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Health & Wellness News tagged with pets

Can Pets Catch H1N1 Flu From Humans?
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, pets, flu, diseases, health, animals )

Simone
- 3 days ago - entertainmentandshowbiz.com
A case of an indoor 13-year-old house cat in Iowa who has contracted the deadly H1N1 flu while living with two flu-sick owners has fuelled concerns if the illness can spread from humans to animals. The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed the
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ASPCA to Study 'Dog Flu'
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, canines, pets, flu, protection, illness, study )

Dee
- 17 days ago - cbs6albany.com
It's hard to miss the headlines about Swine Flu these days, but how about "dog flu"? The ASPCA is hoping a new study will help them better understand Canine Flu.
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ASPCA: Support the Happy Act
Health & Wellness  (tags: congress, taxes, AnimalWelfare, animals, dogs, cats, GoodNews, law, pets, animalrights, animalwelfare, consumers, law )

Vic
- 49 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Pet care can be expensive--and in these trying economic times, families all over the country have been forced to give up their pets because of financial hardship. The HAPPY Act is important
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Study: Smokers Likely to Quit for Pet's Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: Smokers, pets, cats, dogs )

Kristi
- 282 days ago - catchannel.com
One more reason for smokers to kick the habit: It's bad for their pet's health, according to the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
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Dog Owners Share Germs With Pets By Not Washing Hands
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, cats, dogs, humans, pets, disease, humans, prevention, research, study )

Proteja
- 289 days ago - infectioncontroltoday.com
Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways.
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Scarlett, the Hero Cat, Passes Away
Health & Wellness  (tags: animaladvocates, GoodNews, pets, heroine, rescued, deathinteresting, obituary, cats, unusual )

Kate
- 392 days ago - care2.com
In 1996 Scarlet, badly burned and bleeding, pulled her five kittens from a raging fire. She lived a pampered life with her adoptive family in Brooklyn, New York for over 12 years until she lost her battle with multiple illnesses last week.
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City Leaves Brindi on Death Row
Health & Wellness  (tags: pets, law, killing, investigation, animalrights, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, AnimalWelfare, women, ethics, family, disease )

Francesca
- 453 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
The City of Halifax refused to grant the single owner of a a dog abruptly seized for euthanization a request for an expert assessment and transfer to a foster home for the duration of a court case, or until the matter can be resolved out of court.
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Kitten Born With Six Legs Needs Operation
Health & Wellness  (tags: cats, pets, surgery, help )

Susan
- 577 days ago - local10.com
COOPER CITY, Fla. -- At 6 weeks old, Hex the kitten is as sprightly and energetic as any newborn kitten, except for one noticeable difference: He has six legs
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Control Fleas Naturally With Safe, Common Household Items
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, humans, pets, animals, household, fleas )

Lauren
- 587 days ago - associatedcontent.com
Flea season is upon us. Anybody who has ever had an infestation knows you have to combat fleas from many angles to control & eliminate these hopping, opportunistic parasitical pests.
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The Many Health Benefits of Dogs as Pets
Health & Wellness  (tags: dogs, pets, companions, health benefits, healing, therapy )

Simone
- 604 days ago - petloverstips.com
According to studies, having a dog as a companion could add years to your life. One study concluded that owning a dog played a significant role on survival rates in heart attack victims. In another one of these studies, patients were evaluated for one
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The Many Health Benefits of Dogs as Pets
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, pets, dogs, goodnews, humans, research, medicine )

Tom
- 605 days ago - animalrightsblog.com
According to studies, having a dog as a companion could add years to your life. One study concluded that owning a dog played a significant role on survival rates in heart attack victims. In another one of these studies, patients were evaluated for one yea
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Pets Are Good for Us
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, humans, animals, pets, companion animals, heatlthy, proven research )

Simone
- 614 days ago - spca.com
We all know we feel good when we are with our pets. We look forward to coming home and the exuberant greeting we receive from our pets. But did you know that the feeling you have is biologically wired into your chemistry? Scientific studies are now
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Dog Abuse Suspect Turns Herself In To Police
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, dogs, pets, drugs )

Katie
- 614 days ago - wkyt.com
Days after more than one hundred dogs were found, living in filth at a home in Jackson County, a third suspect in the case has turned herself in. Amy Foust faces 115 counts of animal cruelty
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Rabies Alert Still in Effect in Eastern Broward
Health & Wellness  (tags: rabies, safety, warning, risks, prevention, health, humans, animals, cats, dogs, pets, disease, illness )

John
- 615 days ago - miamiherald.com
A rabies alert continues to be in effect for the eastern portions of Broward County after a rabid raccoon killed a cat and bit another in Fort Lauderdale. The surviving feline is described as a 22-inch black longhair with white paws and white underbelly
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Animal-to-Human MRSA Has Researchers Worried
Health & Wellness  (tags: MRSA, animals, pets, humans, Staphylococcus aureus, risks, warning, research, health, illness, disease, protection, prevention )

John
- 616 days ago - newsinferno.com
Researchers are beginning to see MRSA in family pets, which has slowed healing in some MRSA-afflicted pet owners. Suspicions about animal-to-human MRSA transmission are being raised this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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