Eight-month-old English Bulldog, Maggie, joined our family as a foster dog. The goal was to prepare her to find her forever family. This “wild child” came with so many problems that it took months to train her to a pup people would adopt. Maggie’s previous owners bought her from a dog broker, and some research …
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Is your home free of pet toxins? Do you spend hours scrubbing the floors, shopping for pet-safe cleaning products, and generally make sure that no danger to your beloved fur-babies lurks there? Actually, it doesn’t matter if you are Mr. Clean’s drill sergeant, you will find it extremely difficult to completely eradicate all the hazards …
In recent years, Jim regularly made fun of our cat, Lucy. She wasn’t fat, but my husband often commented on her sagging belly that looked like a “flag waving in the wind” when she walked. I just attributed that loose skin to her increasing age but in truth, that undulating flap of skin is called …
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Corona virus refers to a family of viruses that cause a range of diseases. They are related to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus of 2003 that caused many people to become ill. Some corona viruses cause illness in humans, and some types cause infection in animals. The current novel corona virus was first …
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As part of Murphy’s annual exam last year, his veterinarian examined the little dog’s mouth and teeth. A discussion followed on the best ways to clean a dog’s teeth, why oral hygiene is so important for dogs, and how it can help prevent canine heart disease. In all my life, this was the first time …
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5 years ago, our adult daughter came to live with us following the break-up of an abusive marriage. At that time, Elisa was an emotional wreck. We immediately found her a therapist, and she was diagnosed with PTSD and depression. It took several years for her to regain her mental and emotional health and lose …
Ginny, a much-loved Great Dane of giant proportions, possessed great intelligence and OCD behaviors. Well-trained and usually very trustworthy, Ginny chose to test the limits one day. Had she been a smaller dog, her efforts could have killed her. Given this time of year when so many of us give food gifts, including chocolate, it …
Our cat, Lucy, is a picky, finicky kitty! Perhaps it’s the Siamese part of her that makes for some rather unusual behavior twists or something else, but Lucy isn’t your usual domestic house cat. If she doesn’t like something we do, she tells us about it. She is vocal and demonstrative in other ways. Lucy’s …
Walk down the aisle of your favorite big box pet store and what do you see? Stack after stack of beautiful bags of dog food designed with colorful pictures of bright red beef, along with vegetables so fresh you feel you could reach out and pick up one. But pet food manufacturers lie! Pick up …
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Trixie was a small Chihuahua-mix who aimed to please. She possessed a few easy tricks in her repertoire to entertain the humans, including roll-over, “shake,” and sitting up on her hind legs to beg for treats. Trixie’s most unusual “trick” was both funny and appalling. Her master would say, “Trixie, drag and wag for Daddy.” The …