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Today In History:

1818, Illinois was admitted as the 21st state.

1947, the Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" opened on Broadway.

1967, surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, who lived 18 days with the new heart.

1979, 11 people were killed in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum, where the British rock group The Who was performing.

Celeb B-Days:

Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne is 63

Actress Daryl Hannah is 51.

Olympic gold medal figure skater Katarina Witt is 46.

Actor Brendan Fraser is 43.

Actress Amanda Seyfried is 26

Crew:

Jon Patch - Host

Jarrod Lazarus DVM / Co Host - Bay Area Veterinary Care Center Medical, training Advice

Amanda Page - Producer / Reporter

Bob Page - Executive Producer

Zach Budin - Network Producer

Special Guest Hour 1 – 510 PM EST - Author:  Diana Reiss – “The Dolphin in the Mirror” (Book Giveaways)

Special Guest Hour 1 – 530 PM EST – Rob Atkinson – CEO: The Elephant Snactuary

Special Guest Hour 2 – 630 PM EST – Susan Brandt – Executive Director Rational Animal – (Legendary Musicians with Animals Notecard Giveaways)

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Military dogs taking Xanax, receiving therapy, for canine PTSD...

Even the most hardened soldier can escape grievous wounds on the battlefield only to suffer deeply painful psychological traumas after returning home. And unfortunately, the same pattern of psychic trauma seems to apply for the dogs that help provide essential services for military men and women.

Among the present corps of 650 military dogs, more than 5 percent deployed with American combat forces are suffering from canine Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). And of that group, about half are forced into retirement from service. The study of canine PTSD is only about 18 months old, even though animal behavior has been studied for centuries:

Like humans with the analogous disorder, different dogs show different symptoms. Some become hyper-vigilant. Others avoid buildings or work areas that they had previously been comfortable in. Some undergo sharp changes in temperament, becoming unusually aggressive with their handlers, or clingy and timid. Most crucially, many stop doing the tasks they were trained to perform.

Military dogs have reportedly become the most effective tool for detecting improvised explosive devices (IED's) in the battlefield. IED's are typically composed of chemicals, rather than metals--which makes them especially hard to detect via conventional electronic monitoring systems.

Testing the dogs for PTSD is a complex process: In a series of videos used to train veterinarians to spot canine PTSD, one shepherd barks wildly at the sound of gunfire that it had once tolerated in silence. Another can be seen confidently inspecting the interior of cars but then refusing to go inside a bus or a building. Another sits listlessly on a barrier wall, then after finally responding to its handler's summons, runs away from a group of Afghan soldiers.

Once a military dog is diagnosed with PTSD the military works directly with veterinarians on treatment:

Since the patient cannot explain what is wrong, veterinarians and handlers must make educated guesses about the traumatizing events. Care can be as simple as taking a dog off patrol and giving it lots of exercise, play time and gentle obedience training. More serious cases will receive "desensitization counter-conditioning," which entails exposing the dog at a safe distance to a sight or sound that might trigger a reaction—a gunshot, a loud bang or a vehicle, for instance. If the dog does not react, it is rewarded, and the trigger—"the spider in a glass box" is moved progressively closer until the dog is comfortable with it.

Some dogs are even treated with the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. That regimen permits them not merely to recover from their trauma, experts say--it also helps them eventually return to active duty. Those dogs unable to re-enlist are allowed to retire, either with an adoptive family or an inactive service member.

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Follow Up Story has Happy Ending...

You may remember the story we did about a Southern California woman who stood on a busy street corner in La Jolla wearing a bikini to draw attention to her lost dog... Well she has been reunited with her pet.

20-year-old Arlene Corona stood on the corner in her bikini and pumps for six days last week, seeking the public's help in finding her Chihuahua, named Chispeta.

Corona has had Chispeta for five years, and said she would stand out on the corner every day until her precious pup comes home.

Finally, someone called Corona and told her about a woman who had the dog and a reunion was arranged.

Corona says she plans to get the dog micro-chipped in case the dog ever disappears again.

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Wonder where Bullwinkle is??? We know where Rocky is,,, hanging out with Snooki in Jersey???

Most people spend their time in the hospital plotting their escape. It turns out that squirrels aren't all that different.

