All tag results for 'illness'

Your pets are your best friends in the world, but they can be your kiddies' BESTEST friends!

Finnish researchers have discovered that having a dog can help reduce the risk for respiratory illnesses and ear infection.

In their study of 397 children, from gestation to age one, the researchers found that

Tags: cat, children, dog, ear infections, finland, illness, kids, pets, research, respiratory illness, science, study

This sucks.

EL LAY County just passed a new ordinance that allows animal control officers to decided weather or not a dog is to vicious to live!!

Before this ordnance Superior Court's were the only ones with the power to determine the vicious state of a dog.

The now ordinance will ALSO expand the definition of “vicious” to include a “serious illness or injury” to a human. WTF??

To us this just means there are going to be A LOT more dogs euthanized by the LA government in years to come. The officers should at least need approval before putting a dog down!

According to cesarsway.com officials said the changes in this ordinance were needed to prevent owners of dangerous dogs from moving across county lines.

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Tags: animal control, dangerous, dog, dogs, euthanize, government, illness, injury, weather, wtf

Stop stressing out your pet!!

Teddy Hilton's very own celebrity vet Dr. Patrick Mahaney says that pet stress can lead to illness, chronic disease and can possibly cause your pet to injure itself.

With fireworks, swimming pools, bbqs, and road trips the summer can be a srsly stressful for humans — just imagine how it can be on our furry friends!

Check out this video for tips from the doc on keeping your pooch happy this summer season.

Tags: celebrity, disease, humans, illness, pooch, swimming, tips, vet, video

Love taking your pooch EVERYWHERE?

You never want to be without your pet (we totes get that), but did you know running errands with your can be dangerous?

Our fav Hollywood vet, Dr. Patrick Mahaney, warns his celeb clientele (and now you) that bringing along companion animals when heading out and about can exposes your pet to a variety of health stressors, including potentially lethal hot temperatures. Yikes!

The Dr. says:

Never leave your dog unattended in a car, even on a day that feels relatively cool.

A Stanford University Medical Center study determined that the temperature within a vehicle can increase by an average of 40 degrees Fahrenheit in within 60 minutes, regardless of the outside temperature. (crazy right?)

Your dog’s body temperature can rapidly increase and cause hyperthermia — and only a few minutes of hyperthermia are required for your dog to suffer the severe effects of heat related illness, including death.

The Dr. says even if you plan to only be away from the car for a few minutes, unforeseeable circumstances could keep you occupied for longer and your pooch could fry (or die).

Contact him via his website OR click HERE to tweet the celeb vet your questions!

See some of Dr. Patrick's canine pals showing their big tongues as they expel heat via panting.

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Tags: animal health, animals, danger, dangerous, death, dog, hollywood, illness, outside, question, study, vet, yikes

All pet owners must read this!

Pet lovers worldwide should know that our cats and dogs are prone to developing potentially life threatening cancer, just like us.

Pets get some of the same cancers as people, but they may manifest their illness in subtle ways sometimes not so obvious to the naked eye.

Teddy Hilton's own celebrity pet vet Dr. Patrick Mahaney wants to help you spot signs of cancer in you furry friends, so that they can be treated before it's too late.

He says the Veterinary Cancer Group (VCG) has a list of helpful tips alerting pet owners of the clinical signs of cancer to look out for in our cats, dogs, and other animal pals. Here are VCG’s Pet Cancer Awareness 10 Pointers:

1. Unusual swellings that persist or grow
2. Sores that do not heal
3. Weight loss
4. Loss of appetite
5. Unusual bleeding or discharge
6. Offensive odor
7. Difficulty eating or swallowing
8. Hesitation to exercise or loss of stamina
9. Persistent lameness or stiffness
10. Difficulty breathing, urinating, or defecating

Should you see any of the above signs, your pet should have an examination with your veterinarian ASAP!

If you live in California and want Dr. Patrick to be your personal vet, contact him via his website.

OR click HERE to tweet the celeb vet your questions!

See some of Dr. Patrick's cancer brave patients below.

Tags: cancer, dog, exercise, illness, owner, question, questions, sad, veterinarian

This is insane.com!

A Atlanta woman believes her eight-year-old boxer Floyd Henry 'smelled' the illness on his owner before pawing at her right breast.

After four days of her pet pawing and nipping at her, the dog rescuer finally went to see doctors, who confirmed she had stage three breast cancer.

Mrs Witcher, age 67, said:

"When he sniffed me, he kind of turned back and really pushed into my right breast, real hard. He pushed real hard for one shot, then he looked at me straight in the face, took his right foot and began to paw my right breast. And I thought, "This is not good".

It get crazier. A breast surgical oncologist at Winship Cancer Institute, said:

"Her type of cancer was rather large in her breast. I absolutely believe that the dog saved Miss Witcher's life."

Following her dog's discovery in 2008, she underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and has now been free from the disease for two years.

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Tags: boxer, disease, dog, illness, owner, rescue, what the what, wow

Really?

Handlers at an animal sanctuary in north-east Australia were mystified when their star attraction, Tonka the wombat, was brought low by a mystery illness.

Tonka shed 20 percent of his body weight after Cyclone Yasi devastated his home at the Billabong Sanctuary, near Townsville, Queensland, closing it to visitors for eight weeks.

The Sanctuary manager said that it was only after 'forking out serious cash' in vet checks and lab bills that they found out the problem.

The primadonna wombat was suffering from depression brought on by a lack of cuddles.

After the cyclone he missed the public - the patting, the photos, the cuddles and the endless posing for the paparazzi.'

Now, with a bit of TLC, Tonka is being nursed back to full strength in time for the popular tourist attraction to reopen this weekend.

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Tags: australia, diva, illness, madonna, paparazzi, sanctuary, take some meds, wombat