In July 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began investigating reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain pet foods, many labeled as “grain-free” and containing a high proportion of peas, lentils, other legume seeds (pulses), and/or potatoes in various forms. While the FDA and veterinary scientists have yet to pinpoint the underlying mechanism of non-hereditary DCM, also known as diet-related DCM, the FDA did just update their DCM case numbers, and the topic is in the news again. To help readers understand this complicated issue, this blogpost will focus on many of the unfamiliar terms used in the FDA reports.
Heart Disease is Not the Same in Dogs and Cats
Veterinarians often say, “Cats are not small dogs.” When we say this, we mean that the same disease can look very different in the two species. Heart disease is a good example of
TORONTO — A Federal Court docket is ordering Canada’s web service providers to dam web sites for an organization promoting pirated television on-line, deeming that such a move wouldn’t infringe on freedom of expression or web neutrality. Right here is the way it works; you’ll find a virtual pet web site online and you can adopt that pet and do other issues with them reminiscent of activities, costume them, feed them, you’ll be able to even send them to high school or get them a job! Before all of that however, you have to to register with the virtual pet adoption web site and “select” your animal, these animals embody every day domestics similar to kitties and puppies on as much as different things like monkeys, frogs, lions and rabbits among other animals.