Tularemia, also known as Rabbit Fever, is a zoonotic bacterial disease that, fortunately, is rare. It occurs more often in cats than dogs and in young rather than adult animals. It also affects rodents, rabbits, pigs, fish, horses, sheep and humans. Beaver and muskrats can be carriers. Tularemia is usually spread by ticks (American Dog, […]
Years ago metal rings with attached chains were attached to a bird’s leg. The chain was then secured to a perch to prevent the bird from flying away. This method of restraint often resulted in severe injuries to the bird. Although still available, with good reason, they are not popular. Today there are several companies […]
There is an old song that entreats “Don’t Fence Me In.” But in the case of our dogs, we’ve rewritten it to read “do fence me in.” Even dogs that have been trained well and seemingly never disobey boundary limits may at some point decide to run off. You don’t want to take the chance […]
