Please remember that much of the
information on the internet is not necessarily
reviewed or supervised. We are not responsible for
any of the information or recommendations offered
by the sites we have linked, and do not necessarily
endorse those sites or their contents. We urge you
to carefully research any information before you assume
it to be accurate.
Please check with your veterinarian before implementing
any medications, products or procedures!!
General information
National
Pet Health Month - find out why a wellness exam
every six months provides the opportunity for veterinarians
to detect, treat, or, ideally, prevent problems
before they become life threatening........and much
more!.
ASPCA
National Animal Poison Control Center
Cornell
Feline Health Center -- Some good cat info.
The
Massachusetts House Rabbit Society
OR (your choice, or check out both) The
House Rabbit Network
Foster
Parrots Rapid Response Rescue -- thinking
about getting a bird (or need to give one up?)
Pet
Sitters International -- need to find a sitter
for your home & pets while away?
Turtle
Information -- The Natural Heritage and Endangered
Species Program -- The NHESP is making a special
effort this year to help our native turtles. As
part of this effort we have added a webpage on our
website designed to answers commonly asked questions
about turtles.
Growing
Up With Pets -- Has some ads and promotions
by Novartis, but also lots of information about
and for kids and pets.
Beaks and Noses, Inc. -- Their main goal is to help the parrot crisis, they do take in owner surrenders, and work with various local shelters. The facility is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
Grief Support Resources
These resources offer practical
help for people who may be experiencing serious emotional
distress. They are just a handful of those available
to pet owners:
The Argus Institutes website offers a page of grief
resources and helpful information: www.argusInstitute.colostate.edu
The Delta Society offers a complete list of pet
bereavement hotlines and telephone support on its
website at www.deltasociety.org/
Tufts University has a pet-loss grief support hotline:
(508) 839-7966 Monday-Friday 6 to 9 p.m. EST www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/
ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline; (212) 876-7700,
ext 4355, Free nationwide consultation to bereaved
owners on a 24-hour basis. Call (800) 946-4646,
use keypad to punch in pin number 140-7211 and then
your own phone number. The call will be returned
immediately.
The Pet Loss website offers grief support, inspiration,
candle ceremonies, and the famous “Rainbow
Bridge” poem, to help pet owners deal with
grief; www.petloss.com.
Veterinary Associations
Healthy Pet
- American Animal Hospital Association(AAHA) - an
award-winning site!
NetVet --
Loaded with pet and Veterinary related info.
Massachusetts
Veterinary Medical Association
Information about the regional veterinary community
Massachusetts
Veterinary Technician Association
Information for and about veterinary technicians.
Veterinary Schools & Related
AVMA
Accredited Veterinary Colleges
For more information about veterinary schools, visit
the AVMA web site.
Association
of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
offers information about pursuing careers in veterinary
medicine and graduate programs, and has applications
and admissions information.
Tufts
University School of Veterinary Medicine
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine,
in North Grafton, MA, is the only accredited veterinary
school in New England.
Cornell
University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University, located in Ithaca, NY, is among
the veterinary schools closest to Massachusetts.
University
of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
Medicine is the only institution to award a V.M.D.
degree.
Government
MA
Board of Registration
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary
Medicine licenses and regulates veterinarians in
the interest of consumer protection.
MA
Department of Public Health
For information on rabies, communicable diseases,
and public health issues.
