Single? Beware the curse of the cat. Or so says a recent survey out of the United Kingdom. Vetstreet‘s Dr. Patty Khuly has the story.
According to a Craigslist poll of British singles, owning a pet is perilous to your love life. That’s because, according to this survey, getting a date is tougher if you keep pets. What’s worse is that the survey suggests keeping certain types of pets can reduce the frequency of your romantic interludes.
Here’s a question that Vetstreet’s Dr. Patty Khuly gets asked often this time of the year: How do you keep all those pets of yours out of trouble?
It’s a great question when you’ve got tinsel, glittery ornaments and all manner of holiday trappings decking your halls, walls and — most menacingly of all — your holiday tree (if you happen to have one). Find out what tips Dr. Khuly has for you after the jump.
We know you’ll be inundated with gift ideas this holiday season, but after sharing our ideas for gifts for your vet, we couldn’t resist offering a few of our own favorites for the year courtesy of VetStreet’s Dr. Patty Khuly.
According to Banfield Pet Hospital’s list of the top 25 dog names of 2011, some timeless dog monikers, like “Ginger,” “Sadie,” “Coco” and “Max,” are still very much in use. But other names on the list may be somewhat more unfamiliar.
It was a somber day after Thanksgiving 8 years ago for a family from Virginia when the woke up to find their dog, Petunia, went missing.
The searched and searched and finally gave her up for lost - Until a phone call out of the blue from a vet in California. A lost
Dogs and cats may be in a perpetual cycle of conflict, but when it comes to who the public loves more, dogs take home the win. According to a survey by Harris Interactive, 69 percent of all pet owners have a dog, trumping the 51 percent who have a cat.
In today’s world it is all about eating healthy, and exercise. If you're overweight, it seems you're public enemy number one. Now if you don’t like being picked on alone, you wont be much longer. People are now also calling out your fat pet.
In what may be the oddest pairing yet, a horse named Whiskey Brown and a dog named Lucy frolic together by running roughshod all over a field.
Forget bear cub wrestling. The best action we’ve ever seen in a miniature ring has to be this epically adorable wrestling match between two pugnacious kittys.
We’re thankful for many things this Thanksgiving; loved ones, holiday traditions, the complete ‘Harry Potter’ series on Blu-ray…We’re also thankful for our furry feline friends and the heartwarming chuckles (read: countless hours of wasted work time) that their silly, adorable antics provide. (Right, Garfield?) With this in
Is there anything more adorable than a dog greeting its owner? How about a dog greeting its owner after they return home from military deployment? We dare you to watch this supercut of lovable pooches welcoming their owners home from military service and not get choked up.
As heard on your information update this morning, a Florida couple who left $1,000 cash on the counter said they were surprised to come home and find that their dog had eaten the money. About two weeks ago, Christy Lawrenson left a cash-filled envelope on the counter at home. The cash was supposed to help to pay off Lawrenson's car, but when her husband came home on his lunch break, he found pieces of $100 bills all around the floor.
