When Jenny Conley noticed her English gold retriever, Moses, limping, eventually unable to put weight on his leg, she brought him to the vet's. X-rays showed severe osteoarthritis in the 6-year-old dog. While taking medication for the pain for the remainder of Moses's life was an option, Dr. Cara Erwin-Oliver of Belleview Animal Hospital in Belleview, Florida offered up another option: stem cell therapy, according to The Gainesville Sun.
While the pricey surgery ($1,500) holds no guarantee, Moses is now back to walking with Conley after his November surgery. "It's like he never had anything wrong with him," Conley said.
To read the article in its entirety, click here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Driving With Killer GPS
Most of us have heard somewhat amusing stories involving drivers taking their GPS's routing too seriously: trying to turn where there is no longer a turn lane, being told by GPS to turn the wrong way down a one-way street. We then might shake our heads and think, Yup, gotta use common sense.
Varoly Olivares might want to consider not using a GPS at all on future trips. Seems that Olivares was driving during the pre-dawn hours on Friday, February 28 when the GPS in his car told him to turn off of 6th Avenue South in Fort Worth - onto railroad tracks. As soon as he realized his mistake and tried backing off the tracks, his truck became stuck, according to The Palm Beach Post.
A southbound Tri-Rail commuter train was heading toward Olivares and his truck. While Olivares escaped, his truck wasn't so lucky. The collision, which wrecked his truck, stopped traffic for more than two hours.
To read the article in its entirety, click here. And to drive a little safer, use common sense if and when using a GPS.
Varoly Olivares might want to consider not using a GPS at all on future trips. Seems that Olivares was driving during the pre-dawn hours on Friday, February 28 when the GPS in his car told him to turn off of 6th Avenue South in Fort Worth - onto railroad tracks. As soon as he realized his mistake and tried backing off the tracks, his truck became stuck, according to The Palm Beach Post.
A southbound Tri-Rail commuter train was heading toward Olivares and his truck. While Olivares escaped, his truck wasn't so lucky. The collision, which wrecked his truck, stopped traffic for more than two hours.
To read the article in its entirety, click here. And to drive a little safer, use common sense if and when using a GPS.
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