Summer is finally here! The bout of cabin fever you and your pets suffered during those cold winter months is gone and the urge to roam the open spaces has come on strong.
When my five-year-old Labrador retriever Toby developed a lump, the veterinarian estimated the cost for surgery, boarding, and follow-up care at $340. But then we learned he had cancer.
Rabies is a fatal virus that attacks the nervous system and is spread through the saliva of mammals, explains Maureen Carroll, D.V.M., an internist at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, a division of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dogs and cats have been domesticated for thousands of years. They have eaten file residue of man's diet, which, since the inception of fire, has been cooked. In the past 15 years, a number of purported natural diets for dogs and cats have grown in popularity.
Just because they've got four legs doesn't mean cats and dogs don't need a little help staying in balance. We asked Roger W. Valentine, D.V.M., a holistic veterinarian in Santa Monica, Calif.
