By hello@rufusandcoco.com.au on
9/2/2010 5:59 PM
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By hello@rufusandcoco.com.au on
4/16/2010 10:52 PM
Dr Jodie Wilson, President Elect of the Queensland Division of the Australian Veterinary Association, said: "We have seen a significant increase in dogs with canine parvovirus being brought into veterinary surgeries in recent weeks.
"This disease is highly contagious and tends to favour the hot and humid conditions that we have recently been having across the eastern states of Australia."
Dogs that are particularly susceptible to parvovirus are young puppies and dogs that have not had their vaccinations.
"Adult dogs may need a booster and you can g ...
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By hello@rufusandcoco.com.au on
2/24/2010 10:00 PM
Could dogs have prevented Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab from boarding a plane with explosives hidden in his underwear?
CNN asked the question yesterday — the answer to which is, with enough properly trained dogs, probably.
But explosives-detecting dogs, the report points out, aren’t generally trained to sniff out humans, and having them do so might raise some privacy concerns.
Still, those quoted in the report say, something as low-tech as dogs could be our best solution to the problem.
“The fact that this individual showed up with a one-way ticket, purchased with cash and no checked baggage — he should have been pulled aside,” said security expert Larry Berg, a consultant with Berg Associates. “And at that point, if inspected by a dog, he literally could have been detected.”
“A well-trained dog and a ...
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By hello@rufusandcoco.com.au on
2/12/2010 12:00 AM
According to research dogs may have the ability to detect certain types of cancer by smell. Specially trained dogs can detect certain proteins occurring in cancer patients’ breath. The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) believes that this research further exemplifies the value of properly trained dogs in society both as companions and as working dogs and looks forward to future research being undertaken in this area.
“Breast and lung cancer have been confirmed in people who are already diagnosed by conventional testing methods by trained dogs using their highly sensitive nose in research studies. Our canine companions are still not officially used in clinical detection but with further positive research this would be a likelihood.”, says veterinarian and ANKC spokesman Dr Peter Higgins.
Studies undertaken in the United Kingdom, the USA, and Canada took a large group of people, half wi ...
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By hello@rufusandcoco.com.au on
2/9/2010 10:18 PM
According to research dogs may have the ability to detect certain types of cancer by smell. Specially trained dogs can detect certain proteins occurring in cancer patients’ breath. The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) believes that this research further exemplifies the value of properly trained dogs in society both as companions and as working dogs and looks forward to future research being undertaken in this area.
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By host on
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:54 AM
Pets today are being treated more like ‘one of the family’ than in any previous generation. With an enormous array of products on the market aimed at improving a pet’s lifestyle, the transference of parenting instincts onto family pets is increasingly easier.
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By host on
Monday, March 31, 2008 3:57 PM
One in three women delays leaving an abusive relationship for fear her pet will be harmed, research has found. And, in more than half of the cases where women are abused, pets are also attacked.
The Relationship Between Family Violence And Animal Abuse: An Australian Study is the first research of its kind in this country and will be published this year
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By host on
Monday, March 31, 2008 3:56 PM
We’re often told that pets can live a long time, but in the case of an Eclectus parrot it can easily outlive its owner.
This is the problem Florida resident Laura Souza, 44, faced when she adopted the parrot Baby Nino, which could be expected to live up to the ripe old age of 70.
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By host on
Monday, March 31, 2008 3:19 PM
This is always funnny!
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By host on
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:50 PM
It may come as a surprise to know that in Australia there is currently no legislative control over what is added to pet food and, even worse, there are no legal requirements for pet food companies to list additives and preservatives in the labelling text. The Small Animal Veterinary Association (ASAVA) is concerned, in particular, about the regular addition of the preservative sulphur dioxide to pet food, which can severely affect pet health.
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