Cats for Cardio

By 5dmin | April 28, 2014

From MNT, yet another reason to love cats… by CATHARINE PADDOCK PhD Owning a cat could reduce your risk of a heart attack by nearly one third, researchers told delegates of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in New Orleans last week. The finding provoked a mixed reaction from heart experts and veterinarians. The finding was the main result of a 10…

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Dog Restrooms

By 5dmin | April 21, 2014

Last summer San Diego’s Lindberg Field opened a bathroom facility for canine companions.  Most recently Detroit’s Metropolitan Airport followed suit.  Over at Dog Jaunt, they’ve compiled an amazing list reviewing airport pet accommodations.  Here are but a few… from DOG JAUNT (click on link to see review) Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) New York’s John F.…

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The Cat Lady of the Lower East Side

By 5dmin | April 14, 2014

Check out this excellent post from The French Hatching Cat about an eccentric old New Yorker… from THE FRENCH HATCHING CAT Before there was a Seward Park on Essex Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, there was a square block of old wooden houses and crumbling brick tenements where hundreds of immigrants and alley cats…

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Dogs in Film

By 5dmin | April 10, 2014

“Nankyoku Monogatari”  (1983) Literally translated as “South Pole Story” and also known as “Antarctica”, a remarkable tale of survival based on the real life events of the doomed 1957 Japanese Antarctic Expedition and the fates of fifteen Sakhalin Huskies inadvertently abandoned in the extreme wilderness of the South Pole.  Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara.

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Angry Cat

By 5dmin | April 8, 2014

Not an episode of “Portlandia”… from REUTERS A rampaging, 22-pound Oregon house cat with a “history of violence” attacked a baby and trapped a family and their dog in a bedroom at their Portland home before being captured by police, authorities said on Monday. The Sunday evening incident began when the cat, a black-and-white Himalayan, scratched…

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Heartworm Prevention

By 5dmin | April 7, 2014

by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q:  Why does one need a prescription for heartworm medicine?  Are we worried about our dogs getting infected or is it so veterinarians can bill us for an annual checkup?  When I was a kid we only took our dogs to the vet when they were sick. A:  Your two questions…

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