Tinsel, when swallowed, can lacerate an animal's bowels.
Chocolate contains a chemical that is toxic to dogs.
Table scraps are often too rich for pets and can cause pancreatitis. Often a dog that seems to just be getting older and slowing down is actually suffering in silence with a completely treatable condition. Dr. Anthony Tobias is a board-certified veterinary cardiologist at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and one of only three in the Pacific Northwest. TRY Several WSU Robotics club members went to Mojave, Calif. in November to help aviators Dick Rutan and Richard Abruzzo get ready to fly the Global Hilton Hot Air Balloon around the world. Engineering students Mike Vinje, Paul Daily, Frank Faultersack and Mark Fuller helped the team engineer a robot that points the solar cells toward the sun.