Saturday, May 18 2013 10:46 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:46:03 GMT
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:26:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter. Cedric Mims, 17, and AllenMore >>
Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:19:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizzlies will begin its series against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the first game in the series at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon. Playoff ticketsMore >>
Tickets for the first game in the series against the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:44:16 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphis City Schools' top teachers are being honored in a new exhibit. In the South Main Arts District today MCS unveiled the multimedia exhibit titled "I teach. I am...an Irreplaceable." TheMore >>
Memphis City Schools' top teachers are being honored in a new exhibit.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:24:52 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Hurricane is home.The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.MAS is reviewing video footage to see who turned the dog in.The dogMore >>
The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.More >>
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO/WMC-TV) - Could a famous blue pill made for man work for man's best friend?
Surprisingly, Viagra is used to ailments other than the main thing it is known for, including now, heart problems in dogs.
Take, for instance, 14-year-old Duchess. Like Most Airdale Terriers, she is fun, playful, and loves her treats. Except the treat she gets is Viagra - specifically, a beef flavored, liquid version of the familiar blue pill.
"My initial thought was, 'How is that going to help our dog?'" said Duchess' owner, Lauren Blanchard.
But Blanchard says the medicine saved her dog's life.
"She had fluid in her built up everywhere, her heart was failing and the doctor told us it was Pulmonary hypertension," Blanchard said.
Veterinarian Lorie Hitchcock has used Viagra to treat dogs suffering from pulmonary hypertension for years. The drug stabilizes blood pressure.
Sometimes, she said, pet owners even want the drug for themselves…for other reasons.
"I actually had an owner when we prescribed Viagra for the pet go and talk to the doctor about getting a prescription so they could put it on their prescription plan," she said.
But for Duchess, Viagra is a lifesaver.
"Anything to save her," Blanchard said. "We would do anything."
Vets say Viagra can also be used to treat heartworms in dogs. And although it does not have the same side effects in our pets, even humans have been treated for pulmonary hypertension using the drug.
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Click here to see how much you would take home depending on which state you bought your winning lottery ticket in. BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games likeMore >>
Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games like Powerball every week. We wonder what the odds actually are that you'll choose the winning combinations. WAFB's Keitha Nelson talks with an expert on numbers.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:26:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter. Cedric Mims, 17, and AllenMore >>
Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:46 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:46:03 GMT
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:16:09 GMT
First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated students at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School's graduation Saturday, in her only high school commencement speech this year.More >>
First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated students at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School's graduation Saturday, in her only high school commencement speech this year.More >>
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located threeMore >>
A man said he, his wife and his daughter were all punched because they were in the "wrong neighborhood" when they stopped to get gas at night. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:24:52 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Hurricane is home.The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.MAS is reviewing video footage to see who turned the dog in.The dogMore >>
The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.More >>
Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at...More >>
Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:19:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizzlies will begin its series against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the first game in the series at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon. Playoff ticketsMore >>
Tickets for the first game in the series against the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon.More >>
