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4 Considerations Regarding Pets and Infection

November 29th, 2006 · 6 Comments

Did you know that your pets and other animals can carry MRSA? Well, they can. The most notable example is the story of Bella and Jill Moss, well documented at The Bella Moss Foundation (photo is of beautiful Bella). Also in recent news are two horses who have recently been diagnosed with [...]

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My MRSA Mission

October 5th, 2006 · 2 Comments

This month, our channel-wide theme is the mission statement for our sites . We have a good many different sites in the Science & Health Channel - and I bet you will find as you read through them, most of our missions are pretty different. I could simply say that my mission here is to [...]

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Another Danger of Pets

September 4th, 2006 · 9 Comments

Now, with 3 dogs, 10 cats, 2 sugar gliders, 10 chickens, 3 horses and 2 cows (all pets), I know there are some dangers associated with having pets. MRSA dangers, you might ask? Yep, there are MRSA dangers.
This is the story of Rachael Wakefield, of Manchester, England, who has acquired a [...]

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UK Dog Recovers From MRSA Infection

July 5th, 2006 · No Comments

Here is the happy story of Tarka, a dog owned by Terry Salisbury of the UK, who contracted MRSA after emergency surgery for gastric tortion. Tarka was not recovering as her owner had hoped, and a week or so later was diagnosed with MRSA. Through excellent wound care and antibiotics, Tarka has now [...]

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Natural antibiotics from Aspenbloom Pet Care

June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

You will find that I just dearly love my friend Shadrach - yes, he is a dog, but certainly one of the brightest dogs around. He and his Mom, Kim Bloomer, are very educated on natural healing and have offered up this blend of essential oils as a topical natural alternative for antibiotics:
Natural antibiotic [...]

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A Bad, Bad Girl and her Puppy

June 15th, 2006 · No Comments

I have been a bad girl today - I have been online most of the day and just shooting the breeze chatting up a storm and basically doing absolutely nothing productive. I didn’t want to let this get too far away though. This is my puppy, Pebbles:

What does my 70 pound 7 month [...]

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