Monday, November 23rd, 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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Saturday, November 21st, 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 season....
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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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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Don’t forget your animal friends while you’re making your plans for thanksgiving celebrations with family and friends. Whether...
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Well, color me embarrassed. Not even a week ago, I wrote that cats and dogs rarely contract human influenza viruses, but H1N1 has proved me overly...
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You’ll have seen or heard this several other places, in print or on the local news, by the time next weekend rolls around, but it’s worth...
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Each kind of animal has as many ways to get hurt or sick as humans do—and the treatments may be very different, especially with regard to...
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There’s a day for every cause now—but I pay attention to the medical-related ones, at least long enough to figure out how they affect me...
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Sometimes the combination of a cat and something the kids dropped is pure serendipity—other times, it’s an endless headache. A...
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Guess what? It’s September and we’re quickly approaching the autumn equinox. So, driving home last night at 8:30, I noticed...
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