat Type: short, fine, close to body Color: point colors – seal, chocolate, blue, lilac, all on light color body Temperament: talkative, extrovert, playful, active, sometimes independent Where do Siamese cats come from? While there are many stories surrounding the exact origins of the Siamese, they are […]
9/2014 Urinary transitional cell carcinoma, known as TCC, is a common tumor of the urinary bladder in dogs. The usual therapy for TCC includes the use of a chemotherapy drug (mitoxantrone) and piroxicam, a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). This combination has not proved very effective. Researchers have now opened a clinical study to evaluate a […]
Dogs have been used in warfare since ancient times. In 628 BC, the Lydians deployed a battalion of fighting dogs and in 525 BC Cambyses II used huge fighting dogs against Egyptian spearmen and archers. The Romans trained dogs specifically for battle and equipped them with armor. During the Medieval period, royalty gave each other […]
