Ask a country vet: how often should I bathe my dog? Why do parrots pluck out their feathers? And can I catch cat scratch fever from my kitty? Dr. Rob Sharp of Hillsboro, Ohio, has answers.(out and about)(Interview)Sharp, Rob
similar ways. Health officials in Alaska say an elderly man there died in January after contracting avirus known as Alaskapox, possibly from a scratch from a stray cat. It was the firstconfirmed deathfrom Alaskapox, also known as AKPV, which is related to the smallpox, cowpox andmpox...
You don’t want to go searching for supplies when there’s a minor accident to tend to. Your kit should be easy to find. But it should be kept in a high, childproof cabinet, far away from kids’ prying fingers. Keep one full-sized kit in a central spot at home, such as your ki...
With small children, the scratch test is used less often because the possible allergens used in the test may actually trigger a reaction in a child who has not been exposed to that substance before. Neither the scratch test nor the blood test is 100 percent accurate, but the results, taken...
Folks sometimes have the mistaken notion that if you don't raise a dog from scratch, you'll only have trouble. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, it may be easier in some ways for a tiny pup to bond with you, but there are definite advantages to the older dog. For one...
As much as your little one may try, you need to stop them scratching as much as possible. Scratching their eczema can damage the skin and make it worse. Try popping cotton anti-scratch mittens on their hands for bedtime, to prevent your baby from scratching their face. ...
Don’t play with animals that bite or scratch. Trim your pet’s claws. Don’t let animals lick your face. Keep your pets inside as much as possible. Get someone else to clean your pet’s waste. You may have to clean up your pet’s pee,poop, or vomit sometimes. Always wear waterpr...
In addition, there are well over 40 diseases that have "fever" as part of the disease name (for example, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, cat scratch fever, Lassa fever, and many more). Each disease has fever as one of its symptoms; countless other conditions may have fever as a symptom...
she's moving. Breeds originating in cold climates have larger-than-normal paw pads, and that's because their pads help them navigate ice and snow. Dogs bred for endurance haveso-called cat feet. Their paw pads are more rounded, and they don't need to use as much energy to lift their...
At the end of our conversation, Dr. Rollow said he was going to test me for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). I had never heard of it and had no idea what it was. I’ve come to learn that EBV is an acute form of mono that many people have in their bodies but that does not often ma...