What have I been up to (the one thing I will admit to, anyway) for the last 3 months? Well, without the need for my medical bag – just my medically trained mind – I morphed into an investigative reporter to get the real poop on pet insurance companies. I wanted real answers to these [...]
Entries Tagged as 'My Shout Box'
Make 2010 The Year Of Affordable Pet Health Care!
January 10th, 2010 · 22 Comments
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“Up to 8% of clinically ill dogs may die from complications of canine influenza, H3N8…”
November 11th, 2009 · 12 Comments
What’s the implication of that jaw dropping statement — or this quote by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): “The AVMA believes there is urgent need for an effective canine influenza virus (CIV) vaccine to improve the health and welfare of animals and reduce the financial impacts of canine influenza.” Good grief! Will our dogs [...]
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Don’t Be a Sicko — my plea for your health and America!
October 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Our system of health care fails miserably in the art of keeping patients healthy — in others words, keeping them out of hospitals, doctor offices, and emergency rooms. Employing prevention tactics — the practice of not getting sick — has never received the medical attention it is begging for. Our present [...]
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US Army Soldier Suffers Under Denver’s Breed Ban Regime — Read Her Passionate Plea For Change
September 3rd, 2009 · 8 Comments
After four years of pounding Denver with every logical argument and reliable statistic explaining why breed bans are bad public policy and purely discriminatory, the ground is starting to shake. The biggest shock wave has emanated from the civil lawsuit brought against the city three years ago — a growing financial burden to the city [...]
Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds
Is Your Vet Going the Extra Mile for Your Dog?
April 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Did you know that your vet can quickly find the most up to date medical treatments or get extra help with a challenging case by joining VIN (Veterinary Information Network) for a reasonable monthly fee of only $55? If your busy vet can’t keep up by reading all the monthly journals (guilty [...]
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Vet Warns Dog Owners to Stay Out of Denver, Colorado!
March 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Jamie Downey, publisher of The American Dog Magazine, is committed to stopping the rise of breed discrimination and abolishing breed bans. In the Winter 2009 issue (President Obama on the cover) she published an article I wrote: Vet Warns Dog Owners to Stay Out of Denver, CO.
Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds
Tragic Twist of Fate Saves Shelter Dog
December 22nd, 2008 · 20 Comments
Eric Christensen
Woody exploring the ranch — 2006.
I have given up traditional gift giving — spending lots of cash on things I think someone will enjoy, but doesn’t really need. Instead I will share this story in the hope of giving you something of myself and what I believe is the [...]
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Top Denver Dog Magazine Wants Repeal of City’s Breed Ban
October 25th, 2008 · No Comments
I have asked the publisher of the American Dog Magazine, Jamie Downey, to send a copy of the Jan 2009 issue to city officials in Denver, CO. The upcoming winter issue will be on newsstands nationwide Jan 1st thru Apr 1st, 2009.
The winter issue will include an article [...]
Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds
Please Rid Our City of Pit Bulls So I Can Feel Safe Again
October 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Eric Christensen
Dr. Paula Terifaj gets a loving kiss from one of her bully patients.
Dear City Officials,
Please rid our city of pit bulls so I can feel safe again. And oh, by the way…
Could you also keep drunk drivers off the streets, stop people from running red lights, and ticket all drivers [...]
Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds
Mercury Insurance Signs Death Warrant on Family Dog
October 15th, 2008 · 22 Comments
Eric Christensen
Tanner
2003 — 2007
Breed discriminatory laws are sweeping our country and Denver, CO is only one hot spot. Other cities in the states of Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas (to name a few) have adopted similar legislation. Insurance companies have jumped on this breed bandwagon — placing restrictions on homeowners [...]
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