/oss/taxonomy/term/2836/all en /oss/article/nutrition/wet-versus-dry-pet-food-one-better-your-pet <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/wet-versus-dry-pet-food-is-one-better-for-your-pet/">The Skeptical Inquirer</a></p> Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:22:04 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8766 at /oss /oss/article/health/my-dog-ate-chocolate-and-he-was-fine-so-whats-big-deal <p>If you ask a dog owner what dogs cannot eat, they’ll list some foods like onions, garlic, rhubarb, grapes and chocolate. (As an aside, if they say grains, <a href="/oss/article/health-nutrition/feeding-dogs-theyre-human-raw-grain-free-and-vegan-diets-dogs">don’t listen to them</a>.) Dogs' inability to safely consume chocolate is common knowledge, but thanks to their proclivity for eating anything they can get their mouths on, many dogs are nonetheless treated for ingesting chocolate every year.</p> Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:48:08 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7878 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/cats-can-get-leukaemia-and-its-contagious <p>Cat’s can be infected with a virus called Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV), a virus which, if not fought by the kitty’s immune system before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_leukemia_virus#Progression">a certain infection stage</a>, can cause secondary infections, anemia, weight loss and <a href="https://www.webmd.com/cancer/lymphoma/lymphoma-cancer#1">lymphomas</a> (cancer of the lymph nodes). FeLV is very contagious, and it’s spread through bodily fluids like blood, saliva and milk, meaning that cats can be exposed during fights, nursing or even just sharing bowls.</p> Sat, 04 Nov 2017 16:58:11 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6807 at /oss