Cat and Dog Health: 27 September 2005

Protect Your Dog from Heartworm Disease
Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition caused by parasitic worms living in a dog's (or cat's) heart and pulmonary arteries. It's spread from animal to animal by mosquitoes. Heartworm infection can cause irreversible damage to the heart, blood vessels, kidneys and liver.
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After the deluge:Back to White Dog
Nothing stops Paul Chell from doing what he does best. Not even Hurricane Katrina. Chell, 32, a White Dog Cafe employee from 1999 to 2001, was working at Bayona -- a Mediterranean, Asian and Indian restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter -- until Katrina forced him to evacuate the city.
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Neutered cat is spraying -- but why?
My Pet World | Steve Dale Q. Our 9-month-old male cat began to spray after he was neutered. I'm four months pregnant, and the vet says that's the problem. But I was pregnant before the cat was neutered and he used the box at that time. What's the problem?
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New diet cures dog's itchy skin
Q: I read an article you wrote regarding ''terrier's dandruff'' and wanted to share a success story. My dog had severe skin problems -- he used to scratch his skin raw until it bled. He only had one strip of fur on his back, and only because he couldn't reach it with his teeth. He was on many prescriptions, including prednisone, tetracycline, thyroid medication.
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Pet Insurance : 27 September 2005

First Pet Life in Negotiation with Major Pet Insurance Underwriter
First Pet Life is currently in negation with a major pet insurance underwriter to have policies underwritten.
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From New Orleans: Stories of Katrina survivors
Every time it flooded in New Orleans, my wife and I would go to Home Depot, buy materials, make our own repairs -- substandard but livable.
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New hospital provides world class pet care
It's a place where a penguin can receive eye surgery and a dog's broken leg can be repaired with state of the art surgery - and it's close to home. Michigan Veterinary Specialists will hold grand opening ceremonies Saturday for its new 38,000-square-foot animal hospital on Inkster Road in Southfield.
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Ill Winds Blow for Medicare Expansion
Sep. 25--With lucrative prescription drug benefits about to kick in and reimbursements on the rise, managed care insurers offering Medicare health plans are following the money into a dramatically changed landscape for the federal medical insurance program for the elderly.
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Cat Health: 26 September 2005

Workers seek to reunite pets displaced by Katrina with owners
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Seven-year-old Casey Lucas thought Hurricane Katrina had taken everything - her family's Biloxi home was demolished, almost all of her possessions were scattered, and worst of all her beloved cat was missing.
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www.delawareonline.com The News Journal Kitty of the sea
Toolbox the cat is just like any other sailor. She sometimes gets seasick in rough waters. On occasion she has fallen overboard. And, after a long voyage, she can't wait to jump ashore and pussyfoot around a new port.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I am writing in response to the lady who thinks cats should run free. She evidently is a cat owner. The licensing of cats is just not about the extra money that would bring the county. I have been following the articles about the cat issue.
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Sports
Whether they wanted to or not, Texas Tech's football players have let the 100-point cat out of the bag. "We're trying for 100 every week," said wide receiver Jarrett Hicks in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal after Texas Tech's 80-21 destruction of Sam Houston State last Saturday.
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Pet Health Insurance: 25 September 2005

Man admits killing cat but rebukes PETA claim
WOODBURY Kerry Mayo disagreed Tuesday with a characterization that people who kill pets have the "mind-set" to allow child abuse and domestic violence crimes.
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Classifieds
Click here to place a classified ad in our printed and online editions. SAVE SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE! The local communities, fraternal organizations, alumni, students, staff & other stakeholders have joined together to save our East End 4 yr. college!
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Life after Katrina
GREENCASTLE - Orders to evacuate their home in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana were an annual event for the Edwards family.
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Dave Courvoisier's New Orleans Blog
The Eyewitness News 8 New Orleans crew arrived safely home in Las Vegas Monday afternoon. Seven? Really, its been seven days on the road?! Guess what they say is true about time goes by when youre having fun. The six of us HAVE had fun with work and with the situation, and with each other.
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Dog Insurance: 24 September 2005

