Japanese Patch Measures Pet Stress
April 29th, 2007
by Associated Press
TOKYO — Wondering if your dog or cat is stressed? Just stick a special patch on the bottom of its paw and you’ll be able to tell, according to a Japanese company.
The patch, developed by Japanese company Medical Life Care Giken, purports to measure the stress level of dogs and cats by detecting excessive sweat secretion — believed to be a sign of stress — the Nikkei Weekly reported Sunday.
No day in court for lawyer’s dog
April 22nd, 2007
BY EDEN LAIKIN
April 20, 2007
Jeanie Waters, a quadriplegic attorney, has been around the world with her service dog, Elli. But the pair couldn’t get into a courtroom in Hempstead this week.
Employees at the Nassau County Traffic Violations Agency on Tuesday night refused to let the 9-year-old golden retriever into the courtroom where her owner was to argue a case, said Waters, of Rockville Centre.
After Waters insisted that she could not be without the dog, agency staff allowed Waters to arrange a plea deal for her client in the hallway.
Dog run idea gets a boost
April 15th, 2007
BY RICK BRAND
April 12, 2007
Ruff day? Try ‘Doggie Daycare’
April 8th, 2007
April 2, 2007
Humans haven’t cornered the market on reality TV.
Leading the pack is Animal Planet’s “Animal Precinct,” sort of a “Cops” for society’s dog-fighting, cat-kicking underbelly. That same channel is also home to “Emergency Vets,” among them the surfer-dudish Kevin Fitzgerald, a former bouncer who toured with the Rolling Stones.
And now there’s the newest addition to the real people, real critters pantheon: “Adventures in Doggie Daycare,” which debuts Saturday at 9 p.m. on cable’s WE TV channel.
Killer dog food — WARNING, Don’t Let Your Pet Be Next!
April 2nd, 2007
As you have probably heard – there is a major pet food recall taking place. Many leading pet foods have been affected and several pets have died as featured in this recent news article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17650075/from/ET/ This is exactly why you are receiving this email. We want to alert you, DON’T LET YOUR PET BE NEXT!
Throwing employees a bone
April 1st, 2007
Patricia Kitchen
April 1, 2007
About a month ago, Alethea Immoor came home from work to find her cat, Cosi, was ailing. The 7-year-old, 30-pound tabby had an abscess on his chin that had burst, resulting in a bloody trail on the floor and pools of blood on the couch in her Middle Island apartment.
“It was terrifying,” says Immoor, 33, who, like so many of us, sees her cat as her family. “I felt helpless.”
She got an appointment with her veterinarian first thing the next morning. And then came her moment of truth: what to tell the boss?