One night this week a flying squirrel managed to trap itself inside the emergency room at New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Now an ordinary squirrel in this position might just hide in a corner and make a quick dash for the nearest exit. But this gifted flying rodent repeatedly launched itself from an 8-foot-high wall-mounted lamp, in order to avoid firefighters from the Rahway Fire Department.

"It would climb up on a light and would jump off and glide," said fire department spokesman Capt. Ted Padavano. "It looked just like a little squirrel, but once it jumped into the air, it had like a glider, or like a bat, skin under its arms, like a little square glider,"

Even stranger, this was the second time in two weeks that a flying squirrel had taken over the hospital's 15-by-15-foot trauma room. Eventually, a pair of firefighters managed to throw a blanket over the squirrel and safely release it unharmed into a wooded area outside the hospital.

But Padavana was already anticipating a return visit from the small, airborne creatures, speculating that they may have a nest inside the hospital. After all, he asked, "What are the odds of having two flying squirrels in the same emergency room?"

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Into the record bugs... errrr record books with a record size bug!!

An Explorer has found the biggest insect ever on record - so large it can eat a carrot.

She's called a Weta Bug and has a huge wing span of SEVEN inches and weighs as much as three mice.

Renowned entomologist Mark Moffett, 55, discovered the cricket-like creature up a tree on New Zealand's Little Barrier Island.

He spent two days searching for the creepy crawly which were thought to be extinct after Europeans brought rats to the island many years ago.

Mark said: "Three of us walked the trails of this small island for two nights scanning the vegetation for a giant weta. We spent many hours with no luck finding any at all, before we saw her up in a tree. The giant weta is the largest insect in the world, and this is the biggest one ever found. She enjoyed the carrot so much she seemed to ignore the fact she was resting on our hands and carried on munching away. She would have finished the carrot very quickly, but this is an extremely endangered species and we didn't want to risk indigestion. After she had chewed a little I took a picture and we put her right back where we found her."

If your not afraid of bugs make sure you head over to our facebook page and see the pictures of this giant bug, talkinpets.com has the link to our facebook page right on the top of the home page. t-a-l-k-i-n pets.com

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When a bag of kittens was dumped and run over in traffic on a rural Iowa highway, a dog named Reagan rushed to their rescue.

Iowa’s Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary is home to two kittens who owe their lives to Reagan. Three months ago her owner called the sanctuary seeking help after pulling two live kittens out of a Meow Mix bag that her dog had found in the road.

“It was gruesome, quite gruesome because the kittens…there was a litter of 4 or 5 of them and you couldn’t tell if there were 2 or 3 (in the bag) they had been run over by a vehicle. It was not a pretty sight,” said Linda Blakely of the Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary.

The fact that Skipper and Tipper even survived is difficult to explain, but one thing is certain: had Reagan not found them, they likely would have died on the spot. The yellow lab literally dragged the bag out of the road. Then she dragged it all the way home. And cried until her owner opened it. Reagan’s owner could hear faint cries from the bag, but said she was completely unprepared for what she found.

After recovering from the shock of finding the kittens in that bag, Reagan’s owner called the sanctuary and brought them in. They were weak and required bottle feeding every few hours, but both have recovered fully and are thriving at the sanctuary. They are also available for adoption. Blakely says they probably never would have made it off that road were it not for the love of a dog.

“The instinct of the dog was to nurture and not kill. With all the blood some dogs would have responded to the scent. Reagan the dog is a hero,” says Blakely.

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The hustle and bustle of travel and large gatherings, festive food and beverage, and holiday decorations and plants can pose particular challenges for the millions of families that include pets....

The Humane Society of the United States is reminding people that as they celebrate the season, many of the things that make the holidays special may also pose hazards for our canine and feline friends.

With a few simple precautions, our pets can share this special time with us safely. The Humane Society of the United States offers these tips to keep our four-legged family members healthy and happy:

A number of seasonal plants are poisonous to pets if nibbled or eaten, including ivy, holly, mistletoe and others.

Keep holiday decorations away from pets. Tinsel, bows, ribbons and wrapping paper can be tempting chew toys for pets, but can damage their digestive systems. Remember to keep tree ornaments high enough that they’re out of your pet’s reach.

Provide your pet with a quiet, out-of-the-way room during holiday parties. Though some pets may enjoy socializing opportunities, others will be overwhelmed by the excitement of a party.

