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Henry Ruggs will be able to have a Thanksgiving meal during his first major holiday behind bars if he wants it ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned the ex-NFL star is being offered a full turkey dinner in prison Thursday.

A spokesperson for the Nevada Department of Corrections tells us ... inmates throughout the state -- including Ruggs -- will be offered roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing and more in celebration of the November holiday.

No out-of-the-ordinary activities, however, will be offered.

"Normal operations and special meal," the spokesperson said.

Thanksgiving will be the first big holiday for Ruggs since he was sentenced to prison back in August over the 2021 car crash that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog.

Ruggs, who will turn 25 years old in January, will have to spend at least two more Thanksgivings in a cell as part of his sentencing ... as the former Las Vegas Raiders player was ordered to spend 3-to-10 years behind bars after cutting a deal with prosecutors in the case.

Hay una misteriosa enfermedad que afecta a perros de todo el país y que puede ser mortal si los dueños no tienen cuidado. Por eso, un veterinario tiene muchos buenos consejos que ofrecer.

Dr. Lindsey Ganzer, un veterinario de larga data y CEO de North Springs Veterinary Referral Center en Colorado, explicó lo que la gente puede hacer por sus perros como esta enfermedad inexplicable circula por los EE.UU. y pone doggos bajo el clima.

Los síntomas de esta misteriosa aflicción son similares a lo que los seres humanos podrían considerar un resfriado común, pero en este caso, tienden a durar mucho más tiempo y en algunos casos raros incluso han llevado a la muerte del perro.

La Dra. Ganzer tiene una buena explicación de lo que esta nueva enfermedad es y lo que no es. En particular, ella dice que si bien comienza por parecerse a una simple tos. Puede terminar tomando un giro un poco más siniestro, avanzando hacia la neumonía si no se trata.

There's a mystery illness going around affecting dogs all over the country -- and it can turn deadly if owners aren't careful -- which is why one vet has a lot of good advice to offer.

Dr. Lindsey Ganzer -- a longtime vet and the CEO of North Springs Veterinary Referral Center in Colorado -- explained what people can do for their pooches as this inexplicable disease circulates throughout the U.S. and puts doggos under the weather.

The symptoms for this mystery affliction are similar to what humans might consider a common cold -- but in this case ... they tend to linger a lot longer, and in some rare cases -- have even led to doggy death.

Dr. Ganzer has a good explanation for what this new illness is and what it isn't -- notably, she says while it starts out by resembling kennel cough ... it can end up taking a slightly more sinister turn by plaguing canines with pneumonia, if it goes untreated.

La Mansión Playboy ha sido históricamente el hogar de un montón de mujeres calientes, pero también de otras finas criaturas, incluyendo aves, ¡y una de ellas se escapó!

El asunto es así, la famosa finca, que una vez fue propiedad y estuvo ocupada por el difunto Hugh Hefner, ha tenido durante mucho tiempo una tonelada de bestias aladas en sus terrenos. No está claro cuánto tiempo han estado allí, pero los invitados que han pasado por la finca a lo largo de los años las han visto.

Entre las muchas aves hay loros, por no hablar de otros exóticos alados como los tucanes, y uno de esos loros hizo una descarada fuga hace dos semanas.

Fuentes policiales le dicen a TMZ que el Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles respondió al Club del Condado de Los Ángeles el 29 de octubre para ayudar a rescatar a un loro que había y que estaba revoloteando sobre el club de campo vecino. Nos informan que creen que pudo salir con la ayuda de una fuerte ráfaga de viento de Santa Ana.

De todos modos, un camión de bomberos terminó apareciendo para hacer frente a la situación. Nuestras fuentes cuentan que el pájaro terminó volando hacia un árbol cercano, donde los primeros en responder trataron de persuadirlo para que bajara usando un poco de agua. En realidad no un poco, sino bastante... porque nos han dicho que acabaron utilizando medio depósito de agua para "hacer llover" sobre el árbol, con la esperanza de que esto obligara al loro a descender. Por desgracia, el ave solo se encumbró más alto.

Finalmente, nos dicen que el Departamento de Bomberos tuvo que irse porque el campo de golf estaba cerrando y no estaban ni cerca de atrapar al pájaro. Así que eso fue lo que hicieron.

The Playboy Mansion has historically been home to a helluva lot of hot people -- but it's also housed some creatures of another feather ... and one of those bastards escaped!

