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Ask the Vet: What is tracheal collapse?

Ask the Vet: What is tracheal collapse?

Perhaps you are a dog owner and have heard that intermittent “goose-honking” couch that has a sudden onset when you dog is pulling on the leash.

A temporary tracheal collapse may be responsible for your dog’s abnormal respiratory noises.

Tracheal collapse is when the cartilage rings of the trachea (windpipe) lose their rigidity and stretch, causing mild to more severe flattening and obstruction of the airway. The rings of the trachea are shaped like the letter C, but when the dog experiences tracheal collapse, the space within the C is flattened. Tracheal collapse typically occurs in small or toy breed dogs, such as miniatures poodles, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, and Yorkies.

Contrary to popular belief, this is an acquired disease. It occurs more frequently in older dogs, as the cartilage loses its rigidity and has been stretched throughout years, such as by being pressed on by a collar, ie, pulling on a leash. The cause is not well-understood, but genetic factors, neurologic factors, and general degeneration are believed to be involved.

The signs the dog owner sees usually involve noisy coughing, but may progress to exercise intolerance, fainting, and blue gums and tongues from lack of oxygen. Pet owners may notice a distinct cough when pressure is applied to the trachea.

A physical exam by the vet with tracheal palpation may reveal abnormally weakened tracheal rings. Chest x-rays can identify the problem, but only about 60% of the time due to problems if the x-ray is taken on inspiration or expiration. The definitive diagnosis is by endoscopy, but this test does have some inherent risks and it not performed in all patients, especially those where the problem is not severe and a medical problem.

So what does that leave a dog owner to do when they suspect tracheal collapse? If the problem is mild, it can be alleviated by using a leash that does not pull on the throat, such as a harness. For more serious cases, medical management (bronchial dilators, anti-inflammatories, and cough suppressants) is usually effective. In addition, avoiding high temperatures, situations that cause intense excitement, and if your pet is overweight, losing weight have also been shown to help.

For more serious cases where Fido is adversely affected, surgical correction may be of benefit. Surgery is reserved for dogs whose quality of life is compromised by this condition and have little to no response to medical or environmental therapies. Stents can be placed inside the trachea to support it and prevent collapse usually via endoscopy or fluoroscopy. When surgery is necessary, it usually does improve the quality of the dog’s life and lessens the clinical signs, however there are often side effects of the surgery, such as the potential complication of laryngeal paralysis. Also, with this being a condition that worsens with age, symptoms may reappear throughout the dog’s life even with a successful surgery.

Overall, the prognosis of most dogs with tracheal collapse is relatively promising. Most dogs can be managed with medical intervention. Close monitoring of the disease and the pet’s ability to breathe and exercise comfortably is recommended, and if you ever have any questions, you should promptly ask a vet.

Laci Schaible, DVM is a veterinarian and practices in Pennsylvania with her husband, also a veterinarian. In their spare time, they enjoy writing about pet health and educating pet owners how to be better advocates for their furkids.

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Nemesis / Niburu renamed Tyche – Evidence points to brown dwarf orbiting Sun

An old theory has re-appeared due to new evidence that it might actually exist. Years ago (and till today) some scientists have stated that regular mass extinctions are due to a far sun orbiting brown dwarf that regularly sends fast moving objects such as comets at Earth every 26 million years or so.

This object over the years has been called Niburu then Nemesis and now it’s being called Tyche.

It’s all the same theory that has circulated since the Babylonian’s named it Niburu. This object has been blamed for nearly all mass extinctions on earth that have been fairly regularly appeared every 26,000,000 years. Until now proof has either been non-existent or proven false. This might or might not be another case of it, but evidence is mounting on the side that states it does exist.

We have been told that NASA’s infrared space telescope WISE will confirm Tyche’s existence and location within two years.

