November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month!

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month! Make a difference and honor a dog's life by providing a loving home to one in his/her twilight years. There are great benefits to adopting a senior dog: they have a much calmer energy, require less strenuous exercise, and less often, and are most often already housebroken. They are perfect for showing younger dogs the rules ~ and prove to be invaluable tools to balance other dogs in your pack.

For more information on some amazing senior dogs currently available for adoption, please visit http://www.muttville.org/

There are some wonderful older dogs available that are in need of a loving and caring family to be a part of. Dogs like Angel, an 11 year old Shepherd mix (female), URGENTLY NEEDS FOSTER/FOREVER HOME! Angel is 45 lb., physically healthy,shepherd mix (she was a rescue dog via Second Chance Rescue).
http://www.muttville.org/

Can Pets Catch Swine Flu?

Swine flu, also known as H1N1 influenza, has been dominating the news recently. The viral strain appears set to cause the first influenza pandemic in a generation. Influenza pandemics are big deals. The pandemic of 1918-1920 caused more people to die from flu than from bullets or bombs during World War One.

Influenza viruses are known for infecting multiple species–as the name would imply, swine flu developed in pigs and then spread to people.

This may lead pet owners to wonder: can cats and dogs catch swine flu?

The answer appears to be no. DVM Newsmagazine reports that there is no evidence cats or dogs can contract, carry, spread, or suffer illness from H1N1 influenza.

Source: Dr. Eric Barchas, DVM