Man Missing Dog Gets Ransom Note, Something Extra Colorado Man Can't Afford Price
DENVER -- The owner of a missing dog in Evans, Colo., said he has received a ransom note that threatens to kill his pet if he doesn't pay $100. The note came in a bag of dog excrement, owner Kelley Borland told television station KMGH.
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Dog killing case gains worldwide attention
BOULDER John Russell Howald, 30, of Butte, who is charged with killing and beheading a dog Sept. 3 near Bernice, entered not guilty pleas to all seven charges against him in his initial court appearance in Boulder, Wednesday.
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Buster a serious dog star
Buster is one chocolate Lab that loves being airborne. The four-year-old Milwaukee dog took fourth place in the Dock Dogs Big Air long-jumping competition at the Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival last month in Oshkosh.
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Broker gets 10 years in $79M scam
An ex-insurance broker who claims he is penniless was sentenced on Friday in Morristown to 10 years in prison for scamming five insurance companies out of $78.8 million over five years.
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Dog Health: 24 September 2005

DOH assures health care won't be sacrificed
DEPARTMENT of Health 6 Regional Director Lydia Depra Ramos assured the public that health care for Ilonggos will not be sacrificed despite crises.
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WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: School Rallies to Help Girl Attacked by Dog
WBAY Home Weather Action 2... Health Entertainment Ask the Expert Get a Taste! An Appleton school is reaching out to the family of a nine-year-old girl who's endured months of surgeries and treatment after being attacked by a pit bull.
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Husky shares wealth for health
Husky s top dog opened his company s wallet in a big way during a visit to Lloydminster this past Wednesday. Lloydminster Meridian Booster Husky s top dog opened his company s wallet in a big way during a visit to Lloydminster this past Wednesday.
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Holistic animal health
Animals, especially dogs, are life savers for so many people they love us unconditionally and are always there for us. With all the advances in health and wellness products for people and, now animals, there are many new and more complete ways for your animals health and well-being.
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Pet Health Information: 23 September 2005

New York health officials issue "Katrina pet" rabies warning
(Binghamton, NY - AP) New York state health officials are urging county health departments to take steps to provide rabies vaccinations for pets being relocated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Butte County Public Health Department:
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Butte County Public Health Department officials want to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies including natural disasters and potential terrorist threats.
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Group urges better pet dental care
Pet owners in Scotland are clueless about their animal's teeth, according to a new survey. Veterinary charity PDSA found that many owners were underestimating the importance of their pet's dental health.
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WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: Legislation would require plans for pet safety after disasters
WBAY Home Weather Sports Health Entertainment Ask the Expert Get a Taste! CAPITOL HILL Federal lawmakers want to attach some strings, as well as leashes and cages, to federal disaster grants for state and local governments.
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Cat and Dog Insurance: 22 September 2005

Life after Katrina
GREENCASTLE - Orders to evacuate their home in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana were an annual event for the Edwards family.
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Detectives bust man with cocaine
Lt. Marvin Garrett and Lt. Dan Weaver escort Jimmy Lee Taylor to a patrol car Wednesday for transport to jail. A Minden man, with a lengthy history of drug-related arrests and attacks on officers, was arrested Wednesday after being found in possession of three grams of alleged powder cocaine.
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Apartments burn; nobody hurt
After Matthew Piro got his pregnant wife safely out of his burning apartment building early Wednesday morning, he started kicking down his neighbors' doors.
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Peak Oil and Japan's Food Dependence (and more...)
September 21, 2005 'Get Off The Fucking Freeway': The Sinking State Loots its Own Survivors - by Larry Bradshaw and Lorrie Beth, GNN With comment by Michael C. Ruppert (read this story) Peak Oil and Japan's Food Dependence - by Andrew DeWit With comment by Jamey Hecht (read this story)
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Cat and Dog Health: 22 September 2005

