SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tahlula started life as a victim of bad breeding and will end it as a victim of arthritis. The Rottweiler had hip dysplasia and ruptured knee ligaments when she was adopted in 2006 at age 4. Ligament surgery followed, then a diagnosis of a dislocated spinal disc and arthritis so ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Watch out Mr. Hare, this tortoise has a wheel. A 12-year-old African tortoise that recently had its front left leg amputated due to injury is now moving just fine, thanks to a swiveling wheel attached to his shell by doctors at Washington State University's veterinary hospital. The 23-pound tortoise, named Gamera after the ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa veterinarian Steven Hodges often likens his work to that of a pediatrician. Though his patients are four-legged versus two-legged, many are regarded as children, or family members, by their owners, Hodges said. And like infants and young children, dogs and cats can't verbalize their feelings or symptoms, so to diagnose and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two stray dogs in Afghanistan that found comfort and companionship with a company of U.S. Army soldiers at a remote firebase are poised to leave the war zone behind. As the troops get set to return home, their spouses have raised nearly $6,000 to fly the dogs to the United States. A ...

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Here’s the scoop: Some apartment complexes are using DNA testing on dog doo to find out who’s not cleaning up after their pets. The Timberwood Commons in Lebanon, N.H., opened this year and already has had problems with some residents who aren’t cleaning up messes their dogs leave. So manager Debbie Violette is ...