Last week’s most read posts –
- 10 years and counting elevating care for cats. Link.
- Get ready! All livestock antibiotics will be prescription-only in 2023. Link.
- Changes coming to compounded animal health medication. Link.
Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, Thursday, August 11, 2022. Link.
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Dog catches monkeypox in France in first suspected human-to-pet transmission
Source: Huffington Post, August 16, 2022. Link. A dog in France has tested positive for the monkeypox virus, the first suspected case of human-to-pet transmission, according to a medical journal. Also see what AAHA says about the virus <Link>.
Catnip seems to protect cats from insects
Source: CNN, June 14, 2022. Link. A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects.
Hay supplies tight; record hay prices
Source: Drover’s, August 15, 2022. Link. The growing season is winding down amid continuing droughts. Derrell Peel says the 2022 hay supply data illustrate why so much herd liquidation has occurred this year and foretells the continuing challenges cattle producers will face to get through the winter before the 2023 growing season.
Monkey business behind 911 call from California Zoo
Source: Associated Press, August 16, 2022. Link. Cops usually have a prime suspect. In this case, it’s a primate suspect.
Marine sponges sneeze to expel waste
Source: Treehugger, August 15, 2022. Link. Includes a fascinating video. Researchers have found that sponges sneeze to unclog their internal filter systems of waste. A sponge sneeze takes about half an hour to complete. Surrounding fish often dine on the material that is sneezed away.
Miniature cattle have have ambled into our hearts and onto our modest acreages
Source: Texas Monthly, August 17, 2022. Link. My fantasies of miniature cattle ownership are simple and pure: taking my cow to the grocery store on a harness so she can peruse the low-hanging greens, going to the dog park and pretending I don’t know she’s not a dog . . . (limited free views)
AKC’s newest training service
Source: AKC, August 12, 2022. Link. AKC GoodDog! Helpline video training consultations is a new option for dog owners. It provides one-on-one virtual assistance to tackle training or behavioral issues a dog owner is facing in a live 20-minute video chat session with an experienced GoodDog! Helpline trainer. The cost is $25 as a one-time fee per session.