Parvovirus

“Each year approximately 115 million animals worldwide are used for scientific or commercial testing, yet out of that amount, only 15 million animals survive. Resulting over 100 million left dead.” Stated Peta, an animal protection organization. Animals are used to develop medical treatments, check the safety of products destined for human use, and other health care uses. However, animal testing cause more hazards than advantages. Some animals include mice, fish, rabbits, hamsters, birds, dogs,…

Animal testing is a very controversial topic. People have many different views on it, but the most important are whether animals should be used for testing products or not.There are many pros and cons in using animals for testing. Animals are being used to test products that are for commercial use and people believe that using them is safer than using the human body. Some people believe it is good that animals are used to test products instead of humans, while others believe that it is bad to…

It can be hard to resist that puppy you see for sale in the window of a pet shop. But a closer look into how these stores obtain these animals reveals a horrifying truth behind puppy mills. There is an enormous demand for purebred puppies in the United States. Approximately 44.8 million American homes have at least one dog as a pet (APPMA). Roughly 90 % of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills (PAWS). There are thousands upon thousands of homeless dogs throughout the United States who need…

I. It's estimated that 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States. About 18 million of those dogs and about 43 million of those cats are never vaccinated. ( Burns, 2013 ) A. There are 3 core vaccines, besides rabies, that Veterinarians recommend for dogs. Including 5-in-1, Leptospirosis, and Bordatella. These are considered vital to all pets based on risk of exposure, severity of disease or transmissibility to humans. (ASPCA ) 1. 5-in-1 and Leptospirosis are…

When it comes to the topic of animal testing, most of us will readily agree that it is a very debatable discussion. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question whether it helps researchers to find new drugs and treatments suitable for humans. Whereas some are convinced that animal testing does help researchers find new effective drugs and treatments, others maintain that some drugs tested on animals are ineffective or even safe for human consumption. In my perspective the…

diseases. Most shelters will say to not put your hands in the cages, this is to prevent upper respiratory infection and kennel cough, because not every dog there will have the greatest immune system. Other diseases like feline panleukopenia, canine parvovirus, Lyme disease, and heartworm are all factors and extremely expensive to treat. Pet store animals don’t carry these diseases which is an upside, but that is because they only sell new puppies that weren 't saved from the streets. Shelters do…

Blood Transfusions – Principles Questions 1. Different components of WBC’s? How much of blood is plasma? 2. Function of RBC antigens? 3. Which blood type is universal recipient? Universal donor 4. Important facts about Rh factors? 5. Most fatal hemolytic reactions result from? 6. What are the procedures for donor/recipient blood? 7. How long does a type and screen take? What does it determine? 8. Type and crossmatch take how long? What three phases are performed? 9. Type A…

Does it seem like your fur baby sleeps a lot? In fact all dogs, regardless of size or breed tend to sleep most of the time and we got an explanation about that. It is safe to say that huge part of their lives are spent being asleep. Dogs tend to sleep half the day away and are only active about 20% of the day. Unlike human, dogs don’t have the same sleeping patterns and their patterns vary according to different factors not to mention that they have heightened senses which make them alert most…

Many people fear that the addition of a dog park will bring new diseases to the community. Some common diseases that cause concern among dog owners are parvovirus, rabies, ringworm, along with parasites like ticks and fleas. It is a popular belief that all dogs are carriers of these diseases. Not all dogs carry diseases, for they are vaccinated as early as 8 weeks of age against them. In addition to this…

Animal Rights Tilikum was the first owned whale in the Sealand of the Pacific aquarium that was isolated from the other orcas in his own pool; Tilikum was taken from his natural habitat as an adult, and suddenly was forced to make a dramatic change to being in an isolated pool. Because of this dramatic change, it caused Tilikum stress, depression from being alone, and anxiety from being in an enclosed tank instead of having a free amount of miles to roam. This unfair treatment leads to Tilikum…