Have you ever taken a class in pet ‘first aid’? Have you ever done pet first-aid?
Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Pet Care, Pet News | Leave a Comment
It might be a simple matter to help your cat or dog with a cut or scratch — but could you do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if you needed to in order to save your pet’s life?
Here’s an interesting story about a course to teach you how to do mouth-to-mouth (or “mouth-to-snout,” as the story calls it) [...]
Do you have an unusual pet? Pet snake, perhaps? Tell us about it
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Pet Care, Unusual Pets | Leave a Comment
When my youngest nephew was about 10 years old, we sent him and his brother the usual $10 apiece for Christmas, and got an interesting thank you note back from him: He was really excited that the $10 gave him just enough to buy the pet corn snake he had been saving up for. (I [...]
Read More..>>This rescued subway kitten proves that cats don’t travel well - buy good pet carriers
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Cats, Pet Care, Pet News | Leave a Comment
Probably by now you’ve seen or heard the story of Georgia, the subway cat. The six month old kitten escaped from her owner’s cat carrier while it was sitting on a New York City subway platform. She turned up 25 days later and was rescued by subway workers who heard her meowing.
Cats, on the whole, [...]
Missouri Humane Society team helps pets survive ice crisis
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Pet Care, Pet News | Leave a Comment
What a wonderful “pet rescue” story. We’ve been recovering from a severe ice storm here in the southwest Missouri Ozarks area this week.
One of the counties involved is getting some terrific help for pets and pet owners hit by the ice crisis. The Humane Society of Missouri Disaster Response Team is providing housing and care [...]
The horrors of foreclosure — please don’t make pets suffer too
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Pet Care, Pet Stories | 1 Comment
It’s a terrible time when many, many people are losing their homes to foreclosure. I cannot imagine the discouragement and frustration of losing our home because we were unable to pay the mortgage.
So can you imagine the horror of being a dog or cat who suddenly finds itself abandoned because its family lost their home [...]
Do your pets and all of us a big favor: Take care of them
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Pet Care | Leave a Comment
My son’s girlfriend is a veterinarian. After talking with her and getting to know something about her career over the last couple of years, I would be willing to bet that I can tell you the Number One most distressing problem faced by veterinarians, at least by small animal vets like her: Too many people [...]
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