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Category: Pet NewsMarch 11, 2008 To forum or not to forum? That is the question I have for you, good readersAnyone reading this interested in having a forum for pets and pet lovers here? Yes, honestly, if you have a pet who can keyboard and put together a couple of coherent paragraphs, I will indeed allow your pet to participate … March 10, 2008 Easter is near — keep your pets away from the Easter goodiesHave 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 … Ever thought about life insurance for your dog or cat?I mention “dog” and “cat” only in the title of this post, because I assume any sort of insurance for unusual or less common pets would not be available. Correct me, please, if I’m wrong. You know, I honestly … Last post on cholesterol product for humans made me wonder — what about pets and cholesterol?From 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 … March 7, 2008 How do you, as a pet lover and obviously animal lover, feel about zoos and circuses?When I was a kid, and when our kids were young, I loved circuses and zoos. Indeed, when my wife, Shirley, and I were first married and several years before we had any kids, we often went to the Woodland … March 6, 2008 Have an unusual pet? Do your pets ‘go beyond cats and dogs’?You might have noticed that one of the links in the “Useful Resources” section on the left-hand column of our site is to “Unusual Pets — Going Beyond Cats and Dogs.” Yes, well, that’s sort of a “Useful Website” … March 3, 2008 Overweight pets — do you need to rename ‘Fido’ to ‘Porky’?I 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 … Mystified by the mentality that causes people to abandon petsI’ve always been a very understanding person, and a very gullible person, I suppose. That combination generally causes me to try very hard to give people the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their bad behavior. Case in … Allison the ‘bionic’ sea turtle — a story you can’t help but love!Named for the little girl in Texas who found here when she was helpless and dying of predator injuries, Allison is a 3-year-old Atlantic sea turtle who’s making history — she’s getting a “bionic” flipper. Now a resident at … March 1, 2008 Estate planning for our pets? What happens to them if we die?If you’re like me, you’ve read stories from time to time of eccentric millionaires leaving the bulk of their money to care for little FooFoo and Fido when they died. I’m not asking the question in the title of this … |
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