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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008I’m asking the question in the title of this post because my son’s girlfriend, a veterinarian, often ends up taking in cats or dogs people have abandoned at the emergency pet clinic where she works. One of the biggest problems she has is being able to teach those dogs and cats the basic behavior to [...]
Do you read pet advice columns regularly? How helpful are they?
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008To be honest, I only occasionally read the “Dr. What’s-His-Name” advice from the veterinarian column which runs in our local newspaper. Hey, given the abundance of Internet resources and easy online access in most parts of the U.S., perhaps it’s a surprise that I even read a local newspaper — do you?
Anyway, I was just [...]
If you live where severe weather strikes, keep your pets calm and safe
Saturday, March 15th, 2008My wife informed me yesterday that we really don’t live in the center of “Tornado Alley,” but I’m not sure just where that is anyway. But I know we do live in an area with serious thunderstorm and tornado threats starting about now and running through probably September or October.
Yeah, the joys of living in [...]
As pet food costs rise, some people are getting rid of their pets
Thursday, March 13th, 2008According to a story by one of our local TV stations, rising pet food costs are being blamed for more pets being brought into the local animal shelter.
I certainly understand how increasing prices are hurting us all. I would be the first to say that, if it really comes down to affording cat food or [...]
Humane Society offers quick look at myths about spaying, neutering
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008In recent years we’ve had cats, not dogs. As a kid living in a small town in Nebraska, we always had dogs. Not surprisingly, the majority of pet “owners” (I hate that word, but “lovers” seems too inclusive, and “pet caretakers” seems awkward) in North America and Europe own — cats or dogs.
So, of course, [...]
Calling all readers: What successes, failures have you had training your pets?
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008What has worked well for you when you’ve tried to train your pet? What has worked not so well??
I’m interested, and I’m sure our readers are interested, too, in hearing about tips and techniques you have tried for training your pets. I’m talking about everything here from dog and cat training to bird and hamster [...]
Easter is near — keep your pets away from the Easter goodies
Monday, March 10th, 2008Have we had the little discussion yet over pets and candy, etc.? I don’t recall. But I was just looking at a news release from the American Veterinary Medical Association warning of some of the risks, mostly of the candy nature, for pets that come about at Easter time.
If you’re like my family, Easter focuses [...]
Last post on cholesterol product for humans made me wonder — what about pets and cholesterol?
Monday, March 10th, 2008From the beginning in this blog, I’ve tried to make it clear that I am NOT a veterinarian and/or any sort of trained pet/animal health care provider. My son does date a veterinarian, but I rarely have a chance to talk with her to get her professional expertise. This post is no different. What I’m [...]
Cats behaving badly — ways to understand and control Kitty
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008In recent years, all of our pet cats have come to us in their adult years, with the litter box training and fundamental “how-to-live-in-our-house” training already done. But we’ve had relatives and friends with cats who have never been adequately trained or “civilized” — or who have suddenly exhibited anxious or even unacceptable behavior.
I discovered [...]
Overweight pets — do you need to rename ‘Fido’ to ‘Porky’?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I just ran onto an amazing news item regarding overweight pets: Something like 17 million dogs in America are overweight, according to this report. I wish I’d found the report sooner, however, because it makes reference to a nationwide campaign to encourage dog owners to take their dogs to participating vets to have them weighed [...]
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