A just published article on CNN is stating that mounting evidence is pointing to a brown dwarf roughly 4 times the size of Jupiter is in fact orbiting our sun at a distance of roughly 15,000 times further than Earth is from the sun or better understood as about a quarter light year away (about 3 light months away).

This object would be much closer than any other star. The nearest currently known is the red dwarf Proxima Centauri about 4.2 light-years away.

(image in this article is of Proxima Centauri, the best “near by” example of what it would be like, though Brown Dwarfs are much dimmer than red dwarfs)

For ease of understanding, picture a brown dwarf as a very large planet. It’s not massive enough to be considered a star but IS massive enough to start generating it’s own heat.

If discovered, it’s even questionable if the brown dwarf would be considered as part of the solar system though it would be unquestionable that it would affect our solar system.

Enjoy the new reality.

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Top 10 Misconceptions About Pet Health Insurance

Top 10 Misconceptions About Pet Health Insurance:

10. Pet health insurance is like human health insurance:

When I ask my clients if they are interested in learning about pet insurance, they often decline. The most cited reason? They don’t like their own health insurance policies and they assume that pet health insurance will be similar.

Unlike human health insurance, a pet policy is not true medical insurance and instead provides a fee-for-service indemnity coverage, similar to car insurance or homeowners insurance. To “indemnify” means “to make whole again, or to be reinstated to the position that one was in prior to the happening of a specified event or peril. “ In fact, many health insurance policies are underwritten by Marine Insurance Companies because pet insurance seems to classify similarly. It odd to find out that insuring a pet is more like insuring a boat or car than a person’s health.

9. Pet Health Insurance is managed care or will lead to managed care:

Pet insurance was developed over 30 years ago in Europe. Insurance, in general, is said to have appeared simultaneously with the appearance of human society and boats and homes have been insured since insurance appeared. “Managed care” has not evolved for boats or homes, so I suspect that pet owners and veterinarians can sleep well at night knowing that pet insurance will not follow human health insurance down the road of managed care and poor customer service. The report, “A Veterinarian’s Guide to Pet Health Insurance, states, “there are several specific reasons why pet health insurance has neither the power nor the incentive to foist managed care onto the profession.”

8. Pet health insurance is more expensive than human health insurance:

Pet health insurance usually carries a smaller deductible than human health insurance and the monthly premiums can be as low as $15 per month.

7. Puppies and kittens don’t need pet insurance. It is better to get them insurance when they are older, when they start having more medical problems:

The opposite is true. If you wait for a pet to get older, they may have already developed conditions that are excluded from the policy. It is best to insure your pet starting when they are a puppy or kitten.

6. If pet insurance is so great, why don’t I know anyone with pet insurance?

It is true that pet insurance policies cover a small percent of pets in the US. However, the industry is growing fast. 1-2% of pets in the U.S. have pet insurance policies, but in England, 20% of pets have policies and in Sweden, 49% of pets are insured. This may be related to the fact that pet owners assume that pet insurance is similar to U.S. human health insurance.

5. Why should I have pet insurance if I have to shell out money and wait to be reimbursed?

From my experience with various plans, the time it takes to get paid back from the insurance company is very quick. Your reimbursement will occur before you have to pay interest on any credit card expense. Also, if you are super worried, there is a company called Care Credit that provides zero percent interest for pet health expenditures in plenty of time to be reimbursed by the insurance company.

4. Isn’t pet insurance the same as just putting aside money for future vet bills?

Consider you put away $400 a year for veterinary bills and that year your pet has to go to the emergency room for a broken leg. It is broken so badly that it requires an orthopedic surgeon to place pins and a plate. This could set you back $7,000, leaving you with $6,600 of medical bills. If you had spent that money on a pet insurance policy, you would have only had to pay 80-90 percent of that bill, giving you a grand total debt of your deductible plus $1,000 to $1,800 and if your pet had complications, the additional bills would be covered with pet insurance.

3. My vet doesn’t take health insurance – I think.

Pet insurance policies do not mandate that you go to a particular veterinarian. Any vet you go to can treat your pet and then you can submit the bills to your pet insurance company.

