There are various diseases that are carried by wild animals that can cause harm to humans or their four-legged companions. We will be highlighting some of the most serious, common, or notorious diseases that fall into this category in a series of blog posts. Today we will be taking a…
There are various diseases that are carried by wild animals that can cause harm to humans or their four-legged companions. We will be highlighting some of the most serious, common, or notorious diseases that fall into this category in a series of blog posts. The first of the diseases we…
Every year, a gaggle of ladies from my family go to Lake Geneva for a few days of fun in the sun, relaxation and some laughs. Boy did we laugh this year! This summer’s party consisted of the usual suspects- myself, my five children, my sister, Colleen, my mom, Joanne,…
Mice and rats are some of the dirtiest pests that infest our homes. Rodents are not only a nuisance, they carry numerous diseases that can spread to humans through feces, urine, saliva, parasites, and bites.
When I was a child, my cousins and their family had a raccoon named Ringo. It wasn’t a fully-grown raccoon, just a juvenile that they had found while hunting, perhaps recently orphaned. Regardless of how it came about exactly, they brought this young raccoon home and raised it for a…
