Mews and Nips from around the internet | The Conscious Cat.
A bunch of happy endings in this news roundup from The Conscious Cat, including George the-not-frozen-cat from Edmonton and a lucky mother cat in the UK who gave a blood transfusion to her own kittens.
Tags: cats, flying with your cat, george the cat edmonton, health benefits of cats, jackson galaxy, my cat from hell, pets, the conscious cat
Bad Kitty—Maybe Not! « The Creative Cat.
Don’t miss it, 8 pm tonight, it’s the season premiere of “My Cat from Hell with Jackson Galaxy. Read all the reviews and be sure to tune in to see some truly hellish cats and how understanding their behavior can help them someday change their behavior.
Tags: animal planet, cats, feline behavior, jackson galaxy, my cat from hell
That oddity is a clue to how the taste preferences of humans and animals evolved, based on the foods we need to survive.
via Mystery Solved: Why The Cat Craves Mushrooms (And People Do, Too) : The Salt : NPR.
Tags: animals, cat sense of taste, cats, cats like mushrooms, pets
At the University of Virginia (UVA) breathing tubes are pushed down the throats of live cats to teach endotracheal intubation.
via Help the End University of Virginia Cruel Cat Lab – PCRM Alert.
Tags: animal abuse in medical training, animal testing, use of cats at UVA
So if you have some drugs lying around the house that you can no longer use, what should you do? First, check to see whether your municipality has a prescription drug disposal program.
via How to Properly Dispose of Unused Medications | petMD.
Tags: cats, disposing of pet medications, dogs, pets
Give Back With Imperial Cat « The Creative Cat.
A reader passed along this wonderful donation opportunity to cats in shelters–$25.00 will send 20 cardboard cat scratchers to the shelter of your choice!
Tags: animal shelters, cats, cats in shelters, donate to cats in shetlers, imperial cat, pets
This week, the answers to this question came from a couple of The AMC’s pet owners. Through careful attention to their pