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Cobb Style Meatloaf: for you and your pets

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Cobb Style Meatloaf By Vickie Harris: Paws 4 Health It’s almost Easter and it isn’t Easter without EGGS!! If you have children, or even if you don’t, it is hard not to want to dye some eggs to add to your Easter festivities. But what do you do with all of those hard boiled eggs? […]

The Goat: Bluetick Coonhound Rescue Story

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I wish I could look back at “the goat” rescue with fond memories but it was a painful, long and arduous experience. The redeeming memory is he found a home. Late one cold winter night several colleagues and myself with our significant others were driving home from a holiday dinner at our bosses house. Our […]

Why I Couldn’t Be a Veterinarian

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Respect for Veterinarians: Dealing with Pet Loss I was reminded today of one of the reasons I couldn’t be a veterinarian. I was sitting in the lobby with Winston waiting for his appointment. As I was sitting there a vet tech came out and spoke to the man sitting across from me. She said his […]

Fun for the Holidays: Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats

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PEANUT PAWS -Santa “Paws” will love them! Submitted by Vickie Harris Paws4Health.com This recipe is one of our signature recipes. It is considered a “treat” instead of a “snack” because it does contain a little more sugar than a snack recipe -BUT, I have yet to find a dog that doesn’t like the peanut butter […]

Diagnosis: Kidney Failure with an Update a Year Later

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(Originally Written September 16, 2011, with an update November 16, 2012) 8:00 am I got the call from our vet with the results from Addison’s bloodwork and urinalysis. Basically he said she was in the early stages of chronic renal insufficiency (kidney failure). Just thinking about it makes me cry. About a month ago I […]