Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at
8:07 am

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 [...]
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011 at
6:00 am

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Harbor has over two feet of ears. Does that make him a 6-foot dog? Probably not. But on Tuesday, the black-and-tan coonhound from Boulder, Colo., gets the 2012 Guinness World Records title for “longest ears on a living dog.” His left ear is 12.25 inches long and his right is 13.5 [...]
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at
6:19 am

(Family Features) Pets add a lot of love and personality to a home – but they also add plenty that needs cleaning up. From slobbered-on chew toys to pet hair on the sofa, they definitely leave their mark on the home. Here are some simple tips for keeping things fresh and clean, for you and [...]
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Friday, September 2nd, 2011 at
8:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill requiring that cats and dogs released from California animal shelters be implanted with microchips to identify their owners is on its way to the governor. The state Assembly voted 45-21 last Thursday to approve the measure by Sen. Ted Lieu, a Torrance Democrat. It requires that owners of pets [...]
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at
8:00 am

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 [...]
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