2. I am really bad with paperwork and the system seems too complex to get paid back.

The very best veterinarians will submit the forms for you. Ask your vet if this is something they do. Furthermore, if you have access to the Internet, the best pet insurance providers have a policy user login where you can submit the forms online or fax them in.

1. It is so difficult to evaluate the pet insurance companies and compare their policies that I am overwhelmed.

Much of the research on policies, customer reviews, and insurer comparisons has already been done for you. Check out Pet Insurance Review online for unbiased evaluations and customer reviews of the different pet insurance providers.

Although pet insurance is often confusing because it is so different than human health insurance, once a pet owner purchases pet insurance, those discrepancies are beneficial to pet owners. If you need additional assistance with pet insurance and would like to ask a vet, consider asking an online veterinarian at VetLIVE.

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Review of the top online veterinary expert websites

Review of the top online veterinary expert websites: the good, the bad, and the ugly

We are turning to WebMD and Google more and more to help cure what ails us and like many of you, I also have turned to the Internet to help my pets. Understanding what is wrong with your pets isn’t an easy task and often people turning to online pet experts to help them. But, who are those “pet experts?” Are they vets? Is this a scam or hoax? How long does it take to get an answer, and will I learn anything useful?

I have adopted and now prefer the convenience the internet has brought to our lives, so I thought, why not check out the online pet Q&A sites and see how they measure up? I have a bulldog myself–that I spend a fortune on for her numerous and ongoing skin problems–and decided to post some questions to multiple sites. After all, a comprehensive review of all these sites didn’t come near approaching the cost of an office visit alone. The following is a review of the four leading “pet expert” sites:

Televets.com: Asking a question was confusing because of the need to register then sign up to subscribe to an RSS feed using an email program. I managed to do that, but then nothing happened. I waited and waited, kept pressing refresh to make sure I wasn’t missing something. While I was waiting, I checked out how one applies to become an expert. I was shocked to find out that pet technicians, trainers, and even regular pet owners are eligible as “pet experts.” While I listen to my trainer for training tips, I don’t want them answering my medical questions. It appears the only motivation for their “experts” to answer questions is their ability to market to the site’s audience. The bottom line: question responses are not immediate and the “pet advisors” aren’t all veterinarians (even regular pet owners answering pet medical questions). I never got an answer, and after 48 hours with no response, I stopped checking.

Price: Free
Timeliness: 1 out of 10
Quality: N/A
Only Vets: No
Overall Score: poor

PetDocsOnCall.com: This site does have all veterinarians but although my question was viewed 21 times, (you can see how many experts have looked at your question) it was never answered. Because I asked a question about a drug my pet accidentally ingested, it would have been far too late had my pet actually have ingested something. In three days, I never got an answer. An overall score of three was given because it’s free, all vets, and some people get answers (I’m assuming). I had high hopes for this one, as it is free and from vets, but I remain frustrated that veterinarians would actually see my question as a pet owner in need, and choose to not respond–nothing at all! They do have a blog and are on facebook. Though I never got an answer, I did read some of their posted Q&As. Their answers are pretty short, and their veterinarians seem to be pretty cautious in what they say–not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Lots of “take your pet to the vet” which is good, but not much offered in the way of explanations or what is reasonable at the vet, etc.

Price: Free
Timeliness: 1
Quality: N/A
Only Vets: Yes
Overall Score: poor to fair (depending on your question)

eAnswer.com and Justanswer.com: This site handles other things besides veterinary questions, ranging from legal to mechanic questions. I have used their legal Q&A portion in the past with variable success. You have to define the urgency and level of detail required after asking a question, and leave a deposit before the question can be answered. It was the most expensive of all the services because it ranges from $14 dollars for a slow and low detailed answer to $38 dollars for an urgent high detail answer. Text message notifications are optional. I chose a medium urgency and a medium detail Q&A and got a mediocre answer in twenty-two minutes. It is not clear if their “pet experts” are actually vets in the pet section (not the vet section). I felt the answer the vet gave was pretty short. For paying so much money, I really was left wanting more of an explanation, but it was fast and pretty easy to figure out. No blog, and I didn’t see any facebook for vets or pets.

