My beautiful and spoiled princess Freyja has been with us since she was only a few weeks old. She was found all by herself, meowing her poor little heart out, by the side of a busy road in a town not far from us. A friend of ours was out jogging and found her, not …
As the proud mama to two senior cats — Thomas, age 13, and Siouxsie, age 17 — I’ve had quite a few years to learn about the special needs of our elderkitty friends. Both Thomas and Siouxsie have had dental procedures done under anesthesia, and each time I knew that the surgeries were more risky …
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Our pets are family members, and it’s devastating when their loving presence is swept from our lives, leaving a giant hole in both our homes and our hearts. It’s impossible to simply “get over it” when a beloved family member has crossed the Rainbow Bridge — we have to give ourselves and our children time …
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I hate when the phone rings when it’s not supposed to. There’s almost never anything good on the other end. And though yes, I begrudgingly participate in the 21st century and own a cell phone on which people can call me when necessary, I’ve trained most of my friends and acquaintances to text or email …
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A lot of the country has seen record lows in temperatures this winter. For many evenings in a row, the national news reported on the Arctic blast that gripped most of the United States with snow, ice, wind and colder-than-usual temperatures. Even in the southern part of the United States, where I live, the temperatures …
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Cat eviction alert! Depot the Cat has been cosily living in a Home Depot store in Bluffton, South Carolina, for the last 13 years. Now management are kicking her out — and the sleek black beauty needs a safe adoption home. According to local news reports, Depot is said to greet customers at the door …
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Occasionally narcissistic and extremely skilled at getting what they want, cats would make excellent politicians. Hank, a handsome brown tabby from Virginia, took advantage of the species’ knack for politics by running for U.S. Senate in 2012. The cat wasn’t elected, but he did gain a tremendous amount of support from all over the world, …
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