Supporting Your Dog or Cat’s Digestion with Acupressure
A good diet and healthy digestive system are vital to your dog or cat’s well-being. Here’s why, along with an acupressure session that will help improve and maintain the health of his GI tract. by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis When it comes to our dogs and cats, a species-appropriate diet helps support good digestion. Knowing the difference between a carnivorous and omnivorous diet is a good place to start, along with a basic understanding of how your animal’s digestive system works – and how acupressure can be used to...
A Shelter Cat with a Fondness for Fashion Only Wants to Walk One Runway — Yours!
She’s not a fashion hound, she’s a fashion feline, and her name is Sheba. Sheba is a fun-loving kitty with style and flair who moonlights as an office assistant at the Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona. Spayed, she’s considered a Domestic Medium-hair girl and weighs approximately 11 pounds. Shelter staff believes she’s about 9 years old, so she’s only midway through her nine lives. Photo: Pima Animal Care Center Shelter Life The sad part is that she’s been at the shelter since at least July 2021!...
Could Your Pet Be PetSmart’s First-Ever Toy Tester in Chief? They’re Hiring!
Is your pet crazy about toys? Do they stamp their little paws and come unglued when you bring home a bag of goodies to play with? Are they over the top for plushies or squeakies? If this sounds like your furry BFF, then PetSmart might have a side gig for them. It was recently announced that the pet supply giant is looking for two toy testers to bring on presumably for quality control. Photo: Pixabay/AlainAudet PetSmart The announcement came that it’s seeking one talented feline and one talented canine to fill two newly-created roles...
A Recent Wedding Included Adoptable Shelter Pets at an Unforgettable Reception
As of late, recent trends in nuptials have tended toward destination weddings that include lavish ceremonies in exotic locations. They’re often pricey and preclude many guests from attending. That is apparently changing with what is hopefully a new trend on the horizon: including adoptable shelter pets available at after-parties and receptions. Hip, hip, hooray!!!!!!! It’s about time more people took to raising awareness of rescue animals. Photo: TikTok/@fairytail_petcare Wedding Trends According to a piece in The Washington Post,...
Give Me Five! Tabby Cat Greets Delighted Customers in a Pet-Friendly Store
This tabby cat is as smart and funny as Loki, Thor’s brother! Customers couldn’t help smiling in surprise and delight as they were greeted by Loki, who has the habit of high-fiving everyone he meets. His owner got overwhelmed with joy, as well, as they stopped and chatted with every person who wanted to know more about the tabby cat. With his own account on Tiktok, lokidoestricks, Loki’s fur parents share with everybody how their life has changed since the birth of this “chaotic” kitty. Now, they feature their...
Baby Giggles in Ecstasy as She Learns to Play with Her Furry Feline Sisters
Will this baby grow up into an animal behaviorist or a doctor in veterinary medicine in the future? She seems a natural! You can easily see it from the kind of interaction she was having with her feline sisters, who were likewise enjoying the game she was playing with her toy wand! FIRST One of the cats easily caught on with the fun, while the other first observed from under a desk. But when this cute baby rolled over and waved the want toward the other cat, she too started to participate. According to the baby’s mom, the Original...
Pet Food Transparency
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The Story of Swoop and Mowgli: How a Magpie and a Cat Became Fast Friends
This unlikely story of friendship between a rescued magpie and a family cat will definitely warm your heart. It seems one day a volunteer firefighter in New Zealand by the name of Matt Owens saw an injured magpie chick on the side of the road. Too young to fly, he named the bird Swoop and brought it home to care for it there. There was only one hitch: Matt had a cat. Photo: YouTube/@swoopandmowgli5226 Unusual Friendships While you’re probably assuming the story ended badly after Swoop’s arrival or that, at the very least, it took...
Lab-Grown Meat – Should It Be Used in Pet Food?
Once you get beyond the “ick” factor, lab-grown meat may have profound ethical and environmental advantages. But will it be good for our dogs and cats (and us) and should it be used in pet food? Lab-grown meat? It sounds like something out of a science fiction story, but it’s a concept being explored by a growing number of companies. This article takes a closer look at lab-grown meat and how it’s made – and more importantly, whether or not it should be used in pet foods. How Is Lab-Grown Meat Made? Also known as...
Adults 65 and Older Who Own Pets Score Higher on Memory Tests Than Non-Pet Owners
According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, adults over the age of 65 who owned a pet for more than five years scored better on memory tests than non-pet owners. This adds to the plethora of evidence pointing to the mental and physical benefits of pet ownership already out there. Photo: Pixabay/StockSnap The Power of the Dog Dogs and cats are the most plentiful among household pets but pet ownership, in general, can have the same impact on our health. For this particular study, the group assessed data...
