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Bella's Surgery Fund |
TOTAL amount raised and sent to Northtown Animal Hospital in Brampton toward Bella's surgery was $493.40...
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Written by Emily Yoffe
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Nov 04, 2007 at 10:25 PM |
But Doc, the Dog's Already Dead!How to say no to your vet. By Emily Yoffe
Posted on slate.com, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Reprinted with author's permission  Recently, my friend A's vigorous 10-year-old laika (a Russian breed whose name means "barker") woke up wheezing. She seemed fine the next morning when he went to work, but that afternoon he got a call from his mother, who had come over to let the dog out, telling him the dog seemed disoriented. He left work, arriving home about an hour later, to discover his pet on the floor of the bedroom, eyes open and fixed, body stiff. He picked the dog up, put her in the car, and drove to the vet. He ran in with the rigid dog over his shoulder and announced, "I think my dog is dead!" Everything stopped in the waiting room as the techs whisked the dog away.
Soon an employee emerged to explain it looked as if the dog had suffered a cardiac arrest. He also had a question: "Do you want us to do CPR?" All eyes turned to A, including those of the woman who had begun weeping in sympathy when A announced his dog had died. He realized he couldn't bring himself to say what he was thinking: "How much are you going to charge me to do CPR on my dead dog?" Instead, he told them to go ahead, and took a seat. Techs came out with periodic reports—neither heart massage nor drug infusion was generating any vital signs. "I wanted to say, 'That's because she's been dead for an hour,' " says A. Finally, they suggested the treatments should stop, and A agreed. They presented him with the bill. It turns out it costs $250 to try to revive a dead dog. |
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Last Updated ( Nov 07, 2007 at 04:45 PM )
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Written by Unknown
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Mar 09, 2007 at 12:45 AM |
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Last Updated ( Apr 03, 2007 at 01:25 PM )
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Written by Brenda Shoss
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Jan 22, 2007 at 04:10 PM |
 WITH MY EYES
My prayer tonight is for all who
lie down in chains and cages.
Alone and afraid on
a concrete floor.
Soundless screams behind
the clang of metal.
Locked in rooms
most will never see.
I feel their fear arise in my soul
Ancient yet new...
A primal flame burning against
the walls of my heart.
I want to scream an endless note,
Loud and true:
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Last Updated ( Jan 22, 2007 at 04:52 PM )
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Written by Richard Biby
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Feb 28, 2006 at 08:10 PM |
 photo by Tina
by Richard Biby
Permission received to reprint the text portion of the article "Just a Dog" credit NAVHDA Feb 2006 issue NAVHDA
The image IS NOT an original image as the original image was taken by a professional photographer and is copyrighted. NAVHDA has a one time right to use it. We replaced it with the stylized photo taken by Tina...
People have said to me from time to time things like "lighten up, it's just a dog" or "that's a lot of money for just a dog". They say to me they don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog". Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog". Many hours have passed and the only company I had was "just a dog" but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog", and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
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Last Updated ( Feb 28, 2006 at 10:04 PM )
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Written by Theresa Willingham
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Jan 06, 2006 at 05:45 PM |
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by Theresa Willingham, author, journalist, photographer (reprinted with permission)
Our dog recently ate 7 ounces of Baker's chocolate and a half- ounce of gourmet ground coffee and swallowed a marble, to boot. None of these things is part of recommended canine diet. Chocolate is toxic to dogs - a 1-ounce square of Baker's chocolate can kill a 10- pound dog, and it's a wonder 7 ounces didn't do in our 15-pound dachshund. Coffee holds the same dangers.
The whys and wherefores of this accident are irrelevant. Everyone feels badly enough already. The upshot of the whole thing is that the vet bills totaled more than $1,200. Coming on the heels of a rough year and a recent layoff, our little dog effectively ate Christmas. |
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Quote a Day For a Better Day |
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Motivational Quotes of the Day
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Four motivational quotations each day from The Quotations Page |
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Lydia M. Child
"You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy."
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Dog food and nutrition |
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Dog Food Brands
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Freshpet Vital Dog Food
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Blue Wilderness
  It's no secret that I LOVE Blue Buffalo products, and the Wilderness line is no exception... even though I'm not a huge fan of high-protein, grain free foods. The picture and description for this entry are for the new salmon formula, and my dogs don't really like fish flavors (and many dogs have difficulty digesting fish protein, leading to digestive upset and a fishy or musky body odor), but the ingredients of this food are absolutely top-notch. If your dogs dig fishy flavors, give the red bag of Blue Wilderness a try. If your dogs, like mine, prefer non-fish based foods, Wilderness also comes in a chicken/turkey formula and a duck formula. Packed full of anitoxidants omega fatty acids, and fantastic nutrition, and yet a proven, flavorful food.
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Quirks & Quarks |
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Quirks & Quarks Segmented Show from CBC Radio
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CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom… and everything in between. |
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Quirks & Quarks - Summer Hiatus Message
We're on summer hiatus until Sept. 11, 2010, when we'll post new podcasts. If you'd like to receive our summer "Best of Quirks" repeat podcasts, please subscribe to the feed at cbc.ca/podcasting.
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