::URGENT:: New UNRELATED Product Recall ::URGENT::

Contributed by Michelle on April 1st, 2007

::URGENT:: Please read and pass along the following article which was originally printed here ::URGENT::
Eight in One Announces Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Dingo(R) CHICK’N JERKY Treats for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-March 31, 2007 - Eight In One, Inc., a division of United Pet Group, Inc., is voluntarily recalling nationally all lots of […]

RECALL UPDATES

Contributed by Michelle on April 1st, 2007

Please visit the sites listed below for the most updated information regarding the current pet food product recalls.  These sites are updated frequently as additional news breaks.  They offer an abundance of useful information, such as this list of pet foods not affected by the recall.  To receive pet safety alerts add your e-mail here.  […]

::URGENT:: Product Recall ::URGENT::

Contributed by Michelle on March 17th, 2007

::URGENT:: Please read and pass along the following article which was originally printed here ::URGENT::

Pet deaths prompt recall of pet food
By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer
Fri Mar 16, 6:49 PM ET
WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet […]

The Merck Veterinary Manual

Contributed by Michelle on February 9th, 2007

Here is an online veterinary manual from Merck that contains A LOT of information.  Of particular interest to me is the section on Emergency Medicine and Critical Care although the manual covers everything from temperature, heart rate and resting respiratory rate reference guides to congenital and inherited anomalies of every bodily system.  Although there is […]

Would You Know What To Do?

Contributed by Michelle on February 7th, 2007

We all, of course, hope that we will never find ourselves in an emergency situation with our pets.  Unfortunately, emergencies creep upon us when we least expect them and it’s important that every pet owner know how to respond.  The worst situation you and your companion animals can find yourselves in is an emergency with […]

VECCS

Contributed by Michelle on February 5th, 2007

I have spent quite some time searching for a comprehensive list of 24-hour emergency veterinary facilities.  Most of my searches turned up lists with a combination of emergency and non-emergency hospitals, until I found the website for The Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.  VECCS’s site has a clinic directory which lists the emergency and critical […]