Pets Blog

Today at 02:59 PM

Do You Have a Pet Emergency Evacuation Plan?

by Courtney Mroch

The spooky incident with my neighbor's fire yesterday got me to thinking about emergency evacuation plans. Namely, how I don't have one. Which was something I'd never really considered before. Have you? Sure, I had thought about how to help Murph and the cats if I wasn't there by posting an I.C.

Today at 12:44 PM

Dealing with a Visually Impaired Pet

by Aimee Amodio

We recently had a guest at the cats only boarding facility who was missing an eye. In all other respects, he seemed to be a perfectly normal, healthy cat. But it got me thinking.

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Today at 05:55 AM

Murphy on My Mom's Mind

by Courtney Mroch

Murphy's been on my mom's mind a bunch for some reason. It started right before her stroke on Tuesday morning when she kept saying she followed him, he led her to the wrong room, and she was never following him again.

Yesterday at 07:38 PM

Was Tabby's Behavior a Harbinger of the Stroke?

by Courtney Mroch

My mom had her stroke on Tuesday, but reflecting on it now I'm wondering if Tabby knew something was up on Monday. Ever since my mom moved here, Tabby's been her girl.

Yesterday at 03:55 PM

Cats and Fire Don't Mix

by Courtney Mroch

Between the car accident and my mom's stroke, I'm ready for things to get back to some level of normalcy. It won't be today. I had just gotten into the shower when I heard the doorbell ring.

Yesterday at 01:42 PM

Too Many Dead Baby Birds

by Aimee Amodio

I was out walking my two dogs this afternoon... and saw a weird lump on the sidewalk. As we got closer, my eyes and brain puzzled the lump into a shape. It was a dead baby bird. A few feet away, there was another sad little lump that turned out to be a baby bird.

07 May 2008 03:30 PM

Murphy Meets the Paramedics

by Courtney Mroch

Yesterday my mom's health took a scary turn. She was extremely confused when she woke up. She was holding the clothes she'd been wearing the day before but saying she'd lost her clothes. Explaining she was holding her clothes only made her contemplate the bundle with confusion.

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07 May 2008 01:24 PM

Diary of a Cat Care B&B: Sleeping Like the Dead

by Aimee Amodio

Is your pet a deep sleeper? My two dogs tend to be pretty light sleepers. (The exception being when either dog is dreaming and "running" at the same time. That seems to be the deepest sleep for them.

06 May 2008 01:23 PM

Why the Dogs and I Hate Tuesdays

by Aimee Amodio

Over the last year, Tuesday has become my least favorite day of the week. You can try to guess why, but I don't think you'll get it. It's not because of what's on TV or what my schedule is like. It's because Tuesday is landscaping day at the apartment complex where I live.

05 May 2008 09:30 PM

Purina's Precautionary Pet Food Recall Affects Horses, Goats, Pigs

by Courtney Mroch

Right now I'm watching the evening news while working on my new laptop and saw that pet owners have another pet food recall to worry about. This time Purina is doing a precautionary recall because of concerns some of their food has been contaminated or exposed to aflatoxin.