As you enjoy candy and other treats during the holidays, please don’t share with your pets. Chocolate can be, hazardous, but also watch out for xylitol, a common sweetener. And individually-wrapped candies are double trouble as some pets might eat both the candy and the wrapper.

Avoid the urge to give your pets table scraps, especially bones. Bones easily splinter and can cause serious health problems, even death.

If you are planning to take your pet with you when visiting friends and relatives during the holidays, be sure to contact them in advance to find out if your pet is welcome.  Because of the excitement during the holidays, it might be best to board your pet or hire a reputable pet sitter instead.

Don’t leave candles unattended. Pets may accidentally knock them over and spill wax or start a fire.

TALKIN PETS NEWS
Saturday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2011.
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Saturday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2011. There are 56 days left in the year.

A reminder: Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday local time. Clocks move back one hour.

NOVEMBER IS ADOPT A SENIOR PET MONTH!!!

TODAY IN HISTORY:
1911, aviator Calbraith P. Rodgers arrived in Pasadena, Calif., completing the first transcontinental airplane trip in 49 days.

1911, singing cowboy star Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1935, Monopoly is introduced by Parker Brothers Company.

1977, George W. and Laura Bush are married.

2006, "Doogie Howser," Neil Patrick Harris, comes out of the closet, telling People magazine he's "a very content gay man living my life to the fullest."

CELEB B-DAYS:
Natalie Schafer  - The actress played "Mrs. Howell" on Gilligan's Island. She died of cancer April 10th, 1991 at 78.

Helen O'Hara The ex-Dexy's Midnight Runners violinist -- that's her on "Come On Eileen" -- made two solo albums of Irish music in the late 1990s is 55

Singer Bryan Adams is 52.

Musician Kevin Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) is 24.

CREW:
Jon Patch - Host

Vince Centonze DVM - Director of the HCC Vet Tech Program, Plant City, Florida

Lisa Centonze DVM - Hillsborough County Animal Services Tampa Bay, Florida

Bob Page - Executive Producer

Special Guests:
Hour 1 – 5:00 PM EST – Author:  Susan Orlean – Rin Tin Tin  The Life And The Legend (book giveaways)
Hour 1 – 5:30 PM EST – Brady Barr – Host of Nat Geo Wild’s Dangerous Encounters and featured in the game “Brady Barr’s Laboratory”
Hour 2 – 6:30 PM EST – Derrik Kassebaum – Sales Director at TropiClean – (Dental Care product giveaways)

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L.A. is raising its barking dog fine to $250. This could get very expensive for next Glee Live Concert...

The City Council in LA approved an ordinance that fines owners of excessively barking dogs $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second and $1,000 for a third if a Department of Animal Services hearing officer decides the pooch is barking too much.

City prosecutor Dov Lesel says that a dog's barking would be considered excessive if it continued for 10 minutes or more, or intermittently for a half-hour or more within a three-hour period.

The ordinance is expected to get Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's signature. It would go into effect before the end of the year.
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"My milk snake brings all the boys to the yard ... "

A University of Central Florida biologist says a rare, two-headed albino milk snake was recently born.

Daniel Parker said the snake hatched last week in an incubation container.

Parker said most two-headed snakes have typical coloration. Albino snakes don't have dark pigmentation in their skin. Albino milk snakes appear in bright shades of red, orange and white.

The biologist says two-headed snakes have been documented to live as long as 20 years in captivity. But with two brains giving commands to a single body, Parker says the snake would have a difficult time surviving in the wild.

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An orphaned baby Asian elephant crippled by a poacher's snare can now walk again thanks to an incredible jumbo-sized false foot.

Three year old Chhouk was discovered roaming the forests alone in the Sprepok Wilderness area of Cambodia after his front left foot was caught in the trap. The foot had become infected and the little Nellie was found by conservationists severely malnourished and barely able to stand.

His heartbroken rescuers feared he would never walk again. But now, Chhouk is putting his best foot forward thanks to his new pachyderm-sized prosthetic. The team of vets cut off 12cm of infected tissue, cleaned his wounds and slowly nursed the poor elephant back to health.
 
The Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics was contacted to make Chhouk the false foot that would help the elephant walk freely. Chhouk needed no anaesthetic or painkillers when the prosthetic limb – which will need changing as he grows – was attached, a few turnips and bananas did the trick.
 
