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  • Need Help With Your Pet? Try An Online Vet!

    As part of this week’s theme involving all the great things that can be found on Petsource, I wanted to spotlight one of the sponsors that have helped us become the all in one pet resource we are. If you haven’t clicked over to Pet.Justanswer.com, you may not even be aware that there’s people online who share your love of pets and want to try to ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on November 13, 2008

  • Mars Petcare Issues Cat Food Recall

    Early this week we brought you the news that Hartz had issued a recall on several bags of it Chicken Basted Rawhide Chips due to one sample testing positive for Salmonella. Now comes news that Mars Petcare has also issued a recall for the same reason, this time involving Special Kitty Gourmet Blend dry cat food. The bags of cat food were all ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on October 30, 2008

  • Dog Owners Beware: New Disease Could Be Headed Your Way

    A rare disease is once again rearing its ugly head and has already claimed the lives of at least two Michigan pups. It’s called canine brucellosis and it appears to be passed down through breeding. Symptoms of the disease number quite a few, but generally pet owners should look for arthritis, eye problems, sterility, and lack of energy. So far the ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on October 14, 2008

  • Fears Of The Flu Have Many Looking At Their Pets

    Unfortunately and much as I hate to admit it’s getting to be that time of year again. We just got over Spring allergy season just long enough to enjoy a nice Summer only now we are faced with the onset of Fall allergies all the while Winter Flu/Cold season loom over our heads like a thunder cloud ready to burst.  Luckily it seems that every ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on October 13, 2008

  • What Makes A Pet Hoarder?

    Pet hoarding is a serious issue in the U.S. and as a result of this it has become a common occurrence to open up the morning paper in any given city to find a pet hoarder has been arrested. Forget about that little old lady down the street with the five cats, when we’re discussing pet hoarders we are talking about those who keep twenty to even a ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on September 22, 2008

  • Just What's In Those Puppy Kisses?

    I’ve never been one to let an animal lick me in the face. In fact I cringe everytime I’m watching one of those home video shows and they show somebody letting their pet eat directly out of their mouth. I mean don’t those people know what their pets spend all day doing? Well a recent study by Britain’s Department of Environmental, Food, and Rural ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by blogmaster on June 23, 2008