Price: $14 (Base Q&A), $38 (High End Q&A)
Timeliness: Less than an hour–pretty good
Quality: 6
Only Vets: Unknown
Overall Score: good (but expensive)

VetLIVE.com: It was clear that only licensed veterinarians that have been vetted by the husband and wife veterinary owners answer your questions. Unlike the other services, they have more options. You can not only upload a photo of your pet but also their medical documents. I don’t have my pets medical documents at home, but I guess this would be useful for someone if they aren’t happy with their vet or want a second opinion. They also have instant messaging with a vet for 20 minutes for a slightly higher price point. They responded immediately and provided text messaging for updates. I browed their blog in the meantime, and learned some money saving tips. Their timeliness came in at number one, although justanswer was fast too, but vetlive’s answer quality and length was by far the best. The only negative was that you have to check out with Google checkout or PayPal. It was easy to upload a picture, but I didn’t upload any medical documents.

Price: $12.95 (Q&A), $19.95 (Chat)
Timeliness: Immediate
Quality: 10
Only Vets: Yes
Overall Score: Excellent (and affordable)

The Winner : VetLive

We found the overall experience to be the most rewarding. I have bookmarked their site and will definitely be using it in the future.

Overall, I think this is a great idea. I love the idea of it being free, but it makes sense now that their is a need for a small fee if you want a quality answer. A small fee is reasonable and I am happy to pay it, as it turns out you get what you pay for holds true in online pet Q&A.

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Heartworm Disease in Dogs

Heartworms (HWs) in dogs are parasites that live in the arteries of the lungs, the right side of the heart, and the vena cava. HW disease is the clinicopathologic manifestation of infestation with Dirofilariia immitis, the HW parasite. HW disease may result in pneumonitis, pulmonary endocarditis, hypertension, and thromboembolism, and death.

While most of the dog-owning general public is no aware that heartworms do exist, I want to set clear a few myths or areas of confusion I frequently see clients unaware of.

Exactly how dogs get HWs: the only way dogs can get HWs is through the bite of an infected mosquito. That means that dogs can not get HWs through other dogs infected with HW disease.

Where HW disease is found: HW disease has been reported in all 50 states–yes, even Alaska. All it takes is the bite of one mosquito infected with the heartworm larvae and your dog can contract HWs. With irrigation and building happening in many locations, mosquitos have moved in. Unfortunately those dogs living in areas with typically no or few mosquitos are now at risk. HW disease is found throughout Australia, Japan, and some Mediterranean countries.

What exactly a negative test at the vet means: If you get a negative test today at the vet, it means that about 6-7 months ago, your dog was HW negative. It takes almost 7 months once a dog is bitten by an infected mosquito for the larvae transferred to mature into adult HWs, which is what the test looks for. This means, if you skipped a month or two and you rush into the vet to get Fido tested, a negative test does not mean you are in the clear. A negative test in 7 months is what gets you off the hook and Fido out of the danger zone.

Who exactly can get HWs: Wild and domestic canines are the natural host, but other species (such as cats) can be affected. It was fairly recent that veterinary scientists discovered that cats could get HW disease too. Interestingly enough, there are a few reports of humans being infected with HW disease, though this is extremely rare. This does not mean that you can get heartworm disease from an infected dog; remember, HWs are only transmitted via infected mosquitoes, and even when people are infected, the HW cannot complete its life cycle.

