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Where Would
You Get Next Pet?
LOS ANGELES - Remember that old
song, "How much is that doggie in the window?" For most Americans, it
seems it's no sale.
More than half of people in an Associated Press-Petside poll said they would get their next dog or cat from a shelter, nearly seven times the number who said they would buy their next pet from a store.
And more than four in 10 said they thought store pets could have hidden
medical or psychological problems. That's significantly more than those
who expressed the same concerns about pets from animal shelters or
breeders.
"I believe they overbreed the pets. I believe they couldn't care less about the pets, they're really in it for the money. I think you are more likely to get a pet at a pet store that is ill or has problems," said Sandra Toro, 62, of Colton, Calif. Just 8 percent of those polled said they would get their next cat or dog at a store, while 13 percent said that's where they got the pet they have now. Fifty-four percent of those polled said they would probably get their next pet from a shelter, while 23 percent went for a breeder. The AP-Petside.com poll was conducted April 7-12 with 1,112 pet owners nationwide and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. The above is an
article written by Sue Manning. Found in the May 13, 2010 issue
of
The Arizona Republic newspaper. (THE BUZZ) section.
Until next
time."Here's Looking At You"
Private Investigator Bogart
You can send me an E-Mail at
bogart@legalbeagleandassociates.com
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Alarming Signs That Dogs &
Cats Can Catch Staph Infections from Humans
ATLANTA – People can get plenty of diseases from animals –
bird flu, for one.
Now, there are signs dogs and cats can catch a dangerous superbug from people. At a large Philadelphia veterinary hospital, scientists reported that over a three-year period, 38 dogs, cats and other pets caught a drug-resistant staph infection. They think six of the animals caught the bug from hospital workers. But it's likely that at least some of the other cases were spread to pets by their owners, said Shelley Rankin, chief of clinical microbiology at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine. "I don't think its necessarily that you come home and pat Fluffy on the head and then Fluffy gets sick," said Rankin, who presented the data last week at a medical conference in Atlanta. But given that an estimated one in every 100 people carries such bacteria in the nose, it could be transmitted by closer contact, she added. "We pick them up, kiss them on the face. We let them lick us," she said. "Then they lick their skin." The animals were infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial infection that is typically hard to treat, although all the pets recovered. They included 26 dogs, eight cats, three parrots and one rabbit. The dogs developed skin and ear infections. The cats got urinary-tract infections; the parrots, skin infections; the rabbit, an ear infection. In people, the germ often appears as a nasty skin infection but can also cause other symptoms. Researchers don't know if the bacteria spreads from animal to animal, although dogs don't naturally harbor it. The animals may have caught the bug at other vet clinics before they arrived at Penn's Ryan Veterinary Hospital or they may have caught it from their owners, Penn researchers said. Last year, Penn's veterinary and human medical schools began a study of the health of pets and their owners. Researchers initially are looking at 25 owner-animal pairs but want to expand that number. For more than a decade, medical journals have carried occasional reports of human-to-animal transmission of such infections. Journals also have reported animal-to-human transmission. Georgia Veterinary Specialists, a large animal hospital in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, saw only two methicillin-resistant staph infections in the thousands of animals it cared for in the past year. Looking for such infections in animals and their owners is a new endeavor, said Mark Dorfman, a veterinarian and owner of the hospital. The above is an article written by Mike Stobbe (Associated Press). Found in the Sunday, March 26, 2006 issue of The Arizona Republic newspaper. Yours
Respectfully,
Malcom Pembroke Here Are Ten Early Cancer Warning
Signs For Your Dog :
• Abnormal swellings that persist
or continue to grow.
• Sores that do not heal. • Weight loss. • Loss of appetite. • Bleeding or discharge from any body opening. • Offensive odor. • Difficulty eating or swallowing. • Hesitation to exercise or loss of stamina. • Persistent lameness or stiffness. • Difficulty breathing, urinating or defecating. If you notice any of these signs "Please" take your pet for a checkup at your local veterinarian. "Thank You"
Malcom Pembroke
Source: National
Canine Cancer Foundation, www.wearethecure.org
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