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Posted in Dog Health, Dogs, Pet Health on May 29th, 2008
As I was settling in to watch some of the always entertaining Colbert Report last night, Stephen Colbert introduced a segment entitled “Pet News”, wherein he introduced a product known as Slentrol - an anti-obesity medication for dogs. Apparently, Slentrol is the first medication of its kind that’s a prescription pill directly targeted toward combating […]
Posted in Cat Health, Dog Health, Exotic Pet Health, Pet Health on May 23rd, 2008
In the spirit of the long weekend coming up for Memorial Day, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about what foods you shouldn’t feed your dog or cat. With so many people barbecuing and spending time with their families (and pets!), it’s a prime time for table scraps. While you and […]
Posted in Humane topics on May 22nd, 2008
Driving home from work today, I had a very strange experience. I was puttering along, stuck in stop and go traffic as usual, and my eyes were wandering about as I rested my foot on the brake. I looked to my right, and there in plain sight right along side the highway not more than […]
Posted in Humane topics on May 22nd, 2008
A friend just posted about this on her journal, and I was so moved by it that I had to share it here. The website Art for the Animals by Cyrus Mejia features an extraordinary exhibit entitled the 575 project. This art exhibit calls our attention to the fact that 575 dogs and cats (and […]
Posted in Animal Events on May 21st, 2008
It may come as no surprise to you that one of my favorite websites of all time is icanhascheezburger.com. If you haven’t been there before, I strongly recommend it. Some people just don’t get it and aren’t amused, but chances are you’ll be addicted like I am. : )
Well, I just went over there to […]
Posted in Humane topics, pet news on May 19th, 2008
When you think of a mailman, you may also lightheartedly think of the comedic, cliche mental image of a mailman being chased by a dog. Believe it or not, it’s more of a reality than you may think. I suppose I have first-hand knowledge since my father has been a mailman since before I was […]
Posted in Pet Health on May 13th, 2008
Sounds like the opposite of what you’d want to be eating with an acronym like BARF, doesn’t it? But believe it or not, there is an approach to nutrition out there for cats and dogs known as the BARF diet, and what it actually stands for is Bones and Raw Food. Some other sources also […]
Posted in Exotic Pet Spotlight, Exotic Pets on May 9th, 2008
Oh my goodness! I was planning on writing about something else today, but my coworker just showed me this picture, and I had to share it with you all. (The original can be found here)
Now, this got me thinking — obviously these anteaters weren’t just scooped out of the wild and dressed up in sweaters. […]
Posted in Cat Health, Pet Health on May 8th, 2008
Growing up, we always had cats in my house. First came Snickers, who was around before I was born. She was a sweet little thing and passed away when I was in 5th grade. The following year, we returned from our trip to the shelter with the goal of getting an orange striped kitty, and […]
Posted in Animal Events, Humane topics, pet news on May 7th, 2008
Celebrate your pet, or just your love for animals this week as part of the American Humane Association’s “Be Kind to Animals Week”! (that link has some great ideas for how to be kind to animals, in addition to the ones I came up with for this article!) Hopefully, this will bring an extra boost […]