Adopting shelter dogs with HW disease: HW disease is very common in shelters nowadays, and the majority of shelters in the US will pay for HW treatment (or least partially). One thing I do want to mention, is a reminder that a negative HW test just means that the dog was negative for HWs 6 months prior to the date of the test. Unfortunately, I have had many understandably upset clients who adopted a dog that tested negative for HW disease when he or she first arrived at the shelter, and then positive immediately after adopting. While this is frustrating, the shelters will often still help alleviate the financial burden of adopting a dog with HWs.

Symptoms of HW disease: While I mentioned several symptoms at the beginning of the article, there are initially no symptoms of HW disease. It is only as more and more worms crowd the heart and lungs of the dog that he or she will begin to cough. Symptoms are more prevalent at severe end stages of the disease.

Treating HW disease: It is not considered safe to just give your dog HW preventative. There are rumors that this is effective form of treatment, but it is very risky. Giving monthly preventative will slowly kill heartworms, but there are two major problems with this route of treatment. The first is the damage that the HWs will continue to do for the two years that it takes from the HWs to die. Their heart, arteries, and lungs will all be damaged irreversibly. Secondly, and more scary in my opinion, is that as the worms die, they are at risk for causing life-threatening blockages from the worms in their arteries or lungs.

The best treatment available involves an extensive work-up to see how advanced the disease is, and then a series of injections with immiticide. The cost can range from a few hundred to over $1000 depending upon the clinic and location.

Skipping HW preventative in the winter: Year-round protection is strongly recommended. While there may be few to no mosquitos in your area during a rough winter, HW prevention also protects against tapeworms, roundworms, and whipworms. Many clients of mine that have not given HW prevention in the winter have come back into my hospital infected with worms. It is far less expensive to give the meds year-round, not to mention, most of us are busy enough that we might forget to start up again at the appropriate time. Forgetting to give HW preventatives is a universal problem for people, and this is coming from a veterinarian.

Reinfection with HW disease: HW disease is not like getting the chicken pox. If your dog is unlucky enough to get it once, he or she will have no lasting immunity, and are just as at risk to get them again. This is why prevention is so important.

Remember, HW disease is easily preventable. It is fatal left untreated, and very expensive to treat. If you have any questions, please ask a vet. It could save your dog’s life.

Dr. Laci Schaible, DVM is a veterinarian and practices in Pennsylvania with her husband, also a veterinarian. They both write for numerous veterinary and pet publications as well.

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Harrier Jet for Sale on Ebay

Evidently if anyone wants a Harrier Jet feel free to make an offer on Ebay.

It’s our opinion that everyone should have a harrier jet to call in Air Support at any moment. Have a problem with the guy next door and his fence on your side of the yard? Carpet bomb it.

Need a faster way to get to work? The 1/2 hour commute to the office too much for you? Just fly over there and have the harrier hover over the parking lot so you can get out, or of course you can take out an attack helicopter.

Regardless below is the screen shot of the auction currently running at Ebay.

The entire auction has many people going haywire and looking under the couch for spare change.

The issue however is what exactly does one do with a harrier jet?

If one does obtain the Jet, how does one get clearance to fly anywhere with that thing? I could picture a flight over Washington DC would lead to a fireworks display as your unarmed jet would be fired upon within 20 seconds.

“We have an incoming Harrier Jet flying towards Washington”
“Shoot that thing down now”

Nothing good will come from that.

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Online Vet Reviews Homemade Diets

Online Vet Reviews Homemade Diets

Homemade diets are diets made for individual pets by pet owners. Recipes for these diets can be found in textbooks, magazines, on the internet, or obtained from veterinarians trained in nutrition. Most published diet recipes available, especially those found on the internet or in magazines by uneducated “pet experts,” and therefore it is recommended to consult with a veterinarian with nutrition experience to evaluate the recipe and/or suggest an appropriate and balanced one. Homemade diets can consist of raw and/or cooked ingredients.

