Finally – Stress Free Ear Cleaning for Dogs!

You’ve seen them come in, shaking their heads, scratching their ears until they bleed or ooze smelly discharge – dogs with ear infections are a regular occurrence in both the shelter world and in veterinary offices.
PetPoint Journal #23 issued August 1st 2008 indicated that 3.5% of the 1.3 million animal intakes through PetPoint during 2006 [...]

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IKE – the Aftermath

As the reports, video footage and pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike continue to wing their way around the globe, our thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Texas and the emergency personnel who have been assisting in the relief effort. Of particular note are the staff, volunteers and animals of Galveston [...]

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The course of true love…

According to Lysander in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – “The course of true love never did run smooth”. Although he was talking about his own love for Hermia, it is a belief that may be ruefully echoed by those in the animal welfare community as they try to find the perfect adopters to [...]

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Superbowl Sunday – Doggie Football Knee

On Sunday, millions of people around the world will turn on their TVs to watch the 21st century gladiators go head to head in the Superbowl. Giant and Patriot fans alike hope to see their team lift the coveted Lombardi trophy, and, in an effort to take a break from the tension of the game, [...]

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Asilomar and Maddie’s Fund Reporting Enhanced in PetPoint

We are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Advanced Asilomar’ reporting system now available within the PetPoint application. The new advanced module replaces the existing ‘Asilomar Accord’ module introduced in 2006.
A key differentiating factor between the PetPoint Animal Management application and other traditional client server based software applications is that PetPoint enables users [...]

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Pet surrender – Who’s at fault the pet or the person?

There continues to be great misconceptions about the nature of sheltered animals and how they got there. A commonly cited fallacy is that animals are being surrendered for reasons that relate to their behavior. Indeed, the website of the pharmaceutical giant, Novartis, currently states that “the number one reason people give up pets to [...]

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Howling at the Moon – True or False?

According to popular folklore a full moon brings out the worst in animals (both the two-legged and the four-legged varieties) . Scientific fact, however, seems scant and those studies that have been carried out are contradictory in their findings.
The most regularly quoted studies comparing the frequency of animal bites with the lunar phases were published [...]

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PawsConnect.com – Networking with pet people made easy!

On November 15th Pethealth Inc launched its new social networking site – PawsConnect.com – the new online destination for connected pet people.
PawsConnect.com is a unique social networking site aimed at both enhancing and empowering the lives of pet lovers throughout North America by providing them with new and innovative ways to interact and learn more [...]

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A New Way to Increase Your Donations

Pethealth Inc. has already made total contributions to the animal welfare sector exceeding $15,600,000 and we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to further support the sector. This week we are getting ready to launch a new initiative to help animal welfare organizations raise additional donations.
On November 2nd we will be releasing our [...]

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