Aqua Rehab – for a Cat?
Most dogs seem to love water, especially the retrievers. In fact, most animals seem to have a natural love of getting in the water and swimming. However, when it comes to cats, the water is fun and refreshing thing doesn’t seem to get through to many of them. Kittens who are trained to water seem [...]
Wysong Sale Includes Epigen
Now through August 15th, you can save 15% on all Wysong products. This even includes their new Epigen product line. In case you don’t know Epigen is a breakthrough kibble that is suitable for both dogs and cats. It is starch free and is formulated to give your dog, cat or other pet the nutrition [...]
Just For Some Laughs
Long term readers of this blog know that I simply cannot resist funny, captioned pictures of animals. I don’t think I am the only one. I recently ran across a couple of really cute captioned cat pictures and since I won’t be using them in posts anytime soon, I thought I would just put them [...]
Some Really Good News
From the ASPCA; On Wednesday, July 21, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 416-3 to pass H.R. 5566, the Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010. The nearly unanimous affirmative vote, as well as the fact that 262 representatives attached their names to the bill as cosponsors, makes this a decisive [...]
Kitten Rescued from Intersection
Imagine how surprised this police officer was when he answered a call to remove debris from a busy intersection and found the debris was actually an injured kitten. This officer was prompt and correct in his actions. Due to him the kitten is now thriving. So many times in our busy lives, we would be [...]
Cats Find Forever Homes
At times it can seem the whole world is a bad place and animals are all getting hurt. To an extent that is true. But in the bigger picture of things, lots of people, doing just what they can adds up to a lot of good getting done. Over July 4th weekend the ASPCA adopted [...]
Huge Recall of Pet Supplements
The FDA has sent out a firm press release concerning pet supplements and vitamins. This is a long list and I have posted the link at the end of the press release so you can access it. If you think you may have purchased any of these pet vitamins and supplements for your cat or [...]
Happy July Fourth!!!!!!
Tomorrow is a special day for all citizens of the United States of America. It is the birthday holiday for our country and a time to spend with family and friends enjoying good food, fireworks, fun and just plain companionship. If you are like me, your eyes mist up every time you hear the anthem [...]
Bionic Cat
A couple of months ago, I wrote about a horse named Molly who received an artificial leg. It is truly a heart warming story about one animals drive to go on living. Now it seems Molly isn’t the only animal with a great sense of survival. A black cat named Oscar had both of his [...]
Lion Meat Burgers? You Are Serious?
Lions are a vulnerable species in the wild. We will be lucky to reverse the trend for these animals and keep then off the endangered list. So why in all that is holy would a restaurant be serving burgers made from real lion meat? I must admit I am at a loss as to why [...]
Attracting Jaguars with What?
Scientists in Guatemala have set out numerous camera traps to get pictures of the native big cat known as the Jaguar. They are doing this to keep track of the big animals and make sure the species numbers are being preserved. As with all of the other big cats, the Jaguar is under pressure from [...]
Petco Sitewide Sale 15% Off
Petco is having a huge 15% off site wide sale. They also have deeper discounts on many items like dog crates, pet steps, pet ramps, lots of things for your aquarium including the aquarium itself , cooling pet beds, pet exercise pens, pet gates, pet orthopedic beds and , well….you get the idea. Be sure [...]
One Cats Very Bad Day
We have all heard that cats can fall a long ways and always land on their feet. This is partially true. Cats actually get hurt less when falling from greater heights than they do from say, one story. It all has to do with a cats anatomy. As they fall they twist kind of in [...]
Really Cute Pets Video
Okay, it is Sunday. Time to look at things that are not related to the Gulf oil geyser and time to enjoy pets, family and a little fun time. I thought I would post this awesome video from Drs. Foster and Smith. It says in far more than words why we love our pets so [...]
Getting Tough on Tiger Poachers
I think we all love tigers and there is no tiger more majestic and awe inspiring than the Bengal Tiger. This huge cat is second only in size to the Siberian Tiger. However, recent studies indicate the Bengal Tiger may be the biggest cat on average overall. Any way you want to slice it this [...]
Wysong Releases Epigen Pet Food
I am pleased to let you all know that Wysong has now released their new kibble pet food which is called Epigen. Because of everything I have learned about this product, I really think it is a revolutionary pet food. It has all the good things and I am most anxious to see how my [...]
IAMS Cat Food Recall
Procter and Gamble announced a recall yesterday on one of their canned cat foods. The problem is the food has insufficient levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B-1) which is essential to cats and their health. The product is Iams ProActive Health canned Cat and Kitten Food – all varieties of 3 oz & 5.5 oz cans. [...]
Cat Survives Nail in Head
The nail was located between the cats eyes on his forehead. The vet thinks it was from a nail gun. If the nail would have entered a millimeter off in any direction, the cat would have died. It is most likely the cat will lose an eye. They are now actively looking for the perpetrator [...]
Top 10 Most Endangered Species
At the end of last year the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) put out their list of the ten animal species to watch in 2010. We are now half way through the year and it seems we still have members of these species but are we doing enough? Sadly, the Giant Panda, Tiger and Polar Bear [...]
Science Says Animals have Personalities
Anyone who loves animals and has grown close with them knows that each dog, cat or bird has a distinct personality and we have been saying so for quite awhile. In fact, many people like myself for instance, believe animals of all types have personalities. I have been called naive’ and silly more than once [...]
