K-State_pets Pet health news from Kansas State University http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/WEB/News/NewsReleases/pethealth.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:25:12 -0500 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:24:24 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v1.5 (1.5.1.2) K-State expert offers advice on evacuating with a pet if disaster strikes When New Orleans residents were forced to leave their homes after Hurricane Katrina last year, they often faced a difficult choice: Stay in harm's way with their animal companions or flee to safety and leave their pets behind. http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/listpetevac72706.html Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:24:24 -0500 Veterinarians see more cases of leptospirosis in warm, wet weather If your dog is in the wrong place at the wrong time, its life could be in danger from exposure to leptospirosis. http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/lepto72506.html Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:22:12 -0500 Sidebar: what to do if your dog has leptospirosis If your dog is infected with leptospirosis, it is important to prevent infection of other dogs and to protect yourself. Lepto is a zoonotic disease -- one that can be passed from dog to human through contact with contaminated urine. http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/leptosidebar72506.html Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:16:30 -0500