Authorities investigate raccoon drowning allegations
We tend to complain about raccoons and call them a nuisance rather than stand up for them in a “Save the raccoons!” kind of way. It can be an uneasy coexistence, often involving “relocation” efforts...
View ArticlePets can get skin cancer too
Alice “The Rabbit” Wonderland is a sun worshiper. Although we no longer live in a place with a porch, she still catches rays whenever she can. Recently, while I was researching safe sunscreens for pets...
View ArticleSF/ACC is full! Adopt a pet!
There is an overabundance of homeless animals in our fair city and San Francisco Animal Care & Control (SF/ACC) is currently unable to take in any more dogs. The shelter told ABC7 that, in the past...
View ArticleCat allergy vaccine could reduce symptoms
Even if you love to keep company with cats, you may not be able to handle basking in their affections for very long. But now, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and...
View ArticleQ&A with veterinary cardiologist Dr. Justin Williams
Last week, VCA San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS)welcomed cardiologist Justin Williams, DVM, DACVIM to its medical staff. VCA SFVS Meet veterinarian cardiologist Dr. Justin Williams....
View ArticleTesticular implants for pets?
Over the past three years, I’ve written about a lot of bizarre pet products and procedures, from wigs and costumes to “Rear Gear” (bum covers), tattoos and extreme ear and tail docking. But nothing...
View ArticleStudy finds 9/11 search-and-rescue dogs have minimal respiratory problems
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have changed all of our lives forever — most measurably the lives of survivors and rescuers. But while first...
View ArticleHang in there, little kitten!
I don’t remember exactly when or where I got my “Hang in there!” kitten poster, but for years it sat tacked up on my bedroom wall right next to a head shot of Andy Gibb, until my brother tore it down...
View ArticleFavorite collar and leash round up!
As a pet blogger, I get to try out lots of cool new things on my patient pooch Alice. But as fun as some of these toys and trinkets (and breath mints?) can be, I tend to gravitate toward the practical...
View ArticleTails bids adieu
“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall…” and it’s signaling the end of “Tails of the City,” which is going the way of so many newspaper-y things these days. This officially marks my...
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