97.3 The Dawg » sickness http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Getting a Flu Shot? Don't Forget Your Dog — Health Check [VIDEO] http://973thedawg.com/flu-shot-dog-health-check-video/ http://973thedawg.com/flu-shot-dog-health-check-video/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:49 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=61046 It’s cold and flu season again. While that means many people will be getting flu shots, there’s one member of the family you may not realize needs one too: your dog.

The H3N8 virus, identified in 2004 and commonly known as “dog flu,” has sickened thousands of dogs in 38 states. Currently there are outbreaks in the New York metropolitan area and near San Antonio, Texas, with other states like Pennsylvania and Colorado reporting epidemics throughout the year, as well.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/flu-shot-dog-health-check-video/feed/ 0 David Paul Morris, Getty Images 6 Habits That are Making You Sick http://973thedawg.com/6-habits-that-are-making-you-sick/ http://973thedawg.com/6-habits-that-are-making-you-sick/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:37:54 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=8792 It's really scary, I am truly my own worst enemy when it comes to staying healthy. So are you! Did you realize there are things that we do everyday, items that we take for granted that are harboring the beginnings of what could be our ultimate demise? What are these 6 heinous things an

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