Now, the plucky jumbo has had a new lease of life and has even been adopted by a 10-year-old female elephant named Lucky. The two elephants now spend all their time together and enjoy splashing in a water pool in their enclosure.

Because of heavy poaching, Chhouk is one of fewer than 300 Asian elephants remaining in Cambodia.

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A reporter from a CBS affiliate in Minnesota walks into a Chinatown butcher. No, this isn't the start of the joke, but what happened was unintentionally hilarious.

The owner of the butcher shop isn't laughing, because he just had to fend off charges he was selling dog meat.

Apparently this  reporter was running down a story about a Long Island puppy mill that sold sick puppies to stores in Minnesota. The mill in question also shipped some animals to 36 East Broadway in Manhattan, the address of Dak Cheong Meat Market. The reporter immediately assumed that the puppies were used for meat. When she went in and asked the owner, Chao Fang, if he sold "dog meat," he thought she said "duck meat," so he said yes, because as anyone who has strolled the alleys of Chinatown knows, many of the windows have ducks strung up right in them. 

The disgusted and outraged reporter then called the state agriculture department who sent inspectors to the shop, though they didn't find any dog meat. It turns out that the operator of the puppy mill sent the animals to the wrong address. She meant to send them to a pet store owner who lives on the same street.

Fang's response after he was cleared of any wrongdoing is just as amazing. ""How could we sell dog meat? This isn't China. This isn't Korea," he said. Oh, so now he's admitting that Chinese people and Koreans eat dog. That's not going to go over well, especially in Minnesota.

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Your Pet's Food May Be Making You Sick
 
Careful with the kibble. The FDA has been rounding up pet food samples nationwide to test for salmonella that pet owners could accidentally ingest through casual contact.

A recent run of people sickened by pet food prompted the investigation, the FDA said.

The feed, treats and supplements in question are eaten by common domestic pets, from cats and dogs to fish, rodents and reptiles. But canine owners should note that canned dog food is not being eyed as a source.

Salmonella can be absorbed by consumers touching pet food and then unintentionally putting hands to their mouth.

Anyone who handles pet food should wash their hands carefully and keep children away from feeding areas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises.

Salmonella is a bacteria that causes fever, cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, and is especially dangerous for the frail and elderly. Symptoms usually appear 12 to 72 hours after contamination and illness lasts four to seven days, according to the CDC.

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November Is Adopt-a Senior-Pet Month...

November is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving and give thanks for our many blessings. Among those blessings are our companion animals. Pets are an important part of our lives and provide us with endless amounts of comfort and love.

Many shelters across the nation are celebrating Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month during November. The reason for this special emphasis on older pet adoptions is to bring attention to the great qualities of older animals and to encourage people to open up their hearts and homes to a senior pet. Older animals are often overlooked at animal shelters and passed over in favor of the adorable puppies and kittens. Senior animals are frequently euthanized when space becomes limited because they are considered less adoptable.

So if you are thinking about adopting a pet this month, consider a senior pet — one who may be a little gray around the muzzle and not quite as frisky as that young puppy or kitten. They may require a little extra care or daily medications or a special diet. However, an older pet will undoubtedly be a devoted companion and shower you with unconditional love and devoted companionship. 

Many shelters and rescue groups recognize the benefits of adopting senior pets to senior adults by offering special programs with reduced adoption fees.

Here are just a few of the many benefits of adopting a senior companion animal:

* What you see is what you get — you know exactly who you are adopting because the pet’s personality is already Little Callie is available for adoptionestablished and he or she will not grow any bigger
   
* Easier to train because they focus on their human and are calmer and less distracted than a younger animal

* No housetraining required — mature pets have good manners and have already learned the basic life lessons, such as potty training

* Older companion animals tend to be more adaptable and easier to integrate into a new environment

* Senior dogs and cats are frequently more appreciative and grateful of their new home and bond more easily to their new family

* Older animals are super loving — they may have spent many months or even years in a shelter and are thrilled to have someone to love — and they make great napping buddies

* They don’t ask for much — a safe and warm place to sleep, plentiful meals and a little love and attention

* And most importantly — since senior pets are often the most difficult to adopt out, you will truly be saving a life when you adopt a senior cat or dog