Day: August 19, 2014

In the Jail Cats Program, Prisoners Socialize Shelter Kittens

When my editor first emailed me about something called the Jail Cats project, I assumed it was a spoof website — maybe something that was inspired by a random comment in a municipal brainstorming session in an episode of Parks and Recreation. The comedy angle was exacerbated by a light-hearted conversation I’d recently had with …

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Ask a Vet: What Do You Do if Your Cat Swallows a Needle?

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies occur when animals (or people, for that matter) consume items that are not edible. Dogs are especially notorious for consuming foreign objects. I’ve seen dogs who have swallowed rocks, sticks, toy squeakers, socks, underwear, and tampons. Cats are much less silly than dogs when it comes to swallowing strange things, but there …

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