Health News - I'd Shake Your Hand, But ...
I'd Shake Your Hand, But ... WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women do it better than men, but no one does it perfectly. The issue, of course, is hand washing.
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Animal ordinance revisions OK'd
Cats won't have to be on a leash, but many animal breeders would have to register with the county. That's if the Onslow County Board of Commissioners approves a revised animal control ordinance. The county Board of Health unanimously signed off on the plan Tuesday night.
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Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. But choices can also bring confusion.
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Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. People who choose healthy food for themselves often want the same choices for their dogs and cats.
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Pet Health: 22 September 2005

Bethlehem has a third rabid skunk; Health Bureau issues warnings
The Bethlehem Health Bureau announced Wednesday that a third skunk that was sent to the state lab has tested positive for rabies.
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Pet Turtles May Be Harmful to Your Health
The FDA is alerting parents to the danger of human disease from small turtles, which are illegal as pets. Small turtles are a source of salmonellosis, an infection of the intestines caused by bacteria called Salmonella.
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Beijing keeps nearly one million pet dogs
Beijing residents are keeping nearly one million pet dogs, reported Monday's Procuratorial Daily, citing the China Small Animal Protection Fund.
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Merck Launches New Health Magazine, Your Health Now
Merck & Co., Inc. announced today the launch of a new health magazine - Your Health Now - which puts useful, timely and unbiased health information directly into the hands of the general public.
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Pet Health: 22 September 2005

Pet Turtles May Be Harmful to Your Health
The FDA is alerting parents to the danger of human disease from small turtles, which are illegal as pets. Small turtles are a source of salmonellosis, an infection of the intestines caused by bacteria called Salmonella.
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Beijing keeps nearly one million pet dogs
Beijing residents are keeping nearly one million pet dogs, reported Monday's Procuratorial Daily, citing the China Small Animal Protection Fund.
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Merck Launches New Health Magazine, Your Health Now
Merck & Co., Inc. announced today the launch of a new health magazine - Your Health Now - which puts useful, timely and unbiased health information directly into the hands of the general public.
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Your Town
Askunk that wandered into a North Salinas backyard has tested positive for rabies, prompting the Monterey County Health Department to remind residents that they should not leave out pet food, as it may attract wild animals.
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Cat and Dog Health: 21 September 2005

Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. But choices can also bring confusion.
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Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. People who choose healthy food for themselves often want the same choices for their dogs and cats.
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Rabies vaccination urged by health officials
Recent reports of animal bites in Laclede County has the Laclede County Health Department asking residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies, not only to protect those who may be bitten, but for the animal's health.
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Cats don't really need carbohydrates
(KRT) - Q: I've read that cats don't really need carbohydrates in their diets. Yet all the foods I've looked at have carbs in them, and some the pet foods have a lot of carbs. Why is this? Is it OK to just feed my cat meat?
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Cat and Dog Health: 21 September 2005

Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. But choices can also bring confusion.
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Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. People who choose healthy food for themselves often want the same choices for their dogs and cats.
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Rabies vaccination urged by health officials
Recent reports of animal bites in Laclede County has the Laclede County Health Department asking residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies, not only to protect those who may be bitten, but for the animal's health.
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Cats don't really need carbohydrates
(KRT) - Q: I've read that cats don't really need carbohydrates in their diets. Yet all the foods I've looked at have carbs in them, and some the pet foods have a lot of carbs. Why is this? Is it OK to just feed my cat meat?
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Cat and Dog Health: 21 September 2005

Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. But choices can also bring confusion.
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Fancy food for Fido?
From organic kibble to raw or homemade diets, dog and cat lovers have more and better options for feeding their pets than ever before. People who choose healthy food for themselves often want the same choices for their dogs and cats.
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Rabies vaccination urged by health officials
Recent reports of animal bites in Laclede County has the Laclede County Health Department asking residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies, not only to protect those who may be bitten, but for the animal's health.
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Cats don't really need carbohydrates
(KRT) - Q: I've read that cats don't really need carbohydrates in their diets. Yet all the foods I've looked at have carbs in them, and some the pet foods have a lot of carbs. Why is this? Is it OK to just feed my cat meat?
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Dog Health: 15 September 2005

Wild animal tests positive for rabies in Otsego
A fox that came in contact with a dog in Mount Upton has tested positive for rabies, according to Diane Cusworth, Otsego Countys public health director.
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Certified Therapy Dog: A pet for what ails you
MARION - Marion General Hospital is going to the dogs - literally. And the staff and patients couldn't be happier. More accurately, the local health care facility is going to one dog, Basia, a lovable, 130-pound St. Bernard who's bringing smiles wherever she goes.
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Pet therapy program features St. Bernard
MARION -- Marion General Hospital is going to the dogs -- literally. And the staff and patients couldn't be happier. More accurately, the area health care facility is going to one dog, Basia, a lovable, 130-pound St. Bernard who's bringing smiles wherever she goes.
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Punk shoots dog in face
TRENTON -- A 100-year-old stroke victims pet German shepherd was shot in the face by a punk in her backyard last Thursday. Today, veterinarians are fighting to save the dogs life, and they need your help.
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Pet Insurance : 15 September 2005

Readiness could save your life and your pet's
How many people died from the Hurricane Katrina disaster because they couldn't or wouldn't evacuate without their pets? Or how many could have evacuated but instead were stuck in flooding homes for days before finally being rescued with their pets?
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Fitness Calendar for the week of September 5, 2005
For information or to make an appointment at any of the Missoula-area sites, call 543-6695 or the number listed. Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Missoula Red Cross Center, 3 to 6 p.m.; and Kalispell Red Cross Center, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, noon to 5 p.m.
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Identity Theft Insurance Appealing to Young Adults
Vertis, a leading provider of targeted advertising, media, and marketing services, today announced the results of its proprietary "Customer Focus 2005: Insurance" study, which reveals that 15 percent of total adults would consider purchasing identity theft insurance.
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Katrina: How to help, who's been helping
Tea and Katrina fundraiser 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Tea, coffee and treats. Wear a hat and get advice and information from experts on its age, value and how it was originally intended to be worn. Ten percent of all sales and 15 percent of hat sales will be donated to victims.
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Pet Health: 13 September 2005

Certified Therapy Dog: A pet for what ails you
MARION - Marion General Hospital is going to the dogs - literally. And the staff and patients couldn't be happier. More accurately, the local health care facility is going to one dog, Basia, a lovable, 130-pound St. Bernard who's bringing smiles wherever she goes.
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Attorney General: Legislative Fund For Pet Projects Legal
Legislative leaders didn't break the law or violate the state constitution when they set aside $14 million for lawmakers' pet projects, the Attorney General's Office said Monday in an advisory opinion.
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Royal Pet Meals, Inc. Appoints Prominent Beverly Hills Veterinarian in an Advisory Board Capacity
Royal Pet Meals, Inc. , a specialty pet food/products development and management company, announced today that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Schlanger, owner of the prominent Beverly Hills Brent-Air Animal Hospital, to act as RPM spokesperson and advisor to corporate management.
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Goats gaining as new pet favorite
At Janet and Wayland Efird's home in Red Cross, N.C., one goat led to another. They bought Sugar, a white Pygmy, 10 years ago because their daughter wanted a pet. Sugar seemed lonely, so they bought Honey. Then Honey had babies.
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Pet Health Insurance: 13 September 2005