Here's the deal ... the famed estate -- once owned and occupied by the late Hugh Hefner -- has long had a crap ton of winged beasts living on the grounds. It's a little unclear how long they've been around, but guests who've swung by over the years have seen them.

Among the many birds are parrots -- not to mention other exotic ones, like toucans for example -- and one of the Pollys actually made a brazen run flight for it 2 weeks ago.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. Fire Dept. responded to the L.A. County Club Oct. 29 to help rescue a parrot that had fled from the Mansion -- and fluttered on over to the neighboring country club. We're told they believe it got out with the help of a strong gust of Santa Ana winds.

Anyway, a fire truck ended up showing up to deal with it ... cat-and-ladder-style, 'cause our sources say the bird ended up flying into a nearby tree -- where first responders attempted to coax it down using a little H2O. Not a little actually -- quite a bit -- 'cause we're told they ended up using about half a tank of water to "make it rain" atop the tree, in hopes that it would force the parrot to come down to their level. Unfortunately, the bird only went higher.

Eventually, we're told the Fire Dept. had to pack it up and leave -- 'cause the golf course was closing, and they weren't any close to getting the bird down. So, that's what they did.

Olivia el Corgi  —conocido por el famoso dúo de perros "Hammy & Olivia"— ha muerto, esto de acuerdo a su dueño, Chris, que rompió en lágrimas contandole a los fans acerca de su reciente emergencia mortal.

Chris se puso muy emotivo en el video del miércoles, diciendole a la gente que Olivia murió en paz luego de una emergencia, diciendo que era incapaz de vaciar sus riñones y él y su pareja, Sarah, tuvieron que tomar la difícil decisión de sacrificarla, añadiendo: "Simplemente no queríamos que sufriera".

Dice que la familia está "aplastada" por la muerte repentina, añadiendo que ella era su mejor amiga, y está instando a sus compañeros dueños de mascotas a amar a sus amigos peludos un poco más ahora que están con nosotros.

Olivia y Hammy saltaron a la fama viral en 2020, ganando tracción por sus hilarantes videos juntos, donde usaban disfraces e incluso ladrando en un puñado de sketches cómicos.

Sin embargo, su estrellato no terminó en línea, porque los cachorros —junto con Chris y Sarah, por supuesto— llegaron a programas como "Access Hollywood" y varios programas de noticias locales de Los Ángeles para hablar sobre su reciente libro de cocina de comida para perros, "Barkcuterie".

Olivia solo tenía 8 años.

RIP

Olivia the Corgi -- known as 1/2 of the famous doggy duo "Hammy & Olivia" -- has died ... this according to her owner, Chris, who broke down in tears telling fans about her recent health emergency.

Chris got extremely emotional in Wednesday's video, telling people Olivia passed peacefully after an emergency -- saying she was unable to empty her kidneys and he and his partner, Sarah, made the tough call to put her down ... adding, "We just didn't want her to suffer."

He rightfully says the family is "crushed" by the sudden death ... adding she was his best friend, and is urging his fellow pet owners to love their furry friends a bit extra today.

Olivia and Hammy rose to viral fame in 2020, gaining traction for their hilarious videos together -- getting decked out and hilarious costumes and even barking in a handful of comedic sketches, too.

Their stardom didn't end online, however ... because the pups -- along with Chris and Sarah, of course -- made it onto shows like "Access Hollywood" and several L.A. local news programs to talk about their recent dog food cookbook, "Barkcuterie."

Olivia was only 8 years old.

RIP

Los problemas de Kim Zolciak y Kroy Biermann parecen no terminar nunca. La policía recibió un llamado por un supuesto casi accidente entre el perro de la pareja y un niño.

De acuerdo con un informe, obtenido por TMZ, la policía recibió una llamada la semana pasada de una mujer que dijo que el perro de Kim y Kroy estaba fuera sin su correa, y la mujer afirmó que este no era el primer encuentro con el perro.

La persona que llamó dijo que el perro "casi atacó a sus hijos" el mes pasado, y le dijo a los oficiales que el perro los persiguió, pero afortunadamente, nadie resultó herido.

Teniendo en cuenta lo que supuestamente pasó, la persona que llamó dijo que ver al perro vagando sin correa era preocupante, ya que el perro es "super agresivo y poco confiable".

