Not at all, microchipping is a quick and painless procedure that should not hurt more than the pet’s vaccinations.

Though moles rarely come above ground, it is a possibility, and your dog or cat may want to play with the mole. Because of mole illnesses, a mole lurking on your property can pose a danger to domestic dogs and cats. Your dog or cat will likely be tempted to dig moles to the surface in your yard, which will also cause more lawn damage.

Animal Rescue Center does not accept stray animals unless they are injured. All stray animals should be taken to your local Animal Care & Control so that their owners have an opportunity to find them.

After many studies, both in the PennHIP laboratory and in independent laboratories, there is no evidence to suggest that the PennHIP procedure is any more harmful than the standard hip-extended procedure. Certainly, in dogs having extreme laxity and pain associated with hip dysplasia, any manipulation of the hip (e.g. OFA, PennHIP, routine physical examination) can potentially cause transient discomfort (1- 2 days).

If ingested, make sure the pieces pass in the pet's bowel movement. If nothing passes within 24-48 hours or the animal seems uncomfortable, contact your vet and let them know of the incident.

Please check FDA's Web site at www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html to see if your pet food has been recalled: If your pet food is not listed, the pet food is not affected by the recall and you can continue to feed it to your pets. If your pet shows a sudden onset of symptoms, including loss of appetite, vomiting, or lack of energy, stop feeding the pet food and contact your veterinarian. If the pet food is one of those being recalled, do NOT feed it to your animals.

Yes - Although rare cats have been infected by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Dogs at this time have not been found infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, however other mammals have become infected and it is thought dogs could also become infected.

For any dead animal in the road, call Public Works at 561.804.7000 and they will remove it. If the animal is on private property, it is the property owner's responsibility to remove it.

Please refer to the list provided on Metro Animal Services website). An application can also be downloaded from the Metro website.

Call the Oakland Pet Adoption Center at 248-391-4102 to find out if the pet has been reported missing. If so, you will be given the name and phone number of the possible owner. If you wish to keep the pet for a few days to see if the owner turns up, you should leave a found report at the Pet Adoption Center. Otherwise, you can bring the pet to the center or request that the pet be picked up.

All Rock Island County residents should obtain their pet registration tags from Rock Island County Animal Care and Control. Pet tags may be purchased at the county animal shelter located at 4001 - 78th Avenue in Moline, or by calling (309) 558-3483 and requesting a tag by mail. Pet owners must have a copy of a current rabies vaccination certificate to buy a tag.

Antifreeze is extremely poisonous to dogs and cats. Please bring him to the clinic immediately for treatment.

You should determine the appropriate dose by using the dosage chart on the product label. None of our ingredients can cause toxicity or harm to your pets. Any excess provided to the system will be excreted without any ill effects.

Because of mouse diseases and mouse insects, house mice, deer mice and white-footed mice living in your attic, kitchen, pantry, storage room, walls or crawl space can pose a danger to house pets. Mice may also bite your dog or cat and transmit any of the diseases listed above.

Dog bites can be fatal to tortoises. A dog that tends to attack animals would not be a good tortoise companion. Cats and birds can damage/kill tortoises up to about three years in age. Rodents may chew on tortoise shells or limbs. Children that pick up tortoises may drop them, which may crack their shells. Tortoises should not be handled by children, and only periodically by adults.

First take the animal to any veterinarian or shelter to determine if the pet has a microchip. If the pet does have a chip, the vet or shelter will call the owner(s) on your behalf and let them know how to retrieve their pet. If the pet does not have a chip, we suggest you make found flyers and post them in and around your neighborhood as well as at your local animal shelter(s). Should you be able to not house the pet, you can bring it to your local animal shelter.

the price includes spay/neuter surgery, preliminary shots, dewormer, physical exam, heartworm test for a dog and feline leukemia/feline AIDS test for a cat. PLEASE NOTE: As of September 1, 2007, the adoption fee (for all dogs and cats, regardless of age, breed, or size) will increase to $75. The increase will cover the cost of microchipping all adopted pets, along with the registration of the chip into a national database.

Neither is a vegan by nature -- dogs are omnivores, and cats are carnivores. While both dogs and cats belong to the class carnivora, this doesn't mean a lot, so does the panda bear and they are near vegan. By nature cats and dogs wouldn't eat anything like what is commonly found in a can of pet food either. Special diets must be provided for cats, as they require an amino acid called taurine -- found in the muscles of animals.

No. You are welcome to come to the shelter at any time during business hours and see our pets available for adoption. Our business hours are 11-3 Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 on Saturday. Also, all of our pets are available to view at any time on this web site by clicking the "Our Pets" link at the top of each page. Each pets' bio includes at least one photo and all of the information we have on that specific pet.

No, the chip or the programming in the chip can not cause your console to be harmed. A simple, but not perfect, analogy might be if you added a mail reading program to your computer. The program is designed for your computer. You install the mail reading program by using a physical format such as a cd or diskette. When you insert the diskette or cd, the drive of your computer "touches" it to get the information. The solder points "touch" your console.

The Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP is a state health insurance plan for children. Depending on income and family size, working Utah families who do not have other health insurance may qualify for CHIP.

NEVER. The mild "correction" pulses delivered when a pet approaches the boundary are designed to get your pet's attention, but not punish him. This method has been proven safe and will not harm your pet

Snakes will not hesitate to bite your dog or cat. Many dogs and cats get snake bites when they bend down to investigate the snake and it strikes at their head or nose. A snake’s venom causes tissue damage in a dog or cat that gets a snake bite. It’s also a common occurrence for snakes to bite sheep, goats, cattle and other livestock. These animals can be killed by snake bites as they graze or play in the fields.

Illness with the H5N1 avian flu has been reported among domestic and exotic cats in Asia, which is unusual. Since the H5N1 avian flu virus has not been identified in Arizona or the United States, dogs and cats which may capture wild birds are not at risk for this disease.

Yes. You can purchase these various vaccinations through pet supply companies or from local feed stores.

Simple, in this case I would, if possible, bring along some eggs since they don't require the same storage as meat. I would consider getting some baby food from a health food store. I would also bring along my pet's nutritional supplements. You can use some tofu products like tofu wieners as a temporary source of protein if necessary; and depending on where I was, I would see about buying some meat from a butcher and feeding it to the dogs and/or cats that same day.

Cats - Polyestrus, this means during the spring and fall they go in and out of heat every 1 ? 4 weeks. The winter and summer is a time when they usually don't go into heat.