Starfish was left on a beach in a cardboard box when she was just 10-weeks-old. The German Shepherd puppy was unable to walk or stand up because she had Swimmer’s Syndrome but at the time the local animal control brought her to the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) a vet had misdiagnosed her…
The culprit behind an emerging dog illness that has sickened thousands of dogs across the United States in the past year may have been pinpointed. Researchers now believe the illness causing severe respiratory infections in dogs could be caused by a “funky bacterium.” The mystery illness causes dogs to develop cough, runny eyes, sneezing, lethargy…
A sweet Pit Bull saved from euthanasia at a county shelter in Houston, Texas is beginning to heal thanks to her dedicated foster mom. Butterfly was rescued on September 6th after her foster mom and rescuer reached out to Dizzy Dog Animal Rescue for help. The sick Pit Bull was immediately pulled from the shelter…
This dog guardian provides an instructional video for how to clean a dog’s ears using a homemade remedy of apple cider vinegar. The man in the video demonstrates an ear cleaning technique that he says his vet taught him to help relieve his dog’s itchy ears and to help prevent ear infections. One thing he…
Janey is a Belgian Malinois that wobbled her way right into Lee Asher’s heart, much like a dog named Matilda did. And like Matilda, Janey came to the Tacoma Humane Society with cerebellar hypoplasia. Janey was picked up as a stray and at first Animal Control thought that she was reacting to some kind of…
Pibble’s Plantation dog rescue weren’t expecting to rescue three puppies with swimmer puppy syndrome. But within a few short days they got the pups from multiple people who had purchased the puppies from an unscrupulous backyard breeder. First came Gabriel. Someone had bought the pup at just 4 weeks old so they could raise him…
When Rhodie first arrived at Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) she was suffering from severe allergies. They were so bad she was in a lot of pain. “Rhodie was missing fur around her eyes, ears, and paws, and her poor skin was bright red and very sensitive to touch,” HSPPR wrote on Facebook…
When Jimmy rescued Squishy, she could barely walk a couple hundred yards because she was double what she needed to weigh. So they began to exercise five times a week. It was such hard work. But as Squishy shed the pounds, she became more vibrant and energetic. Soon she was running! After three solid years…
A beautiful young Cocker Spaniel was on death’s door when she was brought to Vet Ranch’s Dr. Judd for care. The dog had been facing euthanasia by a puppy mill breeder after she had fallen ill. It turns out she had parvovirus, having not received her vaccines as a puppy. Lethargic and seriously ill, Dr….
When Fergus the puppy arrived at Vet Ranch he had a small wound and a swollen face. What had happened to him and why he was found on the street wasn’t known, but Dr. Karri guessed correctly that he had been bitten by a snake! Unfortunately, as can often happen with a snake bite, Fergus…
Buying or adopting a dog from overseas has just gotten harder for Americans. U.S. health officials have announced a one year ban on importing dogs from 113 countries effective on July 14, 2021. The ban comes after an increased number of falsified rabies vaccination certificates have been used to bring dogs into the United States….
A joint report from USA Today and Investigate Midwest is questioning the safety of one of the most popular flea collars on the market. The news article has noted that the Environmental Protection Agency has received 75,000 complaints from pet owners about the Seresto Flea and Tick collar in the past few years. The report…