In the doghouse
TEQUESTA The large head. The stocky fighting build. And that growl. It's enough to make an ordinary human think twice before approaching. Then there is the name Rocky.
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Readiness could save your life and your pet's
How many people died from the Hurricane Katrina disaster because they couldn't or wouldn't evacuate without their pets? Or how many could have evacuated but instead were stuck in flooding homes for days before finally being rescued with their pets?
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HOW TO HELP
Port of Hopes/Project Stay will have a rummage sale to raise money for relief efforts. The sale is from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sept. 18 at 731 Griswold St., Port Huron. Baked goods and refreshments also will be sold. The groups also are collecting money, food, clothing and other items.
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HOW TO HELP
Port of Hopes/Project Stay will have a rummage sale to raise money for relief efforts. The sale will run from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sept. 18 at 731 Griswold St., Port Huron. Baked goods and refreshments also will be sold.
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Pet Health: 13 September 2005

Attorney General: Legislative Fund For Pet Projects Legal
Legislative leaders didn't break the law or violate the state constitution when they set aside $14 million for lawmakers' pet projects, the Attorney General's Office said Monday in an advisory opinion.
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Royal Pet Meals, Inc. Appoints Prominent Beverly Hills Veterinarian in an Advisory Board Capacity
Royal Pet Meals, Inc. , a specialty pet food/products development and management company, announced today that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Schlanger, owner of the prominent Beverly Hills Brent-Air Animal Hospital, to act as RPM spokesperson and advisor to corporate management.
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Goats gaining as new pet favorite
At Janet and Wayland Efird's home in Red Cross, N.C., one goat led to another. They bought Sugar, a white Pygmy, 10 years ago because their daughter wanted a pet. Sugar seemed lonely, so they bought Honey. Then Honey had babies.
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LAKES NEWS
The Schuyler County Health Department invites residents to bring their cats, dogs and ferrets to get screened for rabies. Pet owners are asked to bring documentation of their pet's most recent rabies vaccination. The animal must be at least 3 months old to be vaccinated.
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Dog Insurance: 12 September 2005

Grandest lawyers' picnic of them all
The many faces of John Laker pick the visage of prudence. James Chessell has lost count of the legal luminaries infesting Kerry Stokes's dog, C7.
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Restaurateurs cook up incentives to build loyalty among employees (The State, Columbia, S.C.)
By James D. McWilliams, The State, Columbia, S.C. Sep. 11--Wait tables for a year, and your boss might send you on a beach vacation. Or work in the kitchen, and the restaurant owner might offer your dog medical benefits.
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Woman charged with shooting over a dog bite
A Northampton woman, upset over being bitten by a neighbor's dog in May, shot the daughter of the dog's owner and then took another neighbor hostage Thursday afternoon, police said.
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Author was prepared on 9/11
When Donna Childs started her small business on Wall Street, developing a disaster plan came naturally. She had just left an insurance industry job where business-continuity planning was critical, "so I just did the same thing for my business."
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Pet Insurance : 12 September 2005

Fitness Calendar for the week of September 5, 2005
For information or to make an appointment at any of the Missoula-area sites, call 543-6695 or the number listed. Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Missoula Red Cross Center, 3 to 6 p.m.; and Kalispell Red Cross Center, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, noon to 5 p.m.
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SOMEONE ELSES WINDOWS: Lights out: Tempest inside the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative
MALAYBALAY CITY -- At the time Buseco negotiated a pension/retirement plan with PET Plans, the cooperative has been paying to Philam Plans a quarterly premium of P378,101 or P1,512,404 per annum for 110. The new plan will cost Buseco P22,264,620 for 10 years, or an average of P2.2 million per year.
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Readiness could save your life and your pet's
How many people died from the Hurricane Katrina disaster because they couldn't or wouldn't evacuate without their pets? Or how many could have evacuated but instead were stuck in flooding homes for days before finally being rescued with their pets?
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Residents Return to Streets of Means
NEW ORLEANS Before this weekend, Steve Vicknair, Chris Malkove and David McKeon had never met. Yet they had at least three things in common:
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Cat and Dog Insurance: 10 September 2005

