Dogtor Tess

My sister-in-law is a pharmacist – not the kind who hands out your prescriptions at the drug store, but an expert in drug interactions, side effects and the use of medications in the elderly and chronically ill. A few years ago, we were discussing the use of pain medications in patients with kidney disease. “You know,” she said, her head tipped to the side, “you know more about drugs than any non-pharmacist I’ve ever met.” I had to laugh. “You can say that until we start talking about some d

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When you hear the word “hero” you often times don’t associate that word with a dog. Hero’s have super powers or can be the average Joe. A hero can be a police officer, fireman, or solider. Teachers and people in our community can be heroes. See how much we forget about what our canines can do for us? During the rescue effort following the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon and the World Trade Centers service dogs who could detect human remains, bombs, drugs, chemicals, and explosives were in high

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by Sandra Saunders Pet Insurance pays the veterinary costs if one’s pet becomes ill or is injured in an accident. Some policies will also pay out when the pet dies, or if it’s lost or stolen. The purpose of pet insurance is to mitigate the risk of incurring significant expense to treat ill or injured pets. As veterinary medicine is increasingly employing expensive medical techniques and drugs, and owners have higher expectations for their pets’ health care and standard of living than previou

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TREMONT, Pennsylvania – A woman who owned a purported animal sanctuary in eastern Pennsylvania and is accused of letting animals go hungry faces more than 100 counts of animal cruelty. Police say 49-year-old Virginia Eilene Justiniano stockpiled donated cat food and resold some of it to buy heroin and other drugs. More… Discount Magazine Subscriptions – Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco – Nutty News Marketplace – Discount Pet Products Weird, bi

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LIBERTY – After more than a decade, township police are in the market for a dog. Police Chief Richard Tisone said Liberty’s dog will be trained to sniff for drugs and track people. He plans to make the request at the trustees monthly meeting Monday. The department’s last dog, Valor, was sold for a dollar in 1997 to his handler, Officer Jim Smith.

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