There’s a website for everything out there so why not one for the three-legged dogs in our midst? Started by a husband and wife team after their dog’s leg was amputated, Tripawds.com caters to everything the tripod dog owner needs to excel in caring for their special-needs canines.

From forums and product recommendations to medical information and moral support, this site has it all. It has...

The tawny pit bull mix was clearly dead, lying in a pool of his own blood. In the run next door, a shepherd mix was laying on his side, panting heavily and staring at the wall with a glazed expression on his face. Omigod, is this what it’s always like at these places?

I made my first visit to Miami-Dade Animal Services (our County-funded animal shelter) last Monday night. In an overabundance of...

The era of environmental correctness is upon us—just in time, we hope. To that end, you should know that pet keeping isn’t always the greenest way to minimize your household’s carbon footprint. After all, pets often consume as much energy as you do—more in some cases. Nonetheless, there are ways to make sure you’re doing the best you can. Here are my top ten suggestions:

1) Eliminate all pet...

Miami is a movie town. It’s not just that we like to watch.  The film industry also likes to produce its stuff down here. The warm weather and South Beach are a big draw for an industry tired of the same old Hollywood hospitality.

Maybe that’s why “Marley and Me” (based on the eponymous book on the life of a dog who dies after bloating—twice) is being filmed down here in sunny Miami—in a...

OK, maybe not without a few days of warm-up at my local humane society (if they’d ever consent to my volunteerism), but I’m pretty fast (if I do say so myself).

I was compelled to dwell on my cat neuter speed after reading about Dr. Randy Eisel of Naples, Florida. This vet is seeking a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records with his nimble fingers and altruistic intent to highlight the...

I’ve been surfing the Web a lot lately. I’m just not a sports fan and I don’t have a TV anyway so it’s no surprise that I’ve been antisocially evaluating my online options more industriously as of late.

So while you’re watching the Super Bowl tonight, I’m busy playing WolfQuest, an online game for devotees of basic wolf biology and wildlife concerns in general.

Produced in association with the...

Here’s a daily vet pet peeve worth chuckling about: What’s up with all those clients who take the opportunity to speak to their vet just as they’ve inserted the stethoscope’s prongs into their ears?

Do they not realize they’re engaging in futile behavior (assuming the vet isn’t actually engaged by anything they might be saying)? Moreover, if these offenders believe their vet is actually...

This may seem a self-serving post that’s soooo off topic you might not want to stay to read it, but I’ve got a story to tell. Strange as it may sound and non veterinary though it may be, I speak so much about my personal life on Dolittler that it seems natural to tell it here.

Almost twelve years ago (on February 24th of 2006) my uncle was killed by the Cuban government. He was in one of two...

This weekend Miami Beach is hosting a “social networking” conference geared towards all those Internet types fond of bringing folks together online in all kinds of profitable ways. This means everyone from gearheads to preteens and potters to potheads—yep, for every segment of society there’s a social network just for them.

Think of it as a sort of religion for the masses encapsulated on the...

Twice in as many weeks I’ve been asked whether I would authorize the at-home euthanasia of a pet…with a household stash of controlled drugs.

Both individuals asking are in the human medical profession. That’s why I’m guessing their query emerged out of 1) an expectation that a house call option was not available and 2) an understanding that these things can be done at home by someone who knows...