HOW TO HELP
Port of Hopes/Project Stay will have a rummage sale to raise money for relief efforts. The sale will run from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sept. 18 at 731 Griswold St., Port Huron. Baked goods and refreshments also will be sold.
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Couple lose home, jobs to hurricane
NEENAH Fox Valley native Todd Walsh and many of his wifes relatives fled Hurricane Katrina as it bore down on her hometown of Waveland, Miss. Todd and Cheryl Walsh weathered the storm about an hour inland.
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How Tri-Staters Can Help Hurricane Victims
Here are some places in the Tri-state where you can drop off goods and make donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina. (If you want to donate to a national relief organization, click on the link in the box):
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By Lisa Pogue
It was a tradition. Every Sunday, a few dozen relatives would gather around Yvonne and Francis Carrolls dining room table in their New Orleans home for grandmas homemade dinner.
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Cat and Dog Health: 09 September 2005

Oswego Daily News - Oswego, New York - Pet Health: Why Does My Puppy Pee When He Sees Me?
Pet Health: Why Does My Puppy Pee When He Sees Me? Whenever I come home, my puppy pees. I thought he was housetrained, he does ask to go out, but then he'll squat and pee right in front of me. I have tried scolding, but he still does it. What can I do?
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Cat lovers oppose fines for feeding strays
PAWTUCKET -- Cat lovers, united in their concern that a proposed city law to institute fines for feeding strays would end up harming the animals welfare, have headed off passage of the measure -- at least for now.
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Pet rescuers race against time
On the flooded streets of New Orleans you can hear the dogs barking for miles. They are trapped -- in houses, on roofs, tied to porches. They are frightened and hungry.
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Leena learns a lesson
Leena and Reenas mother was to be admitted to a hospital for a health problem. The mid-term holidays had started. The children could not be left alone in the house. Mama called up Grandmas younger sister Lakshmi. Everyone called her LuckiMa.
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Dog Insurance: 08 September 2005

Dog walkers benefit, too
IRONWOOD -- Dedicated dog walkers provide exercise and socialization for shelter dogs waiting for a new home. Without the walkers, the dogs at HOPE animal shelter wouldn't get out of their kennels much.
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Therapist's dog calming presence in office for patients
While the therapeutic effects of pets have been well-documented, most people wouldn't think of hiring a dog to be their therapist. But several dozen people in the East Suburbs do just that when they come see Coco, a Collie, in her office in the Suher Building on Old William Penn Highway.
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VillageSoup - Community News - VillageSoup
Erin Halfmann, no age given, of Rockport, dog at large. Stephen B. Grant, 25, of West Rockport, speeding 76 mph in a 55 mph zone. Charles L. Knowlton, 41, insurance violation.
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People Try To Help New Orleans Boy Find Dog
NEW ORLEANS -- People everywhere are trying to help reunite a young New Orleans boy with his dog, Snowball. The story of the tearful boy torn from his dog while being shuttled to safety last week prompted an outpouring from around the country.
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Pet Health: 08 September 2005

How-to pet-proof your home
After months of searching, you've finally chosen the perfect pet. You've taken online pet-soulmate quizzes, consulted friends and family...
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Pet Quarintine in Upper Darby Mandatory After Rabid Racoon Attacks Dog
If you live in Upper Darby Township and have a pet, youd better keep it inside or on a leash. A mandatory quarantine is in effect for 30 days. A raccoon that turned out to be rabid attacked someones dog a couple of weeks ago.
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Drs. Foster & Smith Donates over $100,000 in Pet Food, Carriers, & Cash to Katrina Animal Rescue Efforts; Additional
Doctors Foster & Smith, the nation's leading pet supply cataloger, has responded to the terrible tragedy in the Gulf States with extraordinary compassion and generosity.
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Folks play chicken with Waukegan law
The Christmastime wake-up call is etched in Marjory Motiaytis' mind. "It was 4:30 in the morning," Motiaytis said of the rooster's cry. A Waukegan police officer confiscated the animal, which appeared to be in good health and may have been a pet, she said. Where it came from remains a mystery.
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Pet Insurance : 08 September 2005

