Anthonia Coke Philosophy Week 1/ Domestic Animal overpopulation. Ms. Jennifer Sexton(author) created an article with the help of Tom Warhol(co-author) of an article called “Domestic Animal overpopulation” This article discusses the issue concerning the overpopulation of animals in the U.s. Ms. Jennifer sexton focuses mainly on Cats and dogs. This issued has been going on since the post civil war era. It was worst in the past but now this issue has calmed down due to the realization of animal cruelty and the growth of technology. Sexton talked about the changes that have been made to save the lives of animals that are unwanted and therefore killed because of the space that was taken up.
In the United States, Puppy Mills is a growing epidemic. Dog breeders have blurred the lines between selling a puppy for profit and treating an animal as one would treat a discarded piece of paper. My home state is Delaware and the first state that comes to my mind is Pennsylvania in regards to puppy mills. This state is doing a poor job enforcing an anti-puppy law designed to protect buyers and ensure breeders maintain humane practices. The United States is not the only country trying to protect animals; The United Kingdom and Australia are front runners as well.
There is great variety in the job: Medicine, surgery, radiology, laboratory work. All that on a variety of animal species including the odd exotic pet The Negatives. There are bad pet owners out there & you'll have to deal with that. You'll get clients that want to euthanize a perfectly healthy 1 year old dog because he barks too much or his/her spouse doesn't like You'll get people who want to euthanize a pet because they don't wanna pay for medicine Your love for animals might interfere with your career, if you have to perform surgery on an animal or euthanize them. The cost of education, Vet schools cost more than medical schools It's harder to get into Vet school Helping injured animals is great, You can save them from dying, You get a really cheerful mood knowing that you helped out someones loved pet, live-stock animals.
“Spaying is a general term used to describe the ovariohysterectomy of a female animal” while “Neutering is a general term used to describe the castration of a male animal (American Humane Association, 2011).” In more simple terms, spaying and neutering renders the animal sterile through surgical means, and therefore, it permanently prevents them from having litters. In addition to the sterilization caused by these procedures, there are also health benefits that arise from having your pet spayed or neutered. According to the American Humane Association, there are both instant and long term benefits of these procedures. A spayed a female cat “eliminates the constant crying and nervous pacing,” and “eliminates the messiness associated with the heat cycle (American Humane Association, 2011)” for female dogs. In both male cats and dogs, neutering can “prevent certain undesirable sexual behaviors, such as urine marking, humping, male aggression and the urge to roam.” Also, animals in multi-pet houses are far more likely to get along with one another if they are “fixed.” Long term health benefits for spayed females of both species (when completed before the animal’s first “heat” cycle) include nearly completely eliminating the risk of breast cancer, and fully eliminating any chance of uterine infections and uterine cancer.
Dr Patronek, a professor at Tufts University, conducted a study in 1999 stating that hoarders see their animals as children and that no one else can care for them (Characteristics of Animals Hoarding). Hoarders also think if they seek help then their animals will be euthanized. Randall Lockwood the Humane Society of The United State’s vice president for research and educational outreach says that, “hoarding is very often a symptom of a greater illness, such as obsessive- compulsive disorder [anxiety disorder]. For most hoarders, it is likely that their actions are
A small percentage of animals are able to survive, but they may have complications later in life due to the growth of fibrous tissue in cardiac muscles. The intestinal manifestation of CPV-2 is passed in a canine’s feces. An animal is infected through ingestion of grass, food, or any object that has come into contact with contaminated feces or ground that has been contaminated by the virus. The intestinal form of CPV-2 is replicated in the lymphatic tissue, it then spreads through the bloodstream and begins attacking the body. The areas of the body most affected by the virus are the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and the intestinal tract.
Q4.how was the area Prepared For the procedure? The area in which this procedure took place was in the consultation room, as we can close off this section and make it really dark for the vet to use and operate the ultra sound machine properly.Q5. Briefly describe the procedures and the part you took in it? The procedure was an ultra sound on the dog’s abdominal organs to confirm the obstruction previously detected in the dogs small intestine, from eating bones a few days earlier. I helped restrain the dog from moving so the vet could get an accurate image.
Diet for Dogs with Bladder Stones Dietary therapy is useful for treating and preventing struvite stones in pets. Since the struvite stones form in urine with a high pH (alkaline urine), diets should help to maintain a low pH (acidic urine). Diets with animal-based protein sources are most important in maintaining an acidic pH, while vegetarian or cereal-based diets are more likely to cause and alkaline urine. Homemade diets are preferred for dogs with chronic bladder disorders such as bladder stones. If processed foods must be fed, most holistic veterinarians prefer canned diets, which contain large amounts of water, rather than dry foods.
Many people think that the animals there are all abused and emaciated, but they aren’t. There are many healthy animals in shelters. Finally, a good reason to adopt rather than buy is that you won't be supporting puppy mills. Puppy mills are "factory style" dog-breeding facilities that put profit above the welfare of dogs. Most dogs raised in puppy mills are housed in shockingly poor conditions with improper medical care, and the parents of the puppies are kept in cages to be bred over and over for years, without human companionship and with little hope of ever joining a family.
From Dr. Elizabeth Monday, November 14, 2011 12:51 PM EST Hello and welcome to Just Answer! The most common thing I think of when presented with a dog with what you are describing is bilious vomiting syndrome. We suspect that in these dogs that bile refluxes back in to the stomach from the small intestine. Think of bile as soap, and its normal purpose is to help with fat digestion....the stomach is not meant to "see" bile and it is pretty noxious when it does enter the stomach. When the stomach is empty, it worsens the matter as the bile is able to reach the surface of the stomach and disrupt the normal stomach mucous barrier (then allowing gastric acid to come in contact with the stomach wall) and causes vomiting.