Pets as Family
This series of 11 stories examining pet welfare first appeared in The Press in June of 2006.  Due to numerous requests from our readers we have reprinted these stories to help pet owners better understand how drugs used in surgery or to treat common ailments can have unintended detrimental effects on the family pet.  We hope this information will help those of you who treat your pets like members of the family.
 
Kelly Kaczala
Project Manager
The Press
 

Pets As Family

Examining Animal Welfare

Published 2/07 by The Press

 
Inside:
 
Is anesthesia safer?
 
Are booster shots needed?
 
Informed consent called for
 
Painkillers can be deadly
 
BBB is no help
 
Drug hotline can help
 
Law sees little value  in pets

 


Pet owners want informed consent of drug risks

Animal welfare: do you know where your legislators stand?

Courts attach little value to pets

Pets get no help from the Better Business Bureau

NSAIDs Pain killers can be dangerous, too

Pet owners can report adverse drug events

Do’s and don’ts of NSAIDs

Readers Comments

Are our pets being over-vaccinated?

Anesthesia safer today for senior dogs and cats

Extra-label use of drugs tricky for vets

A fond farewell to an old friend