ADDING MULTIMEDIA The Iams Company and ProScan Launch Iams Pet Imaging Center to Bring Life-Saving MRI Scans to Bay
Bay Area pet owners and veterinarians will now have the option of limiting invasive exploratory surgery for their nearly two million dogs and cats with the opening of the Iams Pet Imaging Center in Redwood City, between San Francisco and San Jose.
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Corvus eyes insurance sector
After realising 8 million from share stake sales, Corvus Capital is looking to buy hefty books of insurance business.
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Daily Local News - News - 09/08/2005 - Man mauled, pet killed in dogfight
Gas prices are going through the roof. How have the skyrocketing prices affected your family budget? (Poll results are unscientific.)
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Fitness Calendar for the week of September 5, 2005
For information or to make an appointment at any of the Missoula-area sites, call 543-6695 or the number listed. Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Missoula Red Cross Center, 3 to 6 p.m.; and Kalispell Red Cross Center, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, noon to 5 p.m.
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Pet Health Insurance: 08 September 2005

houstonpress.com | News | Katrina & The Waves | 2005-09-08
Houstonians know what it's like to get hammered by a super-storm, so there were some guilty sighs of relief along with the requisite concern when it became clear Hurricane Katrina wouldn't be coming our way.
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Amazing results when a plan comes together
Four friends and CitiCapital co-workers, Tonya Hooton, Rose Riley, Laura McClaskey, and Terry Hatfield, had a short brainstorming session on helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. What could be done in a short amount of time relying on the giving hearts of area individuals? As it turns out - a LOT!
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Hurricane victims enrollment in Brenham school district nears 100
The number of students enrolling in the Brenham school district because of Hurricane Katrina is nearing 100.
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Ordinance would target landlord bans
CARTERET If it weren't for Plato the 10-pound toy poodle, Linda Rauh believes she might never have walked again. Depressed and using a wheelchair to get around after breaking her back and undergoing eight operations, Rauh received Plato as a birthday gift. She credits him with changing her life.
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Cat Insurance: 08 September 2005

Columbus Alive
Need more power, control, or help with harmony? Live performance/studio. All styles punk to country. Piano lessons(fun & challenging), live music & tuning. Juilliard New York trained. 30 yrs. exp.
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Residents heard sirens but not smoke alarms
Residents of Three Rivers East apartments hang out at the north apartment building waiting to be allowed to collect their belongings from their apartments after Wednesdays evacuation.
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LACEY
The 12th Annual Apple Festival sponsored by the Lacey Historical Society will take place at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, Route 9 and Oak Street. The celebration will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.
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If health plan won't pay claim, appeal with letter, records
A serious illness is hard on the body and the mind. If your health plan refuses to pay some of the bills, you may feel too weary to fight. But you have a right to appeal those decisions, and the odds of success are better than you may think.
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Cat Health: 08 September 2005

Local Family Exposed To Rabid Cat
Health officials said nine people in Macomb County were treated for rabies after being exposed to a stray kitten, Local 4 reported.
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If health plan won't pay claim, appeal with letter, records
A serious illness is hard on the body and the mind. If your health plan refuses to pay some of the bills, you may feel too weary to fight. But you have a right to appeal those decisions, and the odds of success are better than you may think.
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Oswego Daily News - Oswego, New York - Pet Health: Why Does My Puppy Pee When He Sees Me?
Pet Health: Why Does My Puppy Pee When He Sees Me? Whenever I come home, my puppy pees. I thought he was housetrained, he does ask to go out, but then he'll squat and pee right in front of me. I have tried scolding, but he still does it. What can I do?
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Felines friend helps pets survive cat-astrophies
IT IS the pur-fect job for cat lovers, says Dorothy Dolan of Rhos on Sea but even she admits kitten fostering is not for the faint-hearted. And as she has been a fosterer for more than 27 years, Dorothy knows best.
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Dog Health: 08 September 2005

