Today is National Feral Cat Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the community cats living throughout the country and how we can humanely care for them. “Community cat” is a term used to describe unowned cats, which includes stray, abandoned, and feral cats. Believe it or not, there…
When I brought in the mail tonight, there was an envelope that looked and felt like new license plates but I couldn’t imagine why I would be getting new ones. When I opened the envelope, I was so excited! It was my new California Pet Lover’s Spay Neuter license plate….
Have you heard about the Remember Me Thursday Pet Adoption Awareness Campaign? This is the first annual event created by Mike Arms, President and CEO of the Helen Woodward Animal Center. Click on the links to the Remember Me Thursday website below to learn more and see how you can…
Are you prepared for a natural disaster or other emergency? In a Citizen Corps National Survey taken in 2009, less than 50% of Americans surveyed reported having a household emergency plan. This month is the 10th annual National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the US…
What exactly are odd-eyed cats? An odd-eyed, or bi-eyed, cat is a cat with one blue eye and one of another color, either green, yellow or brown. This is a feline form of complete heterochromia. This condition most commonly occurs in white cats but can occur in other cats that carry the white spotting…
National Dog Day is celebrated August 26th annually and serves to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year, and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put…
Somehow, my cats always know when I’m making raw food for them. Before the chicken ever comes out, while I’m gathering my utensils, they all start to assemble in the kitchen. No, it is not what they always do when I go to the kitchen. They know that at other times…
As if there isn’t already enough to think about when you have a pet you love, there are things like ticks and foxtails. And believe it or not, it may not matter whether or not you have an indoor only pet. If you are a hiker, work in an outdoor…
For the life of me, I can’t think of any reason in nature that ticks would be necessary, but they are here and carry diseases that can create another whole set of problems that I’m not going to cover this time. Suffice it to say that I check both myself…
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