Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, September 26, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from the September 26th AHD Bulletin –
- The story no one talks about: the cost to produce food. Link.
- Changing weather patterns call for a change in deworming habits. Link.
- Conservation advocacy soars in ‘24 Bird Photographer competition. Link.
- USDA network to support financially distressed farmers, ranchers. Link.
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Fat Bear Week underway. Web cameras capture deadly fight.
Source: Associated Press, October 2, 2024. Link. Voting started October 3rd in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter. Nature’s wonders and harsh realities get videoed, including fights and deaths.
Tips to keep dogs and children safe together
Source: Whole Dog Journal, February 2018. Link. A high percentage of dog-bite and dog-mauling victims are babies and young children. Constant, alert adult supervision could prevent many of these tragedies writes Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA. But supervision is useless if the adults have no more sense than the child. She shares ways to improve the odds of a safe home for pets, dogs and adults. The article is shareable.
AMC’s top blogposts reveal pet owners’ concerns
Source: Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, October 2, 2024. Link. Analyzing blogpost data, AMC observed pet owners have a lot of questions about common medical conditions of dogs and cats, such as breathing noises, fatty tumors, hot spots and kidney disease in cats. Blogposts on obesity were unpopular across the board. What would your data show?
Recognizing senior pet health problems
Source: AAHA, Your Pet, October 1, 2024. Link. Asserting the need for pet owners to have a watchful eye, AAHA shares the most common health issues in senior pets and how to recognize them. The article is shareable.
