PET TECHNOLOGY in the NEWS!

Pet Collar Camera

You may remember this story: Cat Cam! (mr-lee-catcam.de) - Mr. Lee created a collar camera for his cat, that took pictures every few minutes. While his car roamed the neighborhood all day, the camera took pictures every few minutes. Later Mr. Lee was able to see the adventures.

Now they have made a Collar Camera that you can purchase that uses a thumb drive so you can download photos using a USB connection. There are various websites like Amazon and National Geographic where you can buy the pet camera, but it's manufactured by "Uncle Milton Toys". Now you can see what life is like from your dog or cat's point of view!

DYI - Special Feeding Box

See how someone feeds a special-needs pet separately in a multiple pet household - A special feeding box using a pet door with collar access (robwatson.com)

A dog is pampered with a spa bath at a hot springs resort in Tokyo.

A Nursing Home for Dogs?

TOKYO, Japan - Japan has a new nursing home for a swiftly graying population -- dogs.

The country's first nursing home for dogs comes with round-the-clock monitoring by veterinarians and a team of puppies to play with the aging pooches to help them keep fit, said apet products company.

Owners pay $800 a month to keep their dogs at the Soladi Care Home, which opens Friday, according to a joint release by Soladi Co. and the Endo Veterinary clinic in Tochigi, eastern Japan. The home can accept 20 dogs at a time and will feed them specially fortified food.

Researchers say that a boom in pet ownership in Japan, coupled with better health care and a more balanced diet, has led to a surge in elderly pets in Japan. That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age.