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01/29/2024

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/viva-recalls-duck-recipes-due-to-potential-salmonella-listeria-monocytogenes-contamination/

Viva recalls one lot of its duck products due to potential salmonella contamination. Sign up to the Dog Food Advisor for free recall alerts

12/23/2023

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/blue-ridge-beef-issues-voluntary-recall-blue-ridge-beef-kitten-grind-blue-ridge-kitten-mix-and-blue

Blue Ridge Beef is recalling all lot numbers and used by dates between N24 1124 to N24 1224 of their 2 lb log of Kitten Grind UPC 8 54298 00101 6; 2lb log of Kitten Mix UPC 8 54298 00143 6 and their 2lb log of Puppy Mix UPC 8 54298 00169 6 due to contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogene

06/16/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3333434796969289&id=100024670683216&mibextid=v7YzmG

06/20/2022

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/freshpet-june-2022/

04/04/2021

Happy Easter! 🐣 Please don’t give baby bunnies or chicks as gifts. And never have cats anywhere near lilies. This beautiful, fragrant plant can put a 🐱 in kidney failure with just a lick or bite.

https://healthtopics.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/feline/lily-toxicity-cats

What is lily toxicity? Takeaways Lilies are lethally toxic to cats. All members of the plant genus Lilium, including Easter lilies, contain a chemical that can damage cat kidneys. Ingestion of even a small amount of plant material from certain types of lilies is a veterinary emergency for cats and e...

03/17/2021

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/bravo-packing-expands-recall/

Complete details of the expanded Bravo Packing pet food recall of March 2021 as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor.

10/13/2020

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/sunshine-mills-aflatoxin/

Complete details of the October 2020 aflatoxin pet food recall... as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor.

03/04/2020

UPDATE on COVID-19 in pets

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https://wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/COVID-19_WSAVA-Advisory-Document-Feb-29-2020.pdf

See attached link for more Information about COVID-19 and pets involvement .

Basically, there was a dog in Hong Kong who tested weak positive for the virus. That dog is in quarantine but not exhibiting any symptoms consistent with COVID-19. They are continuing to monitor and test. There is some speculation that it may have been environment contamination that caused the weak positive. Historically in dogs corona virus has caused intestinal disease (diarrhea) and not respiratory disease. It is also a different subset of corona virus (alpha versus beta in COVID-19).

Recommendations at this time is if you are infected with COVID-19 and must care for your pet wash hands before and after interactions and wear a face mask. If your dog is sick and has been around a person infected with COVID 19 do NOT take your pet to a veterinary hospital. Instead contact the public health official working with that person's case. If they feel there is risk then they can set up an appropriate quarantine area before you enter a veterinary hospital to reduce any potential spread to people or other dogs, until they can determine if the dog is infected.

11/19/2019

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/go-raw-llc-recalls-one-lot-quest-beef-because-possible-salmonella-health-risk

Go Raw, LLC, of Cottonwood Utah is recalling its 2lb. frozen bags of “Quest Beef Cat Food” because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/02/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/performance-dog-raw-pet-food/

Complete details of the Performance Dog raw pet food recall of September 2019 recall as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor.

09/03/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fda-aunt-jenis-home-made/

Complete details about the FDA warning not to feed certain lots of Aunt Jeni's pet food due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria bacteria

08/15/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/texas-tripe-recall-salmonella-listeria/

Complete details of the Texas Tripe pet food recall as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor.

08/01/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fda-alert-pig-ear-pet-treats/

Complete details of the FDA warning for consumers to avoid buying or feeding any pig ears dog treats due to contamination with Salmonella.

03/27/2019

PET FOOD RECALL
https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fda-warning-darwins/

Complete details about the FDA product alert issued for Darwin's Natural raw dog food due to Salmonella contamination and posted by the Dog Food Advisor.

03/21/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/hills-dog-food-recall-expands/

March 20, 2019 — Hill’s Pet Nutrition is expanding its voluntary recall of canned dog food products due to elevated levels of vitamin D. This recall expansion relates to the same vitamin premix that led to the January 31 voluntary recall previously announced on The Dog Food Advisor website. Vita...

02/01/2019

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/hills-prescription-science-diet-dog-food-recall/

January 31, 2019 — Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D, when consumed at very high levels, can lead to serious health issues in dogs including kidney dysfunction. What’s Recalled? The following...

12/07/2018

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/dangerous-levels-of-vitamin-d-discovered-in-several-dog-food-brands/

CAUTION — ONGOING SITUATION Last Updated December 7, 2018 December 7, 2018 — The FDA is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about recalls of several dry dog foods after receiving complaints that dogs eating the food experienced vitamin D toxicity. Testing found that samples of the a...

09/14/2018

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/performance-dog-pet-food-recall/

Complete details of the September 2018 Performance Dog pet food recall as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor

10/27/2016

FOUND wandering near Oakwood park in Venice. Sweet older (10-12years) pit mix. PLEASE SHARE. No collar or microchip

03/19/2016

A few pictures from the spay/neuter clinic

04/21/2015

Sadly we had to euthanize the raccoon last night. He started having seizures. Apparently there is an outbreak of distemper virus in raccoons in this area. Sad little guy. Feel good he didn't suffer and had a great last meal.

04/20/2015

A Good Samaritan found this adult raccoon near death this morning and called me. Together we worked on feeding and hydrating him. See his miraculous improvement!

04/04/2015

Babies everywhere! Check the pouch on dead possums! These guys might be inside and hungry

04/04/2015

Spring is here- It's baby time!! Possums and squirrels oh my! These baby possums were brought in by animal control who luckily knew to check the pouch on a dead possum. So if you see a dead possum please check the pouch for babies!!!

01/09/2015

Just face timed with one of my favorite patients, Unii, the chinchilla and his parents. We have been through a lot of teeth problems over the years. He has been such a little trooper. Tonight I got to say goodbye as he was passing. Feel lucky to have been there with them. Farewell to the coolest little grey fluff ball. RIP Unii.

11/21/2014

Saying goodbye to a sweet K9 friend and patient today. Going to miss you Ellis. Don't worry we will take care of your mommy. Now hurry up and get marking the fields of heaven....

08/22/2013

Still at work! Gotta be back in 4 1/2 hours! Long surgery on a dog that ate cloth and required a gastronomy and 6 enterotomies ( intestinal incisions) to remove!

06/30/2013

My patient on a walk! Boarding with us for awhile.... Talk about stubborn!

06/22/2013

Check out this chameleon sn**ching up lunch

06/22/2013

Watch this chameleon sn**ch up his lunch....