Archive for November 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
In Reaction
Two posts, setting the record straight… by KRIS THORNTON By now, most of you have probably seen or heard the 20/20 story titled Confessions of a PetVet. It’s an interview of a former veterinarian who is speaking out on his opinion about veterinarians being money hungry villains out to make every single penny they can…
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The Seen:
“Kittas” at the High Meadow Holiday Craft Fair, Catskills, NY…
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The Reality of Veterinary Medicine
A must read for any veterinarian, pet owner, animal lover or thinking person… by LINDSEY LANE VERLANDER, DVM As most of you know, I recently switched jobs from a day practice and now work in a 24 hour hospital as an Emergency Veterinarian. I absolutely LOVE this aspect/side of vet med, and I wouldn’t (and…
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Dogs in Literature:
In praise of the relationship between humans and dogs, “Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World’s Oldest Friendship”… from THE BARK The editors of The Bark have collected favorites and new discoveries in their first anthology, Dog Is My Co-Pilot. The same genius found in The Bark magazine is in great supply in this must-have collection. Readers…
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Pet Spotlight: November
PIG! Eleven year-old Pig Adkins is a 39 pound Bulldog from Los Angeles.
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The Origin of Big Cats
A new discovery offers insight into the evolution of big cats… by JAMES MORGAN The oldest big cat fossils ever found – from a previously unknown species “similar to a snow leopard” – have been unearthed in the Himalayas. The skull fragments of the newly-named Panthera blytheae have been dated between 4.1 and 5.95 million…
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Dogs in Film
“Lassie Come Home” (1943) Despite the fact that Lassie is a female character, the first dog to play the role was a male. One year-old, purebred collie “Pal” earned $250 a week as Lassie, while costar Elizabeth Taylor received only a $100. After Pal retired at age five, his direct descendants inherited the iconic role. Directed by…
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Short Fainting Episodes in Dogs
by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: On two occasions more than a year apart, our six year old golden retriever has collapsed, not being able to stand to support her weight, begins shaking, eyes squinting with shallow breathing; scares the heck out of us, but recovers over a five to ten minute span. On the…
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