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/PRNewswire/ -- Your dogs heart speeds up every time you get home, ready for a game of fetch or cuddles on the couch. To keep your furry best friend active...

/PRNewswire/ -- From breast cancer surgery on a tiny hedgehog to advanced non-invasive ways to detect cancer, perform heart surgery and measure pain, the...

/PRNewswire/ -- From breast cancer surgery on a tiny hedgehog to advanced non-invasive ways to detect cancer, perform heart surgery and measure pain, the...

Credit: Amanda Cowie Seleta Nothnagel takes her pet chicken with her to run errands, bringing the bird into places like Home Depot or Joann Fabric. The 2-year-old Blue Maran chicken regularly dresses up for the outings, often sporting a heart-covered dress and matching diaper. Nothnagel, 37, bought Blue at a feed store for about $12, but she doesnt treat the chicken like some simple farm bird. Blue lives with Nothnagel...

Blue, a Blue Splash Marans, accompanies her owners on hikes in the mountains. There’s still a solid layer of snow on the ground when I meet Seleta and Mike Nothnagel at their Wellington home. Wiping my boots on a mat that says “Welcome to the Farm” doesn’t seem to help much and I ask if they’d like me to take them off before coming in. “Oh lord, no,” Seleta Nothnagel said. “We require shoes in this house.” That’s because in addition to three dogs and two cats, the Nothnagel...

Why did the chicken cross Drake Road? To get heart surgery at the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital 05 Jan, 2021 By Seleta Nothnagel Blue’s “baby” picture. (Photo by Seleta Nothnagel) Blue was a day-old hatchling picked from a bin of chicks at the local feed store. I developed quite a bond with Blue early on and began taking her on trips to the pet store and the hardware store. She seemed to enjoy our outings and even developed quite a fan base within the community. She’s a Blue Spla...