Pet Connection

Gina Spadafori, the award-winning author of "Dogs for Dummies," "Cats for Dummies" and "Birds for Dummies," answers reader questions each week in her Pet Connection column.

Read the latest Pet Connection columns:

• Pet Connection: Feather-picking perplexes bird owners
• Pet Connection: Keep your pet from picking its poison
• Pet Connection: Many attackers are known to victims
• Pet Connection: Free-roaming fun isn't for every dog
• Pet Connection: Medicines also help pets live better

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Anita Creamer: Heart drug Digitek's recall is a dangerous murmur

Georgia Vonk didn't hesitate. When she got the call from the Target pharmacy in Lincoln that Bailey P. Vonk's heart medicine was being recalled, she contacted Bailey's doctor immediately....(more)

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Friday, April 25, 2008

• Trainer coaxes mustang back from the wild

• UCD solicits blood donations from dogs

• Owner blames animal neglect on her money woes

Friday, April 11, 2008

• Dog's vicious attack injures horse, topples 70-year-old rider

Thursday, April 10, 2008

• Animal rights fight to ballot

• Goodall inspires youths

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

• ACLU opposes dogfight bill

Sunday, March 30, 2008

• Puppy love eases the pain

Thursday, March 27, 2008

• Volunteer Profile: Whine & Dine benefit goes to dogs

• Volunteer gives her time -- and heart -- to cats at Sacramento shelter

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

• Two pit bulls confiscated after attack kills neighbors' pet

Sunday, March 23, 2008

• Daniel Weintraub: Why the new license law is the tail wagging the cat

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

• Bob Shallit: Pastry chef cooks up treats for your pets

Sunday, March 16, 2008

• Helpful canines are the day's star exhibits at museum

Saturday, March 8, 2008

• Trainers vie to tame wild mustangs

Thursday, February 28, 2008

• Pair take plea bargains in killing of farm animals

Sunday, February 24, 2008

• For activist, it's lions and tigers and cares

Saturday, February 23, 2008

• Canine blood change at UCD

Thursday, February 21, 2008

• Humane Society shows its tough side in beef recall

Thursday, February 14, 2008

• Who let the dogs in?

Thursday, February 7, 2008

• To the rescue

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

• Cats and their persistent genes: Quite a yarn

Saturday, January 26, 2008

• Chow fan doggedly seeks homes

Saturday, January 19, 2008

• Hair of the dog

• Mortgage crisis is hurting pets, too

• Bad hair days

• Dealing With Pet Hair -- Advice From Dog Owners

Friday, January 11, 2008

• Balancing the risk

Thursday, January 10, 2008

• Aging service dog survives ordeal

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

• Family wants to thank rescuer in dog attack

Saturday, January 5, 2008

• Passages: Boy's best friend

Thursday, January 3, 2008

• SPCA unveils habitat for cats

Saturday, December 29, 2007

• Cat habitat aims to boost adoption

Friday, December 28, 2007

• Tiny dog leads police to suspect in hiding

Sunday, December 23, 2007

• Entertaining visitors heading back to S.F.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

• Elderly, arthritic dog is thrown in pond

Friday, November 30, 2007

• Often-deadly virus hits county shelter

Saturday, November 24, 2007

• Foes of neuter bill mobilize

Thursday, November 15, 2007

• Animal shootings panic residents

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

• Clues to cat deaths found in UCD study

• Man pleads not guilty in animal shooting

Monday, November 12, 2007

• Food, fun and fur at Corgi Fair

Saturday, November 3, 2007

• Pet Connection: Veterinarians have options to ease pets' pain

Saturday, October 27, 2007

• Pet Connection: Pets, too, deserve a treat on Oct. 31

Thursday, October 25, 2007

• Outbound Escapes

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

• The To-Do List

Sunday, October 21, 2007

• Click Here: Doggone friendly

Thursday, October 18, 2007

• Gearing Up: Equipment for 'r-r-ruffing' it

Monday, October 15, 2007

• Pond gets blame for sick dogs

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Adoption/Shelters

Find love online! Here are links to local animal shelters and adoption groups

• City of Sacramento Animal Care
• Friends of the Sacramento City Shelter
• Shelter Dogs
• Sacramento SPCA
• Sacramento County TEAM
• Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation
• RAIN: Rescuing Animals In Need
• Sacramento House Rabbit Society
• Friends for Life
• Pet Finders
• Folsom Feline Rescue
• Pet Adoption League (Grass Valley)
• Placer County SPCA
• Yolo County Animal Shelter
• Yolo County SPCA
• Cats About Town Society
• Happy Tails
• Placer County Animal Control

Other assistance

• Sacramento Pets In Need
• Lend A Heart - Lend A Hand: Animal-Assisted Therapy
• Pet loss support group
• UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
• Animal Protection Institute
• United Animal Nations
• Noah's Wish

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