It can happen swiftly without warning. You could be walking with your dog in the park today taking in the sun while he scours the park grounds for squirrels, and tomorrow he could be in the veterinary hospital needing life-saving surgery for bloat or a vital blood transfusion for immune mediated hemolytic anemia. Would financial […]
Complete airway obstruction is rare in small animals but is a serious medical emergency when it does occur. Potential airway obstructions include: Objects such as toys or bones lodged in the back of the pharynx or the esophagus Throat swelling due to stings or infection In small dogs, throat swelling due to allergic reactions Signs […]
By Brian Fischler In the last installment, we learned about the birth of Broadway Barks, Ms. Peters’s annual charity event. This time, we take a look at one of the shelters helped by Broadway Barks, and a very special project with blind children. “People never would have thought that I would be here doing this,” […]
By Jon Bastian We posted a story about Cesar rescuing an elephant from a non-existent zoo in Northern California. As many of you guessed, it was our April Fool’s joke, and it was viewed by nearly 1.5 million people — which is two to three times the number of elephants believed to be alive in […]
By Brian Fischler Bernadette Peters is one of the most recognizable faces and names on Broadway. Amazingly, all of her awards and performances pale in comparison to her charitable endeavors and work with animals. So where did this star of the screen and stage’s lifelong love affair with animals begin? How Her Love of Animals […]
By Michael Barmish Every spring, the Jewish festival of Passover happens for seven (or eight) days, beginning and ending at sundown. It’s a time for families to come together in remembrance. According to the story of Exodus in the Old Testament, God helped the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt by raining plagues over the Egyptians, […]
By Cesar Millan Happy St. Patrick’s Day! When you hear that phrase, the first thing you probably think of is people dressed in green, drinking green beer, and celebrating their Irish heritage — or becoming “Irish” for a day. The other thing you probably think of is the most famous legend about St. Patrick: He […]
Turbo the two year-old shepherd mix has been in the shelter for three months, unwanted. He has been labeled as cage aggressive, hyperactively barking at people and dogs and running around his kennel in a frenzy. He was rescued from a house where he had been chained for twenty-four hours a day for most of […]
By Brian Fischler Nash and I did two good long routes with plenty of obstacles today. Nash did an excellent job listening and guiding me. He is real tired tonight, and I had to get him up to lead me out to get a soda, and I am pretty sure that even though I couldn’t […]
Mojo is just a giant puppy without boundaries or limitations, but this German shepherd’s size and frustration lead him to destroying everything when he’s left alone, and he’s become aggressive toward other dogs. Cesar will have to teach Mojo how to behave before he can determine who should be his new Leader of the Pack. […]
