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Keeping your home poison safe

The ASPCA have a very useful section on their site on keeping your home poison-free for your animals. Given I've also been focusing on the same thing for Ellie, my 20-month old daughter, as well as for pets, I thought you might also be interested. Link

Have you had any experiences with your pets eating poisons in your house?

My parents' dog, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, once ate several pounds of chocolate I had brought back from England (everyone was sad!) and had to be admitted into hospital for a couple of days because she had heart problems and nearly died. It was my fault for leaving the chocolate on the floor after getting in very tired from jet lag. Who would have thought chocolate would be poisonous? Who would have thought such a small dog could eat so much?!

IAMS launches third MRI center in California

IAMS has been testing a couple of MRI centers out in Washington and Raleigh, NC, which must have been going well because they just launched another on the west coast in Redwood City in Northern California.

Believe me, this is just a start for IAMS. Before you know it, there will be an IAMS MRI center in every large community near you. This is good for animal health; not so good for your budget. What would you do if faced with a $1,500 option of an MRI? It's a tough question.

IAMS news release

Katrina's effect on animals

I'm sure there are lots of articles out there on the effect of Katrina on the animals but this one stood out to me. The article covers how the zoo animals fared in New Orleans and moves on to what is happening with the pets that were left behind. It's a well-written commentary on the situation down there and some hope for the pets who have been left behind.

Link: The Globe and Mail: Zoo animals fared better than people.

If you have any other articles you would like to post on the topic, feel free to use the comments to do so.

Katrina help

Here at Embrace, we are all horrified at what is happening down on the gulf coast and in New Orleans. Courtesy of Bark Magazine, here is a list of animal-related organizations that are involved in the Katrina crisis.

More requests for help.

I have posted the links in the left margin as well.

Please give generously, whichever organization you choose.