Pets United's New Toy

Pets United Veterinary Clinic's new toy is an Xray machine. It's the first in Palawan and Puerto Princesa dedicated for pets. Contact: 0484337387.

Huge Cat

An obese domestic short hair cat. :-)

Ultrasonology Workshop in Bangkok

Pets United Veterinary Clinic in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

Animal Wellness Clinic and Grooming Center opening announcement:

UPDATE: Our active telephone numbers as of July 2017 are 0484337387 and 09102603295 ONLY and we are now located in Sta. Monica Highway, Puerto Princesa City.

Second Monthsary of the Clinic

On the second month, I'm having surgical duties at PAWA, a local animal shelter. The Clinic is doing OK and I have seen a menagerie of cases. :-)

Pets United Veterinary Clinic: We Are Now Open

Among the services that are offered are: deworming and vaccination (against rabies; and canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza) of dogs and cats, routine wellness check ups, dog and cat medicine and surgery (including spay and neutering), external parasite control, grooming, boarding and confinement/hospitalization. House calls will also be done, for wellness only, within Puerto Princesa City.

New Veterinary Clinic in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

Pets United Veterinary Clinic in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan will be opening soon. It would cater to canines and felines (dogs and cats) from the city and the province. It is conveniently located in National Highway, Santa Monica Heights with telephone number 723-3263. Clinic operations will begin on May 15, 2011.

Among the services that would be offered are: deworming and vaccination (against rabies; and canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza)  of dogs and cats, routine wellness check ups, dog and cat medicine and surgery (including spay and neutering), external parasite control, grooming, boarding and confinement/hospitalization. House calls will also be done, for wellness only, within Puerto Princesa City. 

Panning and Thelazia, December 2010

PPS Trike

Xmas tree made of used coke bottles.

Parol

Inagawan rock

Kid in a bridge

Violet

Dead 

Eye worm

My November

Calf

Egg

Rider

Ostrich Close Up

Ostriches Doing The Deed

Did you know that among animals laying eggs, ostriches have the lowest body weight-egg ratio?

Burmese Python

Wikipedia says:

The Burmese python is frequently captive-bred for colour, pattern, and more recently size. Its albino form is especially popular and is the most widely available morph. They are white with patterns in butterscotch yellow and burnt orange.

Killer Whale Killed Its Trainer

This was in Sea World, in Florida during a performance, with guests watching.

What made a killer whale turn on its trainer at Seaworld?

This is one reason why I don't go to Manila Ocean Park and in Ocean Adventure in Subic. I feel that these animals are abused in a way because they're kept for profit. Also, they're confined in such a small place that I think is very unnatural for them. Imagine swimming with your waste? It's so Manny Villar.

Cambodia: Entering Camboodge, Mekong

A man bathing his horse in Mekong River. This photo was taken while I'm on board a ferry in Neak Loeung, Cambodia.

Pig's Milk

An interesting blog:
Why do we drink cow's milk and not pig's milk...? We are, after all, very similar to pigs (both being omnivores and having similar internal anatomy and physiology) cont.

And patent for a pig?

Corn

• After last year's Rice Crisis now comes the Corn Crisis. Without adequate supply (some speculates that this is artificial), the price of corn is now more than 20 pesos from 13-14 pesos.
• With backyard production parameters (FCR~3.5, ADG~0.6) the cost of production per kg of live pig is ~98 pesos at current price of corn.
• Farm gate price of hogs is 105 pesos, and increasing.
  

More info:

Philippine Feed Millers Insist On Importing Corn At Zero Duty

Poultry growers warn of production drop due to high feeds costs

RP hog, poultry sector cites production pressures

Some Important Updates: PRRS, EBOLA, Death in Biogas, Hong Kong Bird FLu

• RP report to OIE re: PRRS and Ebola.
• Four farm caretakers died inside a biogas tank in Malvar, Batangas
• Hong Kong Bird FLu
  

Are we prepared?

The government is doing its best. I just came from a Contingency Planning Workshop for Bird Flu. In the workshop, all possible scenarios were planned including us having human to human transmission. If (wag naman sana) an infection in birds is detected, there were provisions for stamping out.

Stamping out is actually easier said than done due to the lack of provisions of funds for payment of farmer's stocks. Imagine the 3 km + 7 km radius that would be stamped out.