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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 05 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

Kangaroo survives arrow in head
photo credit: ~crystalina~ An Australian kangaroo shot through the head with an arrow is expected to make a full recovery, wildlife officers say. The injured kangaroo was found on Thursday in parklands near Melbourne's outer suburb, where it is believed to have survived for up to a week. Melbourne...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Culture, Farm & Ranch, Mammals, Veterinary Medicine on 05 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Cow Escapes from Slaughterhouse, Moves Back to Farm

Cow Escapes from Slaughterhouse, Moves Back to Farm
photo credit: law_keven [...] On Thursday, the heifer — who evidently escaped from a Queens slaughterhouse on Wednesday before being corralled by police officers — was loaded on a trailer at a Brooklyn animal shelter and transported to her new home: a 60-acre organic farm in Calverton, in Suffolk...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Sport, Veterinary Medicine on 05 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies
photo credit: Paul Keleher The deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last month have highlighted the risks associated with compounding pharmacies, a type of pharmacy that produces custom-made drugs widely used by veterinarians to treat not just horses but all types of animals. Long before the polo deaths,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Animals, Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 04 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them
photo credit: West Zest Yesterday I found a dog wandering University Blvd, a busy street that runs through the University of Alabama’s campus.  I asked several passers-by if the dog was theirs, but they all said no.  I knew the dog was likely to be picked up by animal control or run over by a car...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments

IFAW to Help Animals Affected by Record Floods in North Dakota

IFAW to Help Animals Affected by Record Floods in North Dakota
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) announced it is sending an emergency relief team to aid animals affected by record floods in North Dakota. The full team and IFAW's 36-foot transport trailer are expected to be in Fargo on March 28. The Red River in Fargo broke a 112-year-old...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Mammals, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng
photo credit: matrianklw I received this announcement from Richard Zimmerman of Orangutan Outreach.  To learn more about the plight of the endangered orangutans and to find ways you help save them, visit: http://redapes.org/campaigns/medical-appeal/ Malaria has hit the Nyaru Menteng Clinic with devastating...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Movies, Underwater, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Scientists sedate giant whale at sea

Scientists sedate giant whale at sea
photo credit: nestor galina For the first time, a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale was given a shot of sedatives Friday in the open sea that allowed rescuers to remove thick fishing line cutting in to the whale’s upper jaw and left lip. The whale’s prognosis is uncertain but scientists...
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Posted by admin in Animals, Dogs, Featured Articles, From Our Readers, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 03 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Cow Hocks in Dogs

Cow Hocks in Dogs
Luika is our fourth German Shepherd Dog, but unlike are previous three, he comes from show stock. Maybe this is where the problem lay! When Luika first explored the delights of our garden, we noticed a marked weakness in his back legs. He was due for his second lot of injections within a couple of...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 03 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Man says he put cat in bong 3 times

Man says he put cat in bong 3 times
A man who stuffed his girlfriend's cat into a makeshift bong and smoked marijuana through it said Tuesday that he had done it on other occasions and that it calmed the cat down. Acea Schomaker of Lincoln said he never intended to hurt the 6-month-old cat, Shadow. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Dogs, Pets, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine on 03 5th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Animals Respond to Acupuncture’s Healing Touch

Animals Respond to Acupuncture’s Healing Touch
After surgery for a ruptured disk two years ago, Nelly's legs remained extremely weak. She could barely move, became lethargic and lost her appetite. Things were looking grim, but then a concerned friend took the 10-year-old to an acupuncturist, who treated her three times in half-hour sessions. "Almost...
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