Pet Vaccinations Make The TODAY SHOW

There is still conflicting information regarding the frequency of vaccinating our pets and veterinarians agree and disagree on the topic but there is the beginning of national awareness and that is key.
Always for you Smokey.

Is Money Worth A Beautiful Animal's Life

Three year old filly, Eight Belles'(February 23, 2005 – May 3, 2008) makes her debut in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby.


Eight Belles places second after Derby winner Big Brown.


Eight Belles collapses during her cool-down on the backstretch after breaking both her front legs.


In severe pain, Eight Belles is held down by track stewards.


After consultation with Derby on call veterinarian, Dr. Larry Bramlage a track side veterinarian administers an injection to euthanize Eight Belles.

Callie Plays Dead - Well Almost

Canine Sarcoma

This picture is of a female dog with genital sarcoma. If you can imagine this growing at the site of your pets repeated vaccinations. Our pets live short lives. Are we really making our pets healthier by what we do or their lives even shorter?

Canine Injection-Site Sarcoma: So Rare, Your Vet Won't Believe You
The Story of Duke, the Rare Wonder Dog

Duke is a young male boxer dog who proved his veterinarian wrong when he was diagnosed with a malignant injection-site sarcoma (ISS). Duke was born in a February litter of AKC registered boxer puppies in 2004. He received his first Rabies vaccination upon reaching the age of three months, as most dogs do.

Duke rebounded from the sharp sting of the vaccination needle and continued to play, as puppies love to do. He didn't seem to notice the small lump which appeared within a couple of days of the vaccination and which continued to linger for several weeks. Duke's family noticed though and returned to the Vet's office, where the lump was explained away as a possible allergic reaction to the shot, or as a small buildup of tissue under the skin that was considered a normal to an injection.

As the months passed, the lump continued to worry Duke's family; it was subcutaneous (under the skin) and seemed to be growing. Duke made a few more trips to the vet for this and that, and each trip, his human family would ask the vet to look at his lump again. Each time they were told not to worry about it, that "Boxers are notorious for tumor growths," and that "The odds of a cancerous tumor in a puppy this young are negligible."

Learn more about canine injection site sarcoma and Duke's story here.

Where Do You Want Your Clean Drinking Water To Go?

Low water at Lake Chesdin, Sept. 10, 2007. Mindy Perkinson and Matthew Williams from Dinwiddie, walk out several hundred yards on the low water mud flat at Cozy Cove where the water would normally be over their heads. (Don Long / Times-Dispatch).

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA—Due to severe drought conditions, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved a declaration of mandatory water-use restrictions at their Oct. 10 meeting. These restrictions will take effect on Monday, Oct. 15. (more…)

WATER-USE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO ALL COUNTY WATER CUSTOMERS

(c) Swimming pools — Limit to filling and replenishing to maintain health and safety. All other uses are prohibited.

This Doctor Was Once A Naughty Boy