There is a growing number of pet owners turning to homemade diets for a variety of reasons. Traditionally, the most common reason for pet owners to prepare their pets’ food at home was for longterm management of a food allergy. Another reason pet owners have historically turned to home-prepared diets was if their pet was diagnosed with a disease, such as a cat with kidney disease, that needed a special formulation of nutrients, and the pet would not eat prescription available commercial food.

Today, home-prepared diets are on the rise in particular because of the ever-growing mistrust in the pet food industry. After recall after recall, pet owners are focusing a more stringent eye upon commercial pet foods, and many have decided standard grocery-store available diets are not safe or wholesome enough to feed their pets. As pets are becoming more a part of the family in households across the world, may pet owners also find that preparing their pets’ food at home strengthens the pet-pet owner relationship. Even in today’s economy, pet owners are frequently spending more money for likely higher-quality meals for their pet, despite the fact that homemade diets are typically far more expensive than commercially available ones.

When making a homemade diet, it is crucial not to deviate from the recipe provided to you. This is of even more importance if you are preparing a homemade diet to try and diagnosed a food allergy trial. When performing an elimination food trail, provide a single, specific food, ideally a novel protein such as venison, kangaroo, duck, or other meats not traditionally found in commercially available pet foods) along with a carbohydrate source. If the owner is able to prepare the limited antigen diets at home, this is superior to commercially available limited antigen diets. No other food (treats, supplements) may be consumed during the trial. Because the problem is immune-mediated, even a single morsel of a previously consumed antigen can reactivate hypersensitivity. Even the ingredients in chewable flavored heartworm medications can adversely affect the trial (unflavored tablets are available). Veterinary nutritionists can provide different versions of the diet for you. Client compliance is essential, and the trail must last 8 – 10 weeks to be most effective.

Unless you are preparing human quality ingredients, your pet’s food should be prepared in a separate area from your human food. For instance, if you feed your dog raw whole ingredients that are sold as raw dog food items, you want to keep this food away from where you prepared your human family’s meals, as the raw pet food may be contaminated with salmonella. Regardless of the quality purchase, personal hygiene is important when mixing and preparing a homemade diet.

Many times supplementing with minerals and nutrients is necessary. Just feeding a diet of chicken and white rice, for instance, is not nutritionally balanced. Neither is a diet of only raw meat. Dogs and cats on a homemade diet should be regularly evaluated by a veterinarian. Owners should pay attention to bowel movements, and the pet’s weight should be monitored. If problems or abnormalities develop, you can ask a vet to reevaluate the diet should be considered. If necessary, a sample of the diet can be submitted to a laboratory for analysis to determine if it is nutritionally compete.

Dr. Laci Schaible is a veterinarian and practices with her husband, also a veterinarian, in Pennsylvania. They both write for numerous pet publications as well.

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Online Vet Reviews Flea Allergy Dermatitis

Online Vet Reviews Flea Allergy Dermatitis

A major cause of itchy skin in dogs and cats is flea bite dermatitis, otherwise knows as flea bite allergy. Flea allergy dermatitis arises from a negative immune response to flea saliva resulting in subsequent skin lesions and extreme itchiness. It is most common in dogs that are at least 3-years old, and rarely seen in dogs less than 6 months old. It can be a seasonal disease, but as some homes have indoor fleas present, it is often continuous problem.

Clinical signs of flea allergy dermatitis in dogs include moderate to severe itchiness, papules (small red bumps), overall redness, self-trauma from biting and scratching, hair loss, scratched or wounded skin, increase in skin augmentations, and dandruff. The base of the tail, over the back, the backs of the thighs, and the front legs are common locations to see signs in dogs. In cats, head and neck itching, red lesions on the abdomen, small bumps and scabs, and symmetric alopecia may be seen. Fleas or flea dirt (black tiny specks in the fur that are actually flea feces and become red upon wetting with a water drop) may or may not be seen.

