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Peat Bakke, Flickr Household pets suffering from heart disease are often prescribed Digoxin to treat their ailment. As part of a Paw Nation series providing background about the medical problems your pet may suffer, we spoke to Dr. Randy Aronson, owner of Partners In Animal Wellness Services in Tucson, Ariz., to gain some insights about the drug. Always consult your veterinarian before giving any medicine or supplements to your pet. What is Digoxin? Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that is usually known by its trade name, Cardoxin. Is Digoxin a prescription or over-the-counter drug? Digoxin is available only by prescription. What is the most common use of Digoxin? Digoxin is used to treat ...
It's always Valentine's Day for these animals. With their amazing array of all-natural body art, these dogs, horses, rabbits, manta rays and more show their love all year round! http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=720047&pid=720046&uts=1265833371 http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf Animals with Heart-Shaped Markings In honor of Valentine's Day, we're taking a look at some adorable animals with heart-shaped markings. Think Hearted the horse is special? Click through for lots of lovely animals! Adam Coglianese Animals With Heart This lovely filly -- ...
PDSA/PA/AP That's a freakishly large tongue! A tasty snack of pig's heart (yum!) nearly killed Penny, an 18-year-old dog from Scotland, when a membrane from the pig's aorta became wrapped around the base of her tongue, the (U.K.) Metro reported. The aorta cut off blood supply to the tongue, leading it to swell to four times its normal size. The elderly dog could easily have suffocated or died from a blood infection as parts of the tongue died from lack of blood. Fortunately her owner, Linda Donnelly, rushed Penny to a Glasgow vet hospital as soon as she saw the ghoulish tongue dangling from the dog's mouth. Penny had eaten the pig heart hours before the incident, Donnelly told the Metro, ...