Like you, I am a Tufts graduate and just read an article in an alumni publication about tetanus in a dog. Luckily, the dog made a full recovery. The article points out that the condition is rare in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tetanus in dogs is a serious infectious disease that requires immediate veterinary treatment. Photo: Getty Images If a dog ...

(WHDH) — Happy, playful, and spunky. That is how Heather and Phil Short are used to seeing their yellow Lab Murray. “He is a part of the family,” Phil Short said. So, when Murray hurt his paw last ...

Q: When my cat was injured outdoors, his veterinarian boosted his rabies vaccination, in case a rabid animal had inflicted the wound, but did not administer a tetanus shot. When I cut myself in the ...

Dear Christopher Cat: When my cat was injured outdoors, her veterinarian stitched up her skin and boosted her rabies vaccination, in case a rabid animal had inflicted the wound. However, he did not ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — How many times did you hear your mom say, “Don’t walk around barefoot, because if you step on something, we will have to go to the hospital and get you a tetanus shot!” Well, ...

It looks like a statue of a dog, and it’s stiff as stone, but this puppy named Bunny is real. Bunny is afflicted with tetanus, also known as lockjaw, which has left her paralyzed. Bunny’s original ...