Through the years, the FDA has been releasing warnings about jerky treats made in China; the last one came Friday. It said much of what the last one said — dogs and cats are getting sick and dying from treats made in China — only the numbers were different. They’re growing, of course. As of …
Petco and PetSmart to Stop Selling China-Made Treats Linked to Pet Deaths Read More »
When I was a child, one of my mother’s officemates posted a parable above her desk. This was in the day before email mass forwards, and the posted parable was a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy, times many dozens of iterations. It was barely legible. Although I do not remember the exact words …
Feline Pancreatitis: A Mysterious and Challenging Condition Read More »
After volunteering in overcrowded Long Island, New York, shelters for many years, Eileen Osmers and Amanda Wilson knew that many friendly, loving cats were losing their chances at finding forever homes because they were stuck in cages. Living in the shelter for months or even years, sweet, talkative, curious cats became stressed, lonely, and depressed. …
The Golden Paw Society Gets Cats Out of Cages and Into Forever Homes Read More »
As usual, it’s been an eventful couple of weeks for our Mitty. Mom’s started drinking out of water bottles, so he can no longer tip them. Selfish, right? And for one day he was forced to drink water from a plain bowl because they were out of filters for the fancy fountain. Can you imagine? …
Texts From Mittens: The Multiple Atrocities Edition Read More »
If you had asked Tara the cat what she had planned for the day she saved her four-year-old human friend from a vicious dog attack, she probably would have said, “Oh, sunbathing, languidly clawing at the humans when they walk past me, and complaining about the service at this restaurant — I mean, can you …
What We Know About Tara: The World’s Greatest Supercat Read More »
