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The pet food recall this week thankfully hasn’t developed much further. Sometimes no news is good news. The big lesson is, wash your hands when handling pet food, chews, treats and of course after poop duty. The FDA recommends a 20-second scrub with hot water and soap (“sing happy birthday twice to time yourself”, is [...]
Late on Friday night, Diamond Pet Foods issued a voluntary recall on dry dog foods manufactured in their South Carolina plant with ‘best by’ dates of December 9, 2012 through April 7, 2013. Several other brands have since issued preventative recalls as well. The reason for the recalls is contamination by salmonella. 14 people so far, including one person as close as [...]
In February, Zippy suddenly started walking very, very slowly & with obvious stiffness. I took him right over to our friends at Back Bay Vet for tests, and it turns out he had Erhlichia, a tick-borne bacterial infection that can cause arthritis-like symptoms. I was shocked; it had been a cold winter and there was snow [...]
Here’s Zip geared up for a hot summer commute into work. We walk in from the South End, so it’s about 30 minutes at pug pace to get to the store on Newbury Street. That’s too long without packing water, at a minimum. Today we’re trying out the summer gear: Ruffwear‘s Swamp Cooler Jacket, and [...]
Here’s the scoop on our food of the month, Stella & Chewy’s Frozen Raw Dinners, 25% off throughout June at our Newbury Street (Boston) or Portland Me store. Limit one per flavor/size per visit. More interested in a before & after? Read this recent Stella & Chewy’s story in the NY Times Well Pets Blog. Ideal for: [...]