Hypersensitivity reactions to the flea saliva happen as the pet’s immune system is exposed to the saliva antigens over time. This is why a very young puppy is much less likely to be affected by this condition than an older dog. Even if your pet does not “have fleas” all it takes is one flea to jump on them and bite once. Even with religious use of flea preventatives, it is nearly impossible to keep this from happening if your pet leaves the house.

Where does this leave you if your pet has these symptoms but you’ve never seen a flea? Your vet may recommend treating for fleas before delving into other expensive tests. This is partly up to you as the owner, but it is not unreasonable, and may be considered wise to invest here before spending hundreds of dollars on advanced intradermal or blood testing.

Just as important to the treatment plan as preventing fleas is relieving your pet’s pain and extreme itchiness. A low dose of steroids, topical sprays, and even oral antibiotics may be needed. Most likely, there is a generic medication dose available that will work with your pet that you can purchase at one of the providers of the $4 prescription program, such as Target or Wal-mart. Yes, your vet can (and is obligated to) provide you with a prescription to purchase your pet’s medications elsewhere than your vet. This can bring your spending down from hundreds to $4.

As for flea medications, we have all seen ads and heard of the standards: Frontline Plus, Advantix, Comfortis, etc. The choice that is the best for you and your pet really does depend upon what part of the country you live in, as different bugs thrive in different climates, and your pet’s individual needs. They are really all great products, and are very well tolerated when applied as instructed.

Not a fan of the chemicals in these products? While I have had strong success with them, many people are turning to “natural” solutions. Sprinkle a thin layer of borax powder (found in your grocery store’s laundry section) on your floors, leave to set, and later sweep up the excess. Bonus points if you can designate an inexpensive broom to this task. Make sure you have blocked off the area from pets and children, and that you wear gloves and are not barefoot. The powder works by making holes in the fleas’ exoskeleton, thereby killing them. The downside is that it is a little messy, can be caustic to your skin, and is more effective if left down for 24 – 72 hours. It does require some planning but is a great alternative for those looking to go to extra lengths to ward off fleas.

With many dogs now visiting dog parks, pet stores, or even pet-friendly restaurants, it is virtually impossible to avoid fleas. Even if your pooch came from the most reputable breeder and remains in pristine condition, it is not a negative indicator of the care you provide your pet if your vet suspects your dog or cat suffers from flea allergy dermatitis. If you have have any questions about your pet’s health or a diagnosis from your vet, you can ask a vet from the comfort of your home or office 24/7.

Dr. Laci Schaible is a veterinarian in Pennsylvania. She practices with her husband, also a veterinarian, and they both write for numerous pet publications.

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Egyptian Inflation Rate hits 1000% per week

Inflation.Me is reporting that the Egyptian Inflation rate has reached 1000% per week.

The rampant inflation rate is putting the price of food out of the majority of the population.

The price of bread has nearly doubled every single day over the past week.

“I don’t know how I am going to feed my family. I haven’t been paid in days” stated a construction work in Cairo. He then went on to blame both the pro and anti demonstrations for stopping normal business.

This must stop eventually, a hungry nation of 70,000,000 people located in a volatile region of the planet will lead to nothing good.

It’s expected that Hosni Sayyid Mubarak will step down, but whoever takes his shoes will have a serious problem on their hands. Not only will cleaning up after the riots be in order, but also getting back to business will include a massive food inflation problem.

The chances are anyone that steps in after this will have been dealt a blow before even taking office.

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Dome of the Rock UFO Video(s)

Evidently the Dome of the Rock UFO footage / Video is making multiple appearance.

Video 1 :

Video 2 :


So there you have it people, 2 videos of the same UFO making a huge appearance over the internet. Some individuals are stating it’s a hoax, others are saying it’s real.

In our opinion 2 videos out of a city of millions, and very few people talking about it other than the people that have filmed it are leading the outcome to be part of some viral video.

There is no way a ball of fire descends on one of the most famous icons in history, then turns around and skyrockets upwards and we get 2 cell phone videos total.

Enjoy.

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