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Dallas Veterinarian Gives Pets Chiropractic Adjustments
We have dog spas and hotels, but a chiropractor for your pets? A veterinarian in Dallas is helping animals feel better with a little spinal adjustment.
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Dog Set On Fire In Pleasant Grove Dies
A puppy named Justice is fighting for his life after being set on fire in Dallas. (credit: Jim Wenger/DFW Rescue Me) DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The four-month-old puppy that was doused in lighter fluid and...
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Nearly 25-Percent Of Texas Dogs Are Obese
NORTH TEXAS (KRLD) – A new study by Pfizer Animal Health shows nearly a quarter of Texas dogs are obese — a percentage that’s far higher than the national average. Veterinarian Michael Woolley says the...
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Distemper Concerns Force Euthanization Of Dozens Of Dogs
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Nearly four-dozen dogs have been euthanized at the Fort Worth shelter because of a distemper outbreak. One dog tested positive for the highly contagious illness and was put...
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Fat Cat ‘Skinny’ Drops Weight, Down To 37 Pounds
(credit: CBS 11 News) DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An overweight stray cat found nearly two months ago in North Texas has slimmed down to 37 pounds but is still too fat to be adopted. A Dallas veterinarian...
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Pet Medicine Becoming Human Business
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – You may have new, more affordable options, when it comes to keeping your pet healthy. The sometimes staggeringly high cost of pet medications currently has Americans...
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Judge Rules Dog Burning Suspects Will Be Tried Together
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was one of the worst cases of animal cruelty known to have happened in North Texas. This past April, a 4-month old puppy was set on fire and left to die. Today the four...
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Controversial ‘Debarking’ Not Music To Ears Of Veterinarians
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – You hear a dog bark long and loud enough and it can drive you to drink. But going under the knife to solve a bark problem? Some dog owners are doing it with a procedure...
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Cities Warning About Deadly Distemper Outbreak
ALLEN (CBSDFW.COM) - North Texas cities are warning pet owners about a potential deadly outbreak of distemper. Distemper is a viral disease that most often affects dogs, ferrets, and raccoons. Since...
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Retired Veterinarian Challenges State Web Rules
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state regulations that bar him from evaluating animals and giving veterinary advice over the Internet. Since...
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Texas Animal Chiropractors Offer Pet Care Alternative
NORTH TEXAS (AP) – Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks. Since then, he says he’s straightened out thousands of dogs and cats, not to mention...
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Vets Tend To Injured, Roaming Animals In West
WEST, Texas (AP) – A veterinary team is tending to six search and rescue dogs in the Central Texas town of West along with several dozen injured and wayward animals following a fertilizer plant...
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SPCA-Dallas DA’s Office Team Seize Cruelly Treated Dogs
(credit: SPCA of Texas) DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Wednesday workers with the SPCA of Texas took custody of two cruelly treated dogs found at a house in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas. The...
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Adoption Event Planned For Rescued North Texas Animals
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – More than 200 animals seized from a Celina no kill animal shelter earlier this month– while living in conditions that officials called the worst they’ve ever seen– are now...
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City Breaks Ground On First-Of-A-Kind Animal Shelter
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – Fort Worth broke ground Wednesday on a new building that could save hundreds of stray animals every year. It’s a way of treating sick animals in a crowded shelter that the...
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Severely Injured Plano Puppy Gets A New Lease On Life
PLANO (KRLD) – A citizen spotted four-month-old Nina limping with a broken leg. The Chihuahua mix had a bandage wrapped so tightly around its leg that it cut off circulation. By the time she was taken...
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North Texas Firefighter Adopts Puppy After Storm Drain Rescue
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) — Dallas Firefighter Ryan Snow says he had no idea one particular call this week would have such an impact on him. Snow, along with Dallas Fire Rescue firefighters from Station 5...
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Veterinarian Turns Himself In, Charged With Animal Cruelty
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS 11 News has learned that Dr. Millard “Lou” Tierce, of the Camp Bowie Animal Clinic, has been arrested for animal cruelty. Tierce turned himself in to Fort Worth police and...
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“Hoarding” Vet Begs For Compassion
story updated 8:25 pm FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A confession and a plea for compassion from a Fort Worth veterinarian Friday as he begged the state to let him work with animals again. Friday the Texas...
