My siblings and I are members of the last generation to grow up immersed in America’s mythology: the cowboys in the Great American West. [That’s me, Leah, and Matt with the six-gun in 1961] Between my father’s great love for horses and 4 out of 5 TV shows being Westerns (even the test pattern had […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Okay, it may look like I’m getting close to the end of sequel titles, but I’ve got a few more up my sleeve. It would be good if we get to the end of the recalls pretty soon, though. Today’s announcement by American Nutrition is a little farther ranging. That sounds like a pretty generic […]
And the hits just keep on comin’. Natural Balance has added more foods to their recall list, but the web link is the same. Drs. Foster & Smith are the new kids on the block. The summary is on the KVC webpage.
When we welcome a new client to our practice, part of the process is a questionnaire about their pet’s health history and environment. The last question is: "Do you consider your pet to be a member of the family?" and most people answer "Yes". The human-animal bond is very strong. It’s very common for people […]
On a much smaller scale, thankfully. Two of the four new ones are in Canada and South Africa. One is an expansion of the original Menu Foods list. Only one seems to be a new player, and I must admit I’d never heard of them before: Blue Buffalo. As usual, I’ve added the new links […]
If you were reading a couple of months ago, you may recall that our family has an affinity for the traditions and mythos of the Great American West. There’s the Sons of the Western Bootheel, for instance. You got to share our visit with The Rhinestone Ropers a while back. Tomorrow I leave for Claremore, […]
Regular readers may recall the story of Kirby, the dog with the leg problem who came down with Parvovirus before we could deal with his leg. He was on I.V. fluids for four days. It was another two days before he could really keep much food down. Today he was pronounced recovered from Canine Parvovirus […]
I keep thinking that everybody who even thinks that they might have a problem will have quit stone-walling by now and recalled their food. Yet, today we have another report from Natural Balance. Of course, it’s possible that their food problems have nothing to do with the previous reports. Maybe they’re the victim of mass […]
Every now and then, somebody thinks that having a donkey basketball game would be one hum-dinger of a fund-raiser. Then they have one. Attendance is big. Everybody loves it…but it’s a long time before somebody thinks that again: too hard to get a new crew of donkey-riders while it’s fresh on the minds of the […]
In light of the recent spate of pet food recalls, many folks have considered preparing their pet’s diet themselves from fresh ingredients. Since any fresh produce that is out of season must be coming from South America or someplace, I’m not sure how that makes us feel that much safer. There is nothing inherently wrong […]
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