Helpful and Interesting Links
periodically updated:
Comics
"Pooch Café"
"Mutts"
Wellness Support
The Indoor Pet Initiative
"By giving caregivers the information and tools needed to recognize thriving in their pets, and to create an environment that
permits them to thrive across the lifespan, we aim to sustain the highest quality relationship between pets and their owners possible..."
The Pet Health Network is dedicated to the health and well-being of dogs and cats, providing advice from veterinarians on their health, behaviour, and care.
Parasite control information
Pet Safety
Metro Animal Emergency Clinic offers this list
of plants and other materials that can be hazardous to the health of dogs and cats.
The ASPCA Poison Control Center offers these tips for keeping your pets out of danger during the holiday season.
Managing pain associated with cancer
Pain associated with cancer has its own set of causes that merit specific methods to ease discomfort. This site offers tips and information on helping pets suffering from pain due to cancer.
Services
Nova Scotia LOST DOG NETWORK
Unleashed Potential
Dog Trainer
Trupanion pet insurance
Petsecure health insurance
Petcare pet insurance
Metro Animal Emergency Clinic
(also linked on our Home, Services, and Contact pages)
Not a topic anyone looks forward to, but CAH has found this company's service to be reliable and respectful. (Please see this statement from the company, regarding best practices – in response to difficulties reported elsewhere in the industry.)
Information
Customs information for international travel with pets
Canada Customs requirements for bringing animals into Canada
A cat enthusiast's extensive collection of information
Cat history, breed profiles, showing your cat, special care & feeding techniques, famous quotations, facts and more
Books & Articles
Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor
This book is a valuable resource for anyone living with and/or training dogs – as well as other sentient beings! Teachers will appreciate the simple,
positive approach. Ms. Pryor began her career as a dolphin trainer.
"Karen Pryor clearly explains the underlying principles of behavioral training and through numerous fascinating examples
reveals how this art can be applied to virtually any common situation. And best of all, she tells how to do it without yelling
threats, force, punishment, guilt trips – or shooting the dog... House-training the dog, improving your tennis game, keeping the
cat off the table, and much more!"
Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin
"In her groundbreaking, best-selling book Animals in Translation, Dr. Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her experience as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. With Animals Make Us Human, she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest life – on their terms, not ours."
Science article from The New York Times
explores the fascinating physics involved in feline drinking
(illustrated below):
Video
In honour of Mother's Day, see this short (2½ minute) video clip
featuring a remarkable mother dog:
Cheerful Valentine's Day:
Products
Commercial Pet Foods
Professional Organizations
Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
American Animal Hospital Association
Veterinary Technicians association
World Wide Society of Veterinary Acupuncturists
Canadian Association of Veterinary Acupuncturists
Atlantic Veterinary College
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