They are never here long enough, and the retriever world lost a true
champion with the passing of NFC AFC Five Star General Patton in December.
Patton was owned by Deb Bredeson and trained in his early years by Jim Van
Engen at Right Start Kennels. He had a very successful early career
and placed 2nd in the [...]
Prevention and treatment of Heartworms in our canine companions has become
quite complicated in the last several years. As you can see by looking at
the following Heartworm Incidence Survey Map published by the American
Heartworm Society (AHS), the rate of Heartworm infected dogs has greatly
increased since 2001. These surveys are requested every 3 [...]
FDA NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: January 14, 2010
Media Inquiries: Ira Allen 301-796-5349, ira.allen@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
FDA Health Alert for Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged and
Distributed by Merrick Pet Care
Products may be contaminated with Salmonella
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use
Merrick Beef Filet Squares for dogs distributed [...]
Two Merial drugs designed to combat heartworm disease are in short supply,
with indications that the company is having problems with its separate
manufacturing facilities.The drugs affected are Immiticide (melarsomine
dihydrochloride) and Heartgard (ivermectin) tablets.
With Merial’s more popular Heartgard chewables still widely available and
other heartworm preventatives on the market, the temporary shortage -
expected [...]
This week on the AKC Genome Barks series, Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt, a specialist
in internal medicine and infectious disease at North Carolina State
University, talks about Canine Bartonella infections. Dr. Breitschwerdt has
received funding from the Canine Health Foundation for various infectious
diseases (visit www.caninehealthfoundation.org for more information on Dr.
Breitschwerdtâs research) including Bartonella spp. [...]
