MEDEA: THE ABANDONED “…You must know the stress and fear I have being unable to offer even water to my children” (Eripides, 2015, p.27) To be able to analyze Medea’s motives in the play, one must understand the biological and psychological reasons leading to altruistic infanticide. According to Sara G. West, a Doctor from the Department of Psychiatry in Ohio, Altruistic filicide is defined as the crime where parents kill their children because either the world is too cruel for them or because they
BREEDING 101 : THE PREGNANT ENGLISH BULLDOG When your female English bulldog called dam has successfully mated, it means she has entered a phase called pregnancy. English bulldog breeding is one complicated, expensive and labor intensive process. Always give extra care and plan to render the most effective and safe way of assisting your pregnant bulldog without risking her life. Read on to know what you ought to do in this crucial and memorable phase of your English bulldog’s life – her pregnancy
Benefits of Animal Sterilization Around 2.9 million animals in shelters are euthanized each year in the United States alone. Pet overpopulation causes animal shelters to be underfunded, therefore they either have to shut down, or euthanize more animals. Not only will castrating your pet help with pet overpopulation, but it has health benefits too. Having your female pet spayed will protect her from uterine infections and cervical as well as breast cancer, while it will protect males from testicular
health. Pets live longer, healthier lives, and are a lot less likely to get certain types of cancer when they have been spayed or neutered (“Spay-Neuter” par. 1). Contrary to belief, it is not cruel to spay or neuter your pet (“Benefits” par. 1). Pyometra which is a very fatal uterine infection can develop in female dogs and cats, as well as uterine cancer, and many other reproductive organ cancers (“Why” par. 9). Female dogs and cats are much less likely to develop reproductive cancers and mammary
Major presenting problem Animal presented with anorexia, swollen abdomen, depression, lethargy, and pyrexia with temp 39.9°C. Brief clinical history The patient had been spayed six months prior with a mild post-operative infection but was treated effectively, and no previous medical conditions. The patient was up to date on vaccinations had been correctly treated for endo- and ectoparasites. The patient was not on any ongoing medication and had no known allergies. There had been no change in diet