Los perros de Kim y Kroy  —Stone y Sinn— fueron el tema de discusión en un grupo de Facebook. Un padre preocupado dijo que un perro había tratado de "atacar" a su hijo mientras montaba un scooter.

La gente se unió y dijo: "Por lo general, el perro de la pareja está detrás de la puerta en el patio delantero, pero a veces su puerta de entrada está abierta".

A propósito, Sinn mordió a su hijo, Kash, allá por 2017 y casi lo deja ciego.

9:39 AM PT -- A source close to Kim Zolciak says the police never spoke to Kim and Kroy Biermann after the report was made, and the reporting person allegedly doesn't even live in the neighborhood.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann are in the doghouse with law enforcement yet again ... after some pissed-off neighbors called the cops after one of the estranged couple's dogs nearly attacked a kid.

Alpharetta, GA cops got a call last week about the Biermann dog from a woman who said it was off its leash ... the woman claimed this wasn't the first problem with the dog.

The caller told dispatch the dog "almost attacked her kids" last month, telling officers the pooch chased them -- but thankfully, no one was injured.

Given what allegedly went down, the caller said seeing the dog roaming without a leash was concerning, telling dispatch the dog is "super aggressive and never confined."

Kim and Kroy's dogs -- Stone and Sinn -- were apparently the topic of discussion in a Facebook group as well -- with a conversation posted on IG account @Thegoodthebadandthefake6 concerned parent saying a dog had tried to "tackle and attack" their kid, who was riding a scooter.

Folks chimed in, pointing the finger at the estranged couple and saying -- "It may be [Kim and Kroy's] dog. He is usually behind the gate in the front yard, but sometimes their driveway gate is open."

BTW, Sinn bit their son, Kash, back in 2017 ... nearly blinding him.

But the dogs are obviously not Kim and Kroy's only problems ... as we reported, local cops have been called a couple of times to their home, and body cam footage from August showed how unpleasant things have gotten in their house recently.

Guns N' Roses' bass player, Duff McKagan, is the proud owner of an adorable new pup ... a rescue he picked up with his boo as a brand new addition to their family.

Duff and his wife, Susan Holmes McKagan, rescued the little one Monday from The Labelle Foundation in Los Angeles -- an organization that's all about rescuing, rehabbing, and advocating for dogs.

The doggo is a chihuahua-terrier mix and is just about as adorable as it sounds.

And if ya still aren't on board, check out this clip of it running around in the grass ... awww!!!

BTW, Guns N' Roses just wrapped the North American leg of its latest tour -- closing out with a couple of shows at The Hollywood Bowl and a killer concert at Hell And Heaven Fest in Mexico.

Translation ... Duff and Susan have some time on their hands to train their adorable dog.

El bajista de Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan, es el orgulloso propietario de un nuevo y adorable cachorro, que rescató junto a su pareja para hacerlo parte de su familia.

Duff y su esposa, Susan Holmes McKagan, rescataron al pequeño el lunes de la Fundación Labelle en Los Ángeles, una organización que se dedica a rescatar, abogar y rehabilitar a perros.

El doggo es una mezcla de chihuahua-terrier y es supertierno.

Si todavía no estás a bordo, echa un vistazo a este clip de ella corriendo por la hierba ... awww!!!

Por cierto, Guns N' Roses acaba de concluir la etapa norteamericana de su última gira, con un par de shows en el Hollywood Bowl y un concierto en el Hell And Heaven Fest en México.

En otras palabras, Duff y Susan tienen algo de tiempo para entrenar a su adorable perro.

Peyton Manning debe haberse perdido la reunión de pauta, porque el miembro del Salón de la Fama parecía absolutamente sorprendido cuando Arnold Schwarzenegger alimentó a su burro mascota, Lulu, frente a millones de personas durante la transmisión, ¡y la reacción en el panel no tiene precio!

El incómodo momento tuvo lugar durante el programa "Manningcast" de Peyton y su hermano Eli Manning en ESPN durante el partido de los NY Jets contra los L.A. Chargers el lunes por la noche.

Como siempre, los famosos hermanos del fútbol americano trajeron invitados de gran calibre al programa, esta vez Arnold fue quien se presentó. Sin embargo, la legendaria estrella del cine de acción no estaba sola.

Fue el invitado especial de Schwarzenegger el que sorprendió a Peyton.

"Oh, sí", le dijo Schwarzenegger tranquilamente a Lulu mientras le daba de comer. La cara de Peyton fue divertidísima.

