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How to Cure Your Dog’s Snoring

He's furry, lovable ... and snores louder than a chainsaw. No, we're not talking about your spouse. We're talking about your dog. Just as common as a spouse or housemate who snore is a dog that snores. In general, dog owners with dogs who snore have nothing to worry about. It's often not a sign of ...

Capital Blue Cross now offering pet insurance

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A major Pennsylvania health insurer has started offering pet insurance and that's no tall tail. Officials at Harrisburg-based Capital Blue Cross tell The Philadelphia Inquirer they believe the company is the first Blue Cross company to offer pet insurance. The program is managed by Philadelphia-based PetPlan. Capital Blue Cross strategic development director Stacy Balaban ...

CSU vet hospital uses metal jack to fix dog’s leg

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Between them, Sally and Cooper Stoffel now have six legs that are all about the same length. It wasn't always that way — while Sally Stoffel has two good legs, Cooper, a Great Dane puppy, spent the first three months of his life with a malformed hind leg. The leg was accidentally ...

Many ways to give pills to pets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giving pills to your pet may be more traumatic for you than the animal, but it doesn't have to be. There are many ways to get the job done. You can hold a small dog or cat like a football or a baseball; wrap the cat like a burrito; try decoys and ...

Pet’s bad breath may be sign of dental disease

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dogs have 42 teeth, humans have 32, cats have 30 and Mario has none. The cat was eating poorly, hiding in the closet, and had red, sore gums when he was diagnosed with a mouth infection called stomatitis. Three surgeries and $10,000 later, all his teeth had been pulled. "Once he started feeling ...

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