California Woodpecker Stashes 700 Pounds of Acorns in Rental Home, Exterminator Finds Motherlode
An exterminator in Santa Rosa, California, was in for a big surprise when he arrived to perform a vacation rental inspection in nearby Glen Ellen. Tasked with determining the presence of mealworms, what should have been a routine job turned out to be anything but. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 News Bay Area Extreme Exterminators Once inside, Nick Castro, owner of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control, set about cutting a small hole in a bedroom wall just above the baseboard. That’s when the deluge began. It seems a pair of industrious woodpeckers had...
Officer Runs Into Tornado To Save K9 Partner Trapped In Police Car
A police officer in Deer Park, Texas is being praised a hero after a viral video showed him risksing his own life to save his K9 partner, a dog named Roni. According to KHOU 11, Officer Joel Nitchman Roni was trapped in a patrol car on January 24, 2023, when a tornado struck. Photo: YouTube/KHOU 11 While most people would run away from a tornado and take cover, Officer Nitchman did the opposite and ran straight into the storm to get to his beloved work companion. He couldn’t, in good conscious, take shelter knowing that K9 Roni was...
Woman Goes Above & Beyond To Help Her Paralyzed Dog Walk Again
A three-year-old Pomeranian, named Nimbus, was left paralyzed and unable to walk after an accident, but he never lost hope. Neither did his owner digital content creator Ashley Yi. Yi documented his entire rehabilitation journey online, where millions followed along with his progress. Photo: YouTube/Good Morning America Nimbus became paralyzed after he tried jumping up on the top of the couch and slipped and fell off. Yi immediately tended to her furbaby, who was crawling around the couch with his hind legs dragging behind. Photo:...
Man Rescues Dog Dangling From Elevator Doors
A little dog in Pennslyvania was given a second chance at life thanks to a Good Samaritan living in her apartment building. The tan and white dog ended up trapped in the closed elevator doors, helplessly dangling from the top. Photo: YouTube/Inside Edition According to Inside Edition, Fernando Santos was heading to his apartment when he pushed the elevator button to take him upstairs. As he waited for the elevator, Santos scrolled through his phone as he waited for the elevator, but when he glanced up, he couldn’t believe what he saw....
You Can Name A “Crappy Ex” After A Cat’s Litter Box This Valentine’s Day
If you’re wondering how to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, you may want to look no further than the Animal Friends and Humane Society in Hamilton, Ohio. That animal shelter is offering a unique way to celebrate the day, with an anti-Valentine’s Day approach. Rather than do something sweet for your someone special, you can do something vengeful for your ex. Photo: Flickr/Amy Aletheia Cahill License: CC BY-SA 2.0 If you’d like to show them just how “crappy” you think they are, what better way than by...
Dogs Set World Record For Their Ability To Sniff The Most Diseases
Four dogs have officially set the world record for detecting the most medical conditions. The dogs set the Guinness World Record in 2023, breaking their previous world-record set in 2022. Photo: YouTube/Guinness World Records The dogs were trained through the UK-based charity, Medical Detection Dogs. According to the Guinness World Records, the trained dogs are able to detect several medical conditions including nut allergies, variations in blood glucose (e.g., diabetes), malaria, several forms of cancer, and heart conditions. Recently, they...
How to Proactively Deal with Pets Whose Teeth Never Stop Growing
Did you know that rabbits, squirrels, and rodents have teeth that never stop growing? A chinchilla is another pet with teeth that grow continuously throughout their lives. The teeth of all of these animals may periodically require tooth trims if they don’t wear them down naturally. To do so,they have to chew on tough foods like nuts, leaves, grasses, and bark to wear their teeth down and keep them from growing too long. With February being National Pet Dental Health month, we’re going to go over some facts about rabbit and rodent...
My Dog Ate a Silica Packet: What to Do
Many packaged products — from shoes and electronics to food — come with a little packet designed to keep them dry called a silica packet. And, they often are labeled with a “do not eat.” Of course, our pets often ignore such things and might eat these packets anyway. Fortunately, silica is not toxic for dogs, but there are still some risks. Dr. Elaine Martinez, medical director for VCA’s new Santa Monica Main Street Hospital, says that while the silica itself is not a serious issue, the packet can cause an...
Acupuncture For Dogs: What You Need To Know
In order to know whether acupuncture may be a good fit for your dog, you must first understand what it is and how it works. Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been practiced for thousands of years and involves the insertion of needles into skin along strategic points or areas of the body. From the TCM perspective, acupuncture needles are inserted into acupuncture points along the body’s meridians. Using this approach, meridians are pathways in which life energy, also known as chi, flows for balance of...
3 Things to Help an Anxious Cat Settle in a New Home
Adopting a cat is exciting, but when your new fur baby has post-traumatic stress disorder, CBD may help to ease anxiety and ease the transition into your home and family. Cats can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as anxiety, just like humans can. Insufficient socialization with humans and/or cats, a lack of stimuli as a kitten, traumatic events, and genetic predisposition can all cause anxiety in cats. When acclimating to a new home, some cats only need a week or two while others need a few months. It depends on how...
