Why people risk their lives to ride racehorses
And most of them barely get paid enough to live for doing so, jockeys included. They do it because it feels like flying. Zenyatta’s last gallop in California. She’s now retired in Kentucky, with...
View ArticleA sad note
Liz Palika’s husband, Paul Palika, was killed in an accident this morning, after SUV spun out in front of his motorcycle on the rain-slicked highway. Liz has friends and family around her now, and she...
View ArticleAnother Pet Connection loss, and a day of silence
On the heels of the news of the tragic death of Paul Palika, husband of our own Liz Palika, came word that Dr. Nancy Kay’s father passed away over the weekend. Dr. Kay, our hearts go out to you for...
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Obligatory administrative notice regarding commenting
[Gina note: We’re getting a lot of new visitors — which we like — but also a lot of people who are being dorks in the comments, which we don’t. So I’m moving this post to the top. Please read it.] I...
View ArticlePop ups shot down
As most of you know, I’ve seven cities into a 29-city book tour. It’s exciting, exhausting and rather confusing at time, in the “Is this Richmond?” “Is this Tuesday?” kind of way. (The answer to both...
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Memorial Day weekend time out
The Memorial Day weekend is officially upon us. As is our tradition, the Pet Connection blog will go silent through Monday as we honor all those who have served our country, and sacrificed for our...
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Taking time out for the holiday weekend
The year is half over already? How is it the calendar is about to turn to July? While you ponder these important questions, the Pet Connection blog will be going dark over the holiday weekend (the...
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Public outcry saves bunnies from being killed needlessly
I’ve seen Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” multiple times. I never remember seeing a performance that included actual dead rabbits onstage during the performance. Nevertheless, that’s precisely...
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Non-surgical sterilization for dogs is in sight
Dr. Loretta Mayer needed to study human diseases in mice, so she was working on a drug that could induce menopause in her test subjects. What she found may have a broader and more important...
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Hello, again
We’re back, along with 5,000 posts and 100,000 comments. The contract with Vetstreet referenced in the previous post ended at the end of 2013, and with it, our contractual obligation to redirect...
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