Pet Health: Dirt-Eating Dogs, Kitty Kidney Disease
My 3 dogs are all very healthy and active. However, when outside they will for no reason start to eat dirt. They dig up the grass or go to a grassless area and start to chow down. We feed them Iams dog food and they seem to have no trouble with any bodily functions. Buddy, WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?
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Patients can get a pet - on prescription 1,000
NHS patients are being given a dog on prescription to combat long-term ill health, it has emerged.
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Child recovering after attack from rabid dog
Health officials say a dog that mauled a four-year-old child in Rankin Inlet last weekend was infected with rabies. The child is being treated at a hospital in Winnipeg.
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Pet Health: 05 September 2005

Pet groomer brushes by hand
The thing about Park City pet owners, is that they don't have one dog, they have three, notes Park City Pet Grooming owner Leigh Kracht. And she is no exception. Her pack includes two large, husky Alaskan Malamutes, Nash and Bianca, and a small, shaggy-haired Maltese named Schnopy.
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Good Samaritan invests $18 million in equipment upgrades
In a bid to boost its competitive footing with Stanford Hospital and other Bay Area health care leaders, San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital is pumping $18 million into new oncology, neuroscience and cardiology equipment.
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Animal Victims of Hurricane Katrina Need Your Help
Losing a pet can make the tragedy of a disaster like a hurricane even more devastating.
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Sarah E. "Sally" Fulton
Sarah E. "Sally" Fulton, 82, of Euclid, died Sept. 3, 2005, at Madison Health Care. Sarah E. "Sally" Fulton, 82, of Euclid, died Sept. 3, 2005, at Madison Health Care.
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Pet Health Insurance: 02 September 2005

NEED HELP?
Living expenses Save your receipts. That's good advice for hurricane refugees paying for temporary housing and new clothes, said Dean Cushman, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Private insurance or government programs that might eventually reimburse those costs will need them.
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Storm refugees face slow return
It's the tailgate party amid turmoil: Teens munch potato chips, dads listen to radios, kids chase each other, while mothers chat nearby. This parking lot, an hour west of New Orleans, has become a way station for hurricane refugees with nowhere else to go.
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The Patriot Ledger at SouthofBoston.com
How much do we love our animals? A CAT scan for cats is one thing. But root canals for wolves? Transfusions for ferrets? Radiation and advanced chemo for dogs?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why pay for their mistake? Help! Can someone please explain to me why the insurance company and the driver described in this article ("Settlement ends suit," Aug. 23) are not the victims? Is this just Lenawee County, or is this typical in Michigan?
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Pet Health Insurance: 01 September 2005

NEED HELP?
Living expenses Save your receipts. That's good advice for hurricane refugees paying for temporary housing and new clothes, said Dean Cushman, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Private insurance or government programs that might eventually reimburse those costs will need them.
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Storm refugees face slow return
It's the tailgate party amid turmoil: Teens munch potato chips, dads listen to radios, kids chase each other, while mothers chat nearby. This parking lot, an hour west of New Orleans, has become a way station for hurricane refugees with nowhere else to go.
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The Patriot Ledger at SouthofBoston.com
How much do we love our animals? A CAT scan for cats is one thing. But root canals for wolves? Transfusions for ferrets? Radiation and advanced chemo for dogs?
Read More...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why pay for their mistake? Help! Can someone please explain to me why the insurance company and the driver described in this article ("Settlement ends suit," Aug. 23) are not the victims? Is this just Lenawee County, or is this typical in Michigan?
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