[[Image:|right|400px|S]]The parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, is carried by Triatomine bugs and causes Chagas Disease. The triatoma bug is a varied species, all sharing similar traits. Triatomas are usually nocturnal and feed on the blood of mammals (including humans), birds and reptiles. Triatoma bugs have many names, reduviid bugs, kissing bugs, assassin bugs, cone-nosed bugs and blood […]
Some ferret breeding facilities spay or neuter their ferrets before putting them up for sale. There are a number of reasons why a ferret should be “fixed.” With female ferrets, spaying helps prevent mammary cancer, uterine infections, uterine cancer, ovarian cysts. With males, prostate cancer and testicular cancer can be avoided. Female ferrets can become […]
One of Petco’s foreign suppliers has used stainless steel in bowls that contains small quantities of Cobalt-60. Cobalt-60 is a radioactive material used in gauging material among other industrial uses. Petco says that levels of Cobalt-60 in affected products is below State and Federal regulatory limits. Expert testing indicates no health risk to the public. […]
