Cat & Dog Behavior & Care Advice
Amy Shojai, CABC, Pet Expert & Award-Winning Author
DWAA Hall of Fame & AVMA Veterinary Media Award Winner
Cat Hypertension: What Is It & How to Care for Your Cat
About one in five cats over nine years old may be affected by high blood pressure. Learn about a new cat-friendly treatment!
Old Pets? 7 Cheap DIY Help for Old Fogey Dogs & Cats
Like older pets, I also move a wee bit slower than in my youth. Shadow-Pup helps keep me active and young, as well as chasing and engaging the more mature Karma-Kat. Aging dogs and senior cats rock!
I’ll admit that senior pets have a special place in my heart, even if they suffer from senility. Maybe in part because I can more easily relate to them. Do you love old pets? Are you ready for some old dog and/or old cat love? Oh, here are 7 cheap DIY tips to help your old pets.
Carbon Monoxide Danger for You and Your Pets
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas. It’s a natural by-product of fuel combustion present in car exhaust and improperly vented furnaces, space heaters, water heaters, fireplaces, and tobacco smoke. It can quickly kill people as well as their pets. Children and pets have died in as little as 15 minutes inside running cars while parents shoveled snow outside the vehicle, unaware of the blocked tailpipe.
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself…and your pets.
Pet Cancer Awareness Month: Common Cancer & What to Do
Cancer. We whisper the word, fear the consequences, and our hearts break when cancer touches loved ones, including furry family members. But according to veterinary specialists, cancer is the most treatable—and curable!—of any chronic pet disease.
November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month. We lost our Bravo-Dawg in the winter after a valiant fight, and you can read the first post here. The amazing folks at Morris Animal Foundation address many kinds of cancer and have funded numerous studies and even trained researchers to continue the search for the cure.
According to Dr. David Haworth, president and CEO of Morris, “One in 2 dogs will develop cancer, and 1 in 4 dogs will die of the disease. The Foundation leverages the best minds in veterinary medicine and science to work on understanding the cause (funding over 40 studies on cancer in dogs at any given time…).” Read more about what you need to know …
November is National Pet Diabetes Month: Know these Symptoms & Treatment for Diabetic Pets
Pet diabetes affects many cats and dogs, and this month we celebrate National Pet Diabetes Month. If you wonder, why does my dog drink so much water (or your cat), you need to review this information.
Pet diabetes affects many cats and dogs, and this month we celebrate National Pet Diabetes Month. If you wonder, why does my dog drink so much water (or your cat), you need to review this information…
CUT AND BLEED RELEASED! GET YOUR COPY NOW
You can now order print book copies (and Ebook or audiobook copies) of CUT AND BLEED from Amy’s Bookstore and everywhere books are sold!
Why Do Dogs Roll on Poop and Like Stinky Nasty Schtuff
Does your dog roll in poop? We lived on the river when I grew up, and our Shelties always loved to find dead fish and roll in the stink. Here in Texas, our German Shepherd loved to visit the next-door neighbor horse, and not only roll in nasty stuff, but sometimes even EAT the crap, ew! Learn why dogs do this dirty deed in the post.
Feral Cats, Community Cats, TNR & Research
Learn about the differences between feral cats and community cats, and how to deal with TNR.
Do You Suffer with Pet Guilt? You’re Not Alone!
As a pet lover, do you ever wonder if you’re doing enough? Or do you ever find yourself comparing your parenting with what you see other pet parents doing with or for their pets? Are you consumed by guilt every time you have to leave your cat or dog alone or decide to say no to something that would be good for them? (Like that uber-expensive spa treatment or therapy?) Trust me, you’re not the only one dealing with pet guilt. Here are tips to help you deal.
National Adopt a Dog Month: Top 6 Popular Puppy Posts
It’s NATIONAL ADOPT A DOG MONTH! How will you spend your celebration? Wait, your dog didn’t tell you? Well, for Shadow, it’s “dog week” every week of the year, but the “official” celebration takes place the 4th week of September every year — and has been celebrated since the first event in 1928. But October celebrates dog adoptions all month long. Check out my most popular dog-centric blogs in this post.
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