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Kids teach wild mustangs to respond to human touch in Placer County

By Ed Fletcher - Updated: 10:12 am

Rose Ellis is one of more than 60 kids across the country participating in the Mustang Heritage Foundation's mustang challenge. They have 120 days to prepare a year-old horse that had scant human contact to perform a series of guidance maneuvers.

Pet Q&A: Check with your vet about 'dog flu' shots

Published: Tuesday, May 29 2012 - 12:00 am

I keep hearing about "dog flu." I get my flu shot every year. Should I get one for my dog, too?

End-of-life choice can be act of love

By Gina Spadafori - Published: Tuesday, May 29 2012 - 12:00 am

Never before have I been in a position to make end-of-life decisions for two pets at the same time. With a nearly 16-year-old Sheltie being treated for chronic kidney failure and a 7-year-old retriever in chemotherapy for a malignancy that turned up on her annual wellness check, you can well imagine that I spend a fair amount of time thinking that some hard decisions aren't that far away.

Pet Connection Q&A: Protocol describes cat vaccine locations

Published: Tuesday, May 22 2012 - 12:00 am

I took my cat in for her rabies vaccination, and my veterinarian gave her the shot in her leg. He's never done that before. What is the reason for that?