Fun subject! Even my daughter likes to bathe the pooches. Most dogs love baths, most cats don’t – there are always exceptions. Do use lukewarm water, do use natural shampoo, do have plenty of towels and prepare for lots of water mess. So, a few pointers:

Use a natural shampoo, no oatmeal ingredients – try my Vintage Doggie Spa, citrus shampoo to cut the grease. Dilute a large blop of shampoo in a 16oz bottle of warm water.…

First question: does your dog do it in her sleep or is it normal squat and pee? If it’s in her sleep, it’s associated with female dogs being spayed – these dogs can be helped with weight control, exercise and chiropractic. For some dogs/owners, medication is also an option. For these dogs, the nerves to the bladder aren’t receiving full information that says “hold the pee!” If it’s a dog squatting right in front of you, you are getting a message loud and clear that there is a problem –…

Everybody in the pool!   On Saturday, August 18, Partners for Animal Welfare Society is hosting its 9th Annual PAWS Pool Party and Dog Dive Contest at Riley Park Pool, 300 Apple Street, Greenfield

The Dog Dive Contest begins at 10:00 am.  There is a $10 registration fee per team,  Medals and prizes will be awarded to the three dogs with the longest dives. …

Dogs are known as a man's best friend, but for diabetics they are proven life savers.

A joint partnership between the Indianapolis Canine Assistant Network and Eli Lilly is training dogs to detect low blood sugar attacks in diabetics, according to a story from WISH-TV in Indianapolis.

One of those dogs, a 2-year-old black lab named Pete, can smell out a when a diabetic's blood sugar gets really low. …

This year, the Indiana Canine Assistant Network (www.icandog.org) is celebrating their 10^thAnniversary in unleashing abilities and changing lives.  For ten years, ICAN has brought together people with disabilities, dogs and inmates with the purpose of training service dogs…

"My vet says my dog has a lot of build up on his teeth.  Is there something I can do at home to start correcting this?"

I love questions that take me back to my favorite thing – good food. First,  if the buildup has started, you need to get them professionally cleaned to start fresh. There are many products available to remove tartar at home - the one's I've seen are nasty chemicals they drink in the water :(

But, moving forward, no more dry  food. (It is a common fallacy that…

What is the “L” in DHLPPC?

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

www.olivebranchvet.com

You know that string of letters that represents one of the shots that your dog needs to get? The “L” stands for leptospirosis. Sometimes biology and medicine create such lovely words. My dad, an aquatic biologist, wanted to name me Spirogyra after a filamentous green algae. Wow. I wonder if then everyone would have to…

Pet Pals TV is "paws"-itively excited to announce a major expansion.



Beginning July 1st, Pet Pals TV adds NBC affiliate WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio to it's growing list of stations.   Viewers in the Miami Valley can tune in each Sunday morning at 5:30am.   Hosts Patty Spitler, Paul…

Oh no! It’s very possible the poor guy has a tummyache. Maybe his prepared kibble is giving him some acid reflux? But, it could also be a hiatal hernia, which is a weakness of the diaphragm that allows a bubble from the stomach to come up into the chest cavity.

Humans with this have GERD – gastroesophageal reflux disease -- and are often given antacids, which have been linked to…

Indianapolis, IN—Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN), a nonprofit service dog assistance organization, will participate in the 9^th annual Walking for Dreams 5k family and pet walk on Sunday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. on the canal in downtown Indianapolis. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. at Buggs Temple, located at 337 West 11^th Street.

More than 40 nonprofits participate in the yearly walk that benefits local Indianapolis organizations. Teams can set their…

I'm not a salesperson -- I am a dog lover and a nurse.  I have -- as you all have -- spent countless hours and hundreds of dollars over the years on rescue.  I am harrassing you all again because I found something that WORKS with fundraising.  I am not the type of person to keep asking people who aren't interested.... I figure if folks are interested, they will let me know! 

I'm asking again for all of us to come together to fundraise.  I've put together a website: …

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

www.olivebranchvet.com

olivebranchvet@gmail.com

….. although if he manages to wolf whistle, you might have to wonder. Sorry, but eye disease just lens itself to low brow humor. As a pupil in veterinary school, I thought ophthalmology had such interesting sounding terminology, but I’ll try to stay focused on the topic at hand. (You just have to keep a sense of vitreous…

This is Adam, he is Misty Eyes Dog Shelter & Learning Center's first official rescue.  Adam is a young fellow and didn't get off to a very good start in life.  With his friendly and lovable personality you would never know the sadness and hardship he has already experienced.  Adam spent his life…

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

www.olivebranchvet.com

olivebranchvet@gmail.com

In 1925, 20 men and 150 sled dogs raced across the Alaskan territory over five and a half days to deliver life-saving antitoxin to the town of Nome that was suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. This was just prior to the advent of reliable aircraft and snowmobiles, making sled dogs the major method of transportation and…

Posting for a friend:

My niece Kristine made a quick move to Kentucky about 6 weeks ago.  She was planning to come back for her two dogs but now has no place for them.

So I'm hoping to find homes for Buddy and Soldier.  Both dogs are gentle natured.  Buddy is a small (about 20-25 lbs) mixed breed male.  Probably used to be house dog but hasn't been since he found Kristine several years ago.  Approx. age is 11.

Soldier was…

My newest boxer rescue-Jack II Hello rescue friends!

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Like a good wine, love gets better with age. Generally, when people say that love gets better with age, they are talking about how, as humans mature and calm down, we are able to focus on less frenetic and superficial forms of pleasure, and instead pay more attention to the richer, sometimes more…

On a hot Saturday July 2nd, I was at an adoption event for the Indianapolis Animal Care and Control at the PetSmart in Greenwood.

I was taking one of the adoptable pooches, Scrappy, out for a quick potty break. When I exited the store, I witnessed (along with many other patrons in the parking lot) a white poodle barking its brains out. It had been left in a car with the front two windows lowered about half…

I saw this posted on Facebook and can't vouch for it, but check it out and see what you think:

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation invites the community to bring out four-legged friends for a day at the Monon Community Center Waterpark on Sunday, September 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vendors booths will have extra goodies and activities. Receive vaccinations from staff at the Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic or possibly adopt a dog. Fee for vaccinations are dependent upon personal needs of each pet and are set by the clinic.

Dogs less than 25 pounds will be able to…