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Sweet Honey—Rescued Beagle Treated at Forestdale Vet Clinic

A yellow and white "lemon" beagle—dubbed Honey for her sweet disposition by town workers—was found wandering down a road in Sagamore Beach near midnight last Saturday.

This dog, however, was not just sweet and approachable; she had nails that were so long they crossed over and even dug into the pads of her feet and a cantaloupe-sized tumor visible on her stomach.

The policeman who spotted her brought her into the station for the night.

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Owners Treated For Rabies After Cats Get Disease

Cape Cod - Two Cape Cod residents are receiving rabies shots after their pet cats were diagnosed with the disease.

It is the first time domestic pets on Cape Cod have ever tested positive for rabies, which is potentially fatal to humans.

Dr. Thomas Burns, president of the Cape Cod Veterinary Medical Association, told the Cape Cod Times that the discovery of the disease in two domestic animals has dire public health implications.

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Accredited Practices Assess Pets for Pain

South Yarmouth - Shari Sears knew something was wrong with Butterscotch, her 15-year-old cat.

"She would cry and just didn't seem happy at all," said Sears, who monitors the cat's glucose levels and gives her insulin shots to regulate her diabetes. "She was not her perky little self," she recalled.

Sears took Butterscotch to Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod, an AAHA accredited clinic in Massachusetts, where Thomas M. Burns, DVM, diagnosed her with acute pancreatitis.

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Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod Receives AAHA Accreditation

South Yarmouth - Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod of South Yarmouth has again received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association. The evaluation includes a quality assessment review of the hospital’s facility, medical equipment, practice methods and pet health care management.

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Rabies vaccines urged for pets

South Yarmouth - As a man lay in a coma in a New Hampshire hospital with one of the first cases of rabies in New England in years, the Cape Cod's Rabies Task Force yesterday offered half-price ($10) rabies vaccines at clinics from Plymouth to Provincetown.

"Rabies is fatal," said Dr. Tom Burns, president of the Cape Cod Veterinary Medical Association. "Our role as veterinarians is not just to protect animals, but the public health."

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Cats' kidneys fail after eating Iams

South Yarmouth - Amber and Missy appear to be among the first Cape animals severely affected by contaminated pet food recalled from store shelves across the country last week.

The two cats' kidneys failed after they ate Iams canned tuna and salmon cat food, according to their owner, Jennifer Moody.

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Was Honey Too Sweet?

South Yarmouth - The small leather-brown pup is timid when first meeting strangers, but after a few minutes she is a wiggling whirl of love.

"Honey," who has called the Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod home for the last two months, can be excused for her initial shyness. She was found limping and badly injured in a Sandwich neighborhood in October, after neighbors heard a car drive by, screech to a halt, and speed off.

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Tick-borne illness remains a serious threat

Spiraling footballs sail past young receivers, landing in the deep grass at the edge of the yard where children chase after them. Dogs race through the dune grass to launch themselves into the surf for a refreshing bath. Both are idyllic scenes for the Cape Cod summer season. Unfortunately, disease-carrying ticks, the ultimate party crashers, cloud the scenarios.
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Giving the Kiss of Life

Pet owners gathered at the veterinary hospital at Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod on White's Path in South Yarmouth yesterday to hear about life saving CPR techniques that could one day save their cat or dog.
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Life's a beach... but too much sun can harm pets (and their humans!)

The weather's finally turning warmer and you're chomping at the leash to romp outdoors with your pet.

Although you probably protect yourself from the summer sun - you do, right? - you may not think it's a hazard for your furry friend.

Think again.

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Six Kittens Abandoned by Owners in South Yarmouth

SOUTH YARMOUTH Tourists taking a stroll around Long Pond were surprised to find a litter of kittens on Thursday.

The half-dozen kittens about a month old -- were apparently abandoned on a beach along Long Pond in Yarmouth. (read more...)

Rabies reaches tip of Cape

YARMOUTH - As of this week, rabies-infected animals have been discovered in every town on Cape Cod, state and local wildlife experts said yesterday. (read more...)

Call goes out to help storm's animal victims

Dr. Tom Burns

Dr. Tom Burns Examining the Pets of Hurricane Katrina's Victims at Otis Air National Guard Base

In the shadow of the human suffering from Hurricane Katrina, a rescue effort is unfolding simultaneously for millions of pets, livestock and wild animals that have been injured, lost or displaced by the storm. (read more...)

In rescue of animals, much cause for praise

BOURNE, MA -- As more than 100 of Hurricane Katrina's human victims arrived at Otis Air National Guard Base yesterday, they were accompanied by some evacuees of the four-legged variety: two black German shepherd mixes; a Pomeranian; a scrappy poodle mix; a cocker spaniel, and a sixth dog of as-yet undetermined breed, all of them pets. (read more...)