March 13, 2011 - Two 6-year-old, purebred Rottweilers, are seeking home. Great with Kids, Dogs & Cats

Over at the Southampton Animal Shelter, Donald Bambrick, animal shelter supervisor says Jada and Trinity, both 6-year-old, purebred Rottweilers, are seeking homes.

Bambrick, said the dogs were given to the shelter after spending six years with their family.

"Both are housetrained, walk nicely on leash, and are very social with people, dogs, and cats," Bambrick said. "Not only are they devoted to each other, but they will also be two of the most devoted family dogs you will ever meet."

If Jada and Trinity are not the type of pet you are looking for, there are plenty of other animals that need love and care.

All animals are licensed, up to date on their vaccinations, micro-chipped and have been spayed or neutered, according to Bambrick.

Adoption fees range from between $40 and $60 for a cat and $60 and $125 for a dog.

To adopt Jada and Trinity or any of the other animals available for adoption, call the shelter at 631-728-7387 or visit 102 Old Riverhead Rd in Hampton Bays.

Full Article Here - March 13, 2011

FDA Advises Veterinarians of Recent Recall of Human Drug, Phenobarbitol Drug is Prescribed for Animals Extralabel

March 10, 2011

The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has become aware of a human drug recall for Phenobarbital tablets. Phenobarbital is prescribed by veterinarians as an extralabel use for treating seizures in animals.

On February 5, 2011, Qualitest Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalled several lots of Phenobarbital 32.4 mg and Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets 10 mg/500 mg due to a label mix-up between the two drug products. Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets were incorrectly labeled as Phenobarbital tablets 32.4 mg. As a result of this mix-up, pets may unintentionally be given Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen tablets instead of the intended drug, Phenobarbital.

CVM has recently received 3 serious adverse event reports involving dogs treated with Phenobarbital tablets manufactured by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals. One report cited two of the three affected lot numbers for the recalled product. The remaining two reports did not provide the lot numbers.

Issued by: FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine

2 Rottweilers dragged to deaths by unaware driver

Both Rottweilers died after they were temporarily secured to the back of a vehicle which was then driven away by the owner unaware that they were there.

The Rottweilers were seen being trailed behind a silver 4x4 vehicle.

It is believed they had been tied to the vehicle by the owner's wife.

One dog was found dead in the road and the other had to be destroyed due to its injuries.

It is believed that the couple will not face any criminal charges over the deaths

Full Article can be read here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-12229064

Rottweiler wakes up after being put......

Daily Mail - Oct 13, 2010
By Daily Mail Reporter Putting down a much-loved pet is every family's nightmare, just ask Matt Olivarez.

He said a tearful goodbye to his 10-year-old Rottweiler Mia and watched the vet inject her twice with a lethal cocktail of drugs.

Matt brought home the body in a blanket so the family could bury her the next day...but hours later he found she was ALIVE and wanted a bowl of food.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1320211/Beloved-Rotweiler-wakes-sleep-TWO-injections.html#ixzz12RIGRfpK

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K-9 Officer doing his Job and Citizen acted Irresponsibly putting child in danger

Police say a western Pennsylvania K-9 was likely being protective when he bit a 6-year-old girl and her mother after his handler offered them a ride to school.

The woman who was bitten, Sherry Floris, told WPXI-TV she didn't know why she opened the door herself. She said she didn't want the officer to lose his job.

Angert is related to the woman and her daughter. He and the dog have been put on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Full Article - Sept. , 2010 Courier Post Online

Cancer to end life, service of heroic investigative Rottweiler

The owner of one of the only certified civilian cadaver dogs in the Bay State is accepting the morose task of counting down the days till his Rottweiler Bartl is put to sleep after the black and tan canine was diagnosed with lung cancer last Friday.

“This is going to be really hard. He’s just been a great dog. He will work through anything. Stated by owner Bob St. Martin of Middleboro, 50, a paramedic.

State police said in a statement yesterday that St. Martin and Bartl “have shown tremendous and selfless dedication to public service.”

The pair was dispatched up to a dozen times a year.

“We have traveled all over the country together,” stated St. Martin, noting the pair went to Mississippi after Hurriance Katrina.

Boston Herald - Full Article Link - July 9, 2010

New York - Amputee Rottweiler Is Given A Second Chance

On Friday, June 18, animal-rescue group Rescue Ink and Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists will give Thunder, a Rottweiler who was in the wrong place at the wrong time with the scars to prove it, a second chance at life.

Thunder suffered multiple gun-shot wounds and was taken by New York Police Department officers for critical care to Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists. Reportedly, Thunder’s owner and two canine companions were involved in a shooting that wounded Thunder and fatally injured his owner and the other dog.

Rescue Ink (www.RescueInk.org ), a bunch of tough-talking, tattooed, motorcycle-riding street guys, stepped forward to take Thunder, rehabilitate him, and find him a new forever home. For the next eight to 12 weeks, Thunder must be supported at all times when standing so he does not stress the healing fractures in his left hind leg.

The 125-pound Rottweiler will have to be “sling-walked” every four to six hours so he can eliminate. “Thunder is going to need some help over the next few weeks, but he’s worth it,” said Rescue Ink’s Eric Bellows, who lost his own Rottweiler in recent weeks and who will rehabilitate Thunder at his home. “He’ll learn to walk on three legs – dogs are much better at adapting to what life throws them than most people are.”

Full article here and Submitted by Jennifer White