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City Considers Charging To Surrender Pets At Shelter
ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Most animal shelters charge a fee when you adopt a pet. But the City of Arlington is discussing charging a fee to anyone surrendering an animal. The city council is considering...
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Accused Vet’s License Suspended For 5 Years
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The next phase in a case against a Fort Worth veterinarian took place on Tuesday in Austin. Dr. Lou Tierce has been accused of keeping...
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Fort Worth Veterinarian Indicted On Theft, Animal Cruelty Charges
FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Tarrant County grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against a Fort Worth veterinarian accused of keeping a woman’s dog alive for blood transfusions...
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North Texas Veterinarians On Heightened Alert Over Dog Flu
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBS11) – With a dangerous dog flu spreading across the country veterinarians in North Texas are on heightened alert. Last year one case was diagnosed...
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Valentine’s Day Can Be Dangerous For Pets
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBS11) – As lovers get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day this weekend, veterinarians are asking us all to be mindful of some hazards from gifts that...
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Former Dog Owners Plead Guilty In Botched Amputations
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two people have pleaded guilty in botched amputations on a pit bull that caused the dog to lose her ears and a hind leg. Shawanna...
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Texas Board Suspends License Of Vet Who Killed Cat
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (AP) — A state panel Tuesday suspended the license of a Texas veterinarian who used a bow and arrow to kill a cat that had wandered onto the property where...
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Robotic Scan For Horses Could Hold Promise For Human Health
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Veterinarians hope an innovative type of CT scan can advance medical care for horses and possibly be adapted for humans, eliminating the...
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Charges Dropped Against Former Fort Worth Veterinarian
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The former Fort Worth veterinarian accused of keeping dogs alive despite telling the owners that the pets had been euthanized was not...
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Deputies Searching For Owner Who Abandoned Injured Horse
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter PARKER COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas sheriff’s office is asking for help from the public identifying and locating the owner/owners of an abandoned horse that...
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Pot For Pets: Owners Treat Sick Animals With Cannabis
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Fasman’s 12-year-old dog, Hudson, limps from pain caused by arthritis and an amputated toe, but Fasman doesn’t want to give her...
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Scientists Call On U.S. To Allow Research On Pot Meds For Pets
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They’re selling well. “The ‘Up and Moving’ is for joints and for pain,” he...
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Vet Says Dog Flu On Rise In North Texas
DALLAS (CBS11) – Humans aren’t the only ones getting sick this flu season. Dogs are also at risk. A North Texas veterinarian, Dr. Danny Cox, says he’s seen about half a dozen cases so far this season....
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Bill Passes Making Bestiality Illegal In Louisiana
LOUISIANA (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – State lawmakers in Louisiana passed a bill making it illegal for a human to have sex with an animal, according to KATC- TV. The bill now heads to the House, but 10 state...
View ArticleTexas Vets: Pets Can Help With Cancer Research
HOUSTON (AP) – Leading Texas veterinarians are mobilizing to enlist pets in the testing of experimental cancer therapies, a potential benefit to not just dogs and cats but people. The veterinarians...
View ArticleExperts Warn What Needs To Be Done Before Putting Pets On Raw Food Diet
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Raw food diets are a booming trend among pet owners, even as government agencies advise to take these raw diets with “a grain of salt.” The Centers for Disease Control and...
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North Texas Dog Put In Dryer Checked Out By Vet, Returned To Owner
LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Lewisville Police said Tuesday the small dog that was put in the clothes dryer by a teenage girl in an Instagram video, has been checked out by a veterinarian....
View ArticlePooch Study Launches In Texas: 10,000 Canines Needed For Aging Research
SEATTLE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — They may age faster than we do, but scientists believe researching the lives of dogs could also shed light on human longevity. So, in essence, old dogs could indeed teach us...
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Animal Cruelty: Denton County Deputies Searching For Person Who Shot 2 Dogs
Denton County Deputies are looking for the person who shot two dogs at a home in unincorporated Frisco near Hidden Cove Park.
View ArticleTexas Dog Confirmed To Be Infected With Virus That Causes COVID-19
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Tarrant County dog was confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, the Texas Animal Health Commission reported Thursday. The U.S....
View ArticleRuben Wilson Arrested In Parker County For Abuse Of 2 German Short-Haired...
PARKER COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Two dogs have been seized and a man in Parker County was arrested for allegedly abusing and neglecting them. Sheriff’s investigators arrested Ruben Wilson on July 9 in...
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