We consider our pets members of the family and it’s heartbreaking to see them suffering and in pain. Today, more and more people are turning to acupuncture as an alternative therapy to treat ailments and the pain that accompanies them. Acupuncture is used mainly for cats, dogs, horses and farm animals. But birds, ferrets and […]
In the early part of 2014, a young boy in California died from the bite of his pet rat. The illness is called Rat Bite Fever (Streptobacillus monoliforms). It is a bacterial infection that can be transmitted by the animal several ways – a bite or scratch, mucous secretions of the mouth, nose and eyes, […]
