Pets
Pet Vet: Urinary incontinence can be helped with diagnosis, medications
Matilda had never urinated or defecated in the house. But Ellie found her dog curled up under the dining room table, looking quite sheepish, and the dog's bed full of urine. Ellie did her best to comfort Matilda; she could use some comforting words, too, as concerns surface about possible health...
Pets
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WAKE COUNTY
Raleigh considers banning dogs from city athletic fields, playgrounds
The city parks department says it gets frequent complaints that dogs are roaming – and relieving themselves – freely on city playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
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PETS
Red skin spots an indication that dog has serious disease
Kali has developed reddish purple spots all over her body. The 2-year-old Maltese appears fine in other respects, according to the lap dog's owner.
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PETS
Dog-training expert has been to Japan, prison, as part of job
For more than 30 years, Ken McCort has been considered an elite animal trainer - the trainer of last resort. He's the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.
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FAMILY
Teach children to respect animals' boundaries
Like many people, I have always loved animals. That sentiment didn't prevent me from getting bitten in the face by a dog when I was about 4 years old.
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LOCAL/STATE
Thousands attend NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine open house
The annual open house for the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine gives the public a rare opportunity to get a first-hand look at the work being done at one of the nation’s top ranked vet schools.
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LOCAL/STATE
Ailing dogs surrendered by Sampson County kennel
After a search by Sampson County deputies, 56 dogs are taken from a kennel. They are now in Kenly as they await adoption.
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LOCAL/STATE
Camp Lejeune dogs and handlers featured on Animal Planet documentary
For “Glory Hounds,” an Animal Planet documentary about military working dogs in Afghanistan, film crews embedded for six weeks with dogs and handlers from Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.


