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Medicare Changes and holiday stress

If your interested in learning about the latest updates in Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance and the Medicare prescription drug and Advantage...
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Pets 101: July 4 pet safety tips

The weekend approaches and the first few unofficial fireworks are already being seen and heard in Chicago and its suburbs. Protect your pets from...
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Stay healthy through the holidays: exercise your dog and yourself

  • Pets
  • December 19, 2009
The Thanksgiving-through-New-Year section of the year is widely accepted [pun intended] as the most hazardous for those who need to limit food...
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Holiday visits: Is your pet a good guest?

  • Pets
  • December 17, 2009
In this season of holiday travel and holiday get-togethers, many people will be taking their pets along to family and friends. If you’re one...
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Giving a pet for Christmas — the right way

  • Pets
  • December 5, 2009
A few days ago, I noted that, in general, a pet as Christmas gift may cause more trouble than joy. However, my argument focused on the unwisdom of...
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Pets as Christmas gifts

  • Pets
  • November 30, 2009
The short answer to the question of whether to give a pet for Christmas is: NO! The longer answer, regarding a pet given as a gift for any occasion...
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Pets 101: Holiday safety for ferrets

  • Pets
  • November 23, 2009
Much of what I wrote in Pets 101: Holiday safety for cats is also true for ferrets, the “eternal kittens” of the pet world, because...
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Enjoying the holidays with your dog

  • Pets
  • November 21, 2009
Dogs thrive on belonging to their families, but the leaders of those families need to look out for the needs of their dogs in the busy holiday...
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Pets 101: Holiday safety for cats

  • Pets
  • November 17, 2009
Holiday decorations and holiday entertaining pose many potential hazards for animals as curious and agile as cats. Because they can leap and climb,...
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Pet sitter for the holidays?

  • Pets
  • November 16, 2009
In my most recent post, I suggested that pet-sitters might help you out over the holidays, on those days when work, shopping, and family...
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