At Least Americans Are Spending A Record $50.84 Billion On Pet Care
Despite the anemic state of affairs in the U.S., there's at least one industry un-phased by the economic picture: the pet business. It's absolutely booming.From 1994 to 2010, the American Pet Products...
View ArticleStrapped Consumers Still Forking Over Thousands On Pet Care
Not everyone's sick enough to kill off their pooch to make a quick buck. Pet owners coughed up an average of $505 taking their pets to the vet last year, according to a new AP-Petside.com poll.About 80...
View Article7 Ways To Slash Your Pet's Medical Bill In 2012
Last month we took our cat in for his well care visit and rabies shot. All in all, it went well; next visit he has to have some blood work done to monitor any side effects of his current...
View ArticleHumane Society Kills Cat After Refusing To Take Credit Card Payment Over The...
This story is just heartbreaking. When a Phoenix man couldn't afford the $400 veterinary bill for his injured 9-month-old kitten, Scruffy, he did what seemed logical at the time: surrendering ownership...
View ArticleBetter Think Twice Before Purchasing Tigger's Flea Meds From A Drugstore
Here's some news that'll be sweet music to Labradoodle owners' ears: Kroger is one of the latest grocers to begin selling pet meds in its pharmacies nationwide, reports Houston Chronicle's David...
View ArticleHow To Remove A Four-Pound Hairball From A 400-Pound Tiger
Ty the tiger had a tummy problem. His caregivers couldn't figure out why he wasn't eating.Ty is 17 years old and lives in Florida at Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Seminole, Fla. — a non-profit...
View ArticleThis Cow Lives With A Giant Hole In Her Side
Portia is a cow at Tufts university. She has been living with a large hole in her stomach since 2002. It looks life-threatening, but it's not. The hole was put there on purpose so scientists can study...
View ArticleA Texas Veterinarian Allegedly Kept A Family's Dog Alive For Blood Transfusions
A Fort Worth, Texas veterinarian has been arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals after a family alleged their dog was kept alive without their knowledge for blood transfusions instead of being...
View ArticleVeterinarian Kept Dog Meant To Be Euthanized Alive As Source For Blood...
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas veterinarian facing animal cruelty charges for keeping a dog meant to be euthanized alive as a source for blood transfusions said on Friday he was too busy to put the...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Underrated Jobs Of 2014
Some of the highest-paying, fastest-growing, most rewarding jobs in America are underrated.Why? Perhaps it's because they're not the mostglamorous professions or they don't seem exciting. Or maybe it's...
View ArticleThis Cat Got A Life-Saving Blood Transfusion — From A Dog
A Florida cat managed to hang onto one of his nine lives after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from an unlikely donor — a dog.Buttercup was admitted to Marathon Veterinary Hospital in...
View ArticleLEGO is slipping a feminist message into its newest line of characters
Women aren't entering fields of science and math in large numbers, so LEGO is encouraging them on the minifig scale.The trend of men dominating STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, math)...
View ArticleThese are the worst jobs for your health
We combed data from the Occupational Information Network to rank jobs in America by their impact on workers' health, measuring six risks: exposure to contaminants, exposure to disease and infection,...
View ArticleWorld's first 'test tube' puppies born at Cornell
Researchers at Cornell University announced that seven puppies were bred using in vitro fertilization.It's the first successful experiment using the reproduction process on dogs and scientists think...
View ArticleInstagram's 'hottest vet' has thousands of followers — and not because he...
You’ve met the sexiest doctor alive, but how about the hottest veterinarian on the planet?Meet Dr. Evan Antin, the 31-year-old exotic animal veterinarian who works at the Conejo Valley Veterinary...
View Article4 incredible medical inventions that could save millions of lives
Nobody knows exactly when death is going to knock on your door. However, these new medical inventions could increase your chances to avoid it. These advanced medical equipment made by Revmedx, Suneris,...
View ArticleThis on-demand vet service is a great alternative for New York City pet owners
Raising a cat in New York City is no walk in the park. I have two. Aside from the struggle of finding a pet-friendly apartment to rent, there's the challenge of hauling food and litter home with no...
View ArticleWatch a cat get a CAT scan at a super-advanced animal hospital
One of the most important questions that comes when your pet becomes ill is how far you're willing to go to treat it.For many patients at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City, the answer to...
View ArticleNew York City's premier pet hospital says responsible owners make a scary...
Your pet isn't a person. If it gets hurt or sick, one of the first questions you'll get asked is how you're going to pay for its care.And if you don't have insurance, you can find yourself in the...
View ArticleScientists figured out why this dog breed can suffer from obesity
Dogs, just like humans, can gain excessive amounts of weight. While some dogs may have a few too many table scraps, there's one breed that has a disposition to packing on the pounds.Follow BI Video:On...
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