Don’t tell me not to sleep with my dog
A researcher who I’m guessing doesn’t have a dog says pets don’t belong in the bed, and that allowing them to sleep with us can lead to infections, parasites and diseases. He further advises that...
View ArticleWhen your best friend becomes a lab test
Maybe this is a case of making the best of a bad situation. Maybe it’s a case of man’s best friend making for an even better scientific paper. Maybe, as much as I write about my dog, I have no room to...
View ArticleKabang: Funds being raised for the Philippines dog who lost her snout saving...
A dog who has been credited with saving the lives of two young girls in the Philippines — and lost part of her snout in the process — may soon be flown to the United States for reconstructive surgery....
View Article18 months later, case is not resolved, bill is still pending, but Patrick’s...
A year and a half after a starved pit bull was found at the bottom of a trash chute at a Newark high rise apartment — looking more like a corpse than a pet — the dog who would go on to be named Patrick...
View ArticlePhilippine “hero dog” in U.S. for surgery
With donations coming in from people in 18 different countries, enough money has been raised to bring Kabang, the Philippine dog who lost her snout to save two children, to the United States for...
View ArticleKabang gets preliminary exam at UC Davis
Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, say they are confident they can improve the condition of Kabang, the dog who lost her snout and upper jaw when she jumped in front of a motorcycle,...
View ArticleProblems postpone Kabang’s surgery
Heartworm and a cancerous tumor have delayed snout surgery for Kabang, the Philippine dog that lost half her face when she stepped between two children and an oncoming motorcycle. A veterinarian at the...
View ArticleKabang clears first hurdle — cancer
Kabang, the dog who lost half her snout saving two young girls, appears to have beaten cancer, getting one step closer to the surgical procedures that veterinarians hope will close the gaping wound on...
View ArticleFacial surgeries begin for hero dog Kabang
It has been a long wait, but Kabang, the Filipino dog who lost the top half of her snout when she saved two young girls from an oncoming motorcycle, has received the first in a series of dental and...
View ArticleKabang heads home
Kabang, the dog who lost the top of her snout when she stepped between two girls and an oncoming motorcyle, is headed back to her home in the Philippines after a series of surgeries and treatments at...
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