Eli trató de aliviar algo la incomodidad ... tomando un tiro en su hermano mayor.

"¡¿Qué es eso?!", preguntó Eli. "Ese burro se parece a ti comiéndote a Peyton".

Por supuesto, actor y fisicoculturista de 76 años ha profesado su amor hacia los animales ampliamente, y fuera de su burro, Arnold tiene un pony mascota, un cerdo y algunos perros.

Schwarzenegger explicó recientemente cómo consiguió el burro; él y su novia sentían que su pony Whiskey necesitaba un amigo, por lo que consiguió Lulu.

"Pasaban el rato juntos, se querían", dijo Schwarzenegger a ¡HOLA! "Ella necesitaba una compañera. Míralos, ¡se llevan bien!".

Peyton Manning must've missed a production meeting ... 'cause the Hall of Famer looked absolutely shocked beyond belief when Arnold Schwarzenegger fed his pet donkey, Lulu, in front of millions during MNF, and the legendary signal caller's reaction was priceless!

The awkward moment went down during Peyton and brother Eli Manning's 'Manningcast' show on ESPN during the NY Jets vs. L.A. Chargers game Monday night.

As always, the famous football bros brought A-list guests to the show ... this time bringing on the one and only Arnold. But, the legendary action movie star wasn't alone.

And, it was Schwarzenegger's special guest that threw Peyton for a loop.

"Oh yes," Schwarzenegger calmly told Lulu as he fed her. The look on Peyton's face was hilarious!

Eli tried to alleviate some of the awkwardness ... by taking a shot at his older brother.

"What is that?!" Eli asked. "That donkey looks like you eating Peyton."

Of course, the 76-year-old actor, bodybuilder, and politician's love for animals is widely known .. and outside of his donkey, Arnold has a pet pony, pig, and some dogs.

Schwarzenegger recently explained how he got the donkey ... he and his GF felt their pony Whiskey needed a bestie, so he got Lulu.

"They were hanging out together, loving each other," Schwarzenegger told HOLA!. "She needed a companion. Look at them, they’re getting along!"

Un gato callejero ha convertido en millonario a un tipo muy afortunado.

Joshua Smith acaba de obtener un veredicto de 1.375 millones de dólares luego de que un jurado dictaminara que su casero había secuestrado a Frank, su gato.

El hombre de Oregón encontró al gato callejero allá por 2017 y lo acogió en un centro residencial de recuperación de drogas en el que se alojaba. Dos años después, Frank desaparecido y Joshua supo que su casero era el culpable. Según los informes, el propietario confesó y dijo que le dio a Frank a su novia para que lo llevara a un refugio local.

Él demandó y el jurado tardó menos de dos horas para conceder el veredicto. Normalmente en estos casos, el dueño del animal solo podría recuperar el valor real del gato, que sería casi nada. Aunque no hay información disponible, parece que el jurado concedió daños punitivos por mala conducta intencionada.

An alley cat has turned a man who was down on his luck into a millionaire.

Joshua Smith just snagged a $1.375 million verdict after a jury ruled his landlord catnapped Frank, his Cheshire cat.

The Oregon man found the stray back in 2017, and took him in at a drug recovery residential facility where he was staying. Two years later, Frank turned up missing, and Joshua knew ... his landlord was the culprit. The landlord reportedly confessed and said he gave Frank to his girlfriend to take to a local shelter.

He sued, and it took the jury less than 2 hours to award the whopping verdict. Typically in these cases, the animal owner could only recover the actual value of the cat, which would be next to nothing. Although information isn't available, it would appear the jury awarded punitive damages for willful misconduct.

A man claims Kyle Kuzma's dog "viciously" bit him earlier this year ... and he says the damages from the attack were so bad, he now wants the NBA star to pay up over it all.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports, the incident happened while Kuzma and the man -- Bernardo Tosto -- were on a plane on May 4 near the Van Nuys airport in California.

Tosto says he was walking toward the cabin of the plane ... when, suddenly, Kuzma's dog bit him on his right arm.

In the suit, Tosto claims he suffered "severe injuries" as a result of the attack ... and he says it was all Kuzma's fault, because the basketball player "did not take any action to secure the dog."

Tosto is suing for unspecified damages.

It's unclear which of Kuzma's dogs was accused of biting Tosto ... the former Lakers star has been seen with a couple pooches on his Instagram page over the past few years.