It can be hard to resist those soulful eyes, that wagging tail, and that earnest face. However, with pet obesity being one of the top health concerns for our pets, ... Read More

On April 20th, a poll on this site asked if viewers felt that the contamination was intentional, and the results are a definite "yes". Now the New York Times confirms ... Read More

It seems almost impossible to think that there could be any more pet foods added to the recall, but as of today, many new foods and treats from several companies ... Read More

SUNNYMUFFIN asks: "I am firmly determined to start feeding my pets (dog a cats) homemade food with their required nutrients. No matter how many sites I searched on the internet, ... Read More

The distinction between the pet foods and human foods being recalled is starting to blur. News of contaminated pork reaching human dinner tables was released last week from a hog ... Read More

I have been reading as much as I can on the pet food recall, as I am sure many pet lovers have. The volume of news is at times overwhelming. ... Read More

As reported by the Washington Post, the FDA has opened a criminal investigation of the pet food scare, as it has now been determined that meat from hogs fed contaminated ... Read More

In this press release to their customers, Royal Canin is recalling several of their premium dry dog foods and one cat dry dog food because they contain rice protein concentrate. ... Read More

I mentioned the addition of Natural Balance® Pet Food to the pet food recall on April 17th, and at the time of my original post, the Natural Balance® web site ... Read More

NEWLYWED2006 asks: "We have a kitten that we believe to be about 7-8 months old. When our vet did the pre-work for having her spayed, she found that the kitten's ... Read More

Grooming is a necessary part of owning pretty much any pet, and while grooming a bird is certainly less time consuming than grooming other pets, birds are no exception. Aside ... Read More

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® foods announced that they are voluntarily recalling dog and cat foods from a specific manufacturing lot that are being reported as causing vomiting and kidney ... Read More

How to get the most out of a flea bath, the start of a good flea control program. Not every itchy dog (or cat) has fleas, though. Be sure to ... Read More

Guest author Lianne McLeod, Guide to Exotic Pets, has consolidated these next few weeks of updates, as she reports they are "coasting for a while and trying to catch our ... Read More

MOOKIE2002 asks: "Any suggestions for a gift for a vet that treated my dog the last year of his life? She also was the one to put him to sleep. ... Read More

Many people are familiar with a captcha even if few people have heard the term "captcha". If you have ever filled out a web form and had to decipher "swimming" ... Read More

As reported by Cats Guide Franny Syufy, veterinarians in Marin County, California have determined that one of their patients was sickened by melamine found in Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics ... Read More

In a story unrelated to the Menu Foods pet food recall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on April 5, 2007 that the American Bullie dog chew toys may ... Read More

Menu Foods, the Canadian company responsible for the massive pet food recall in March 2007, has voluntarily expanded the recall to include all pet foods that contain the suspect wheat ... Read More

The pet food recall story continues to unfold, but many key details remain a mystery. This week, Cats Guide Franny Syufy details the source of the tainted wheat gluten imported ... Read More

After months of tests and trials, see the change in Simba's coat. Guest author Lianne McLeod has submitted new photos comparing Simba's coat in September of 2006 to March 2007. ... Read More

AMARENICK writes: "I am a 32 year old MBA, living in Canada - and now considering a career change to veterinary medicine. Pursuing a graduate degree in business was great, ... Read More

The massive pet food recall voluntarily initiated by Menu Foods has pet owners worried, confused and angry. Sadly, I feel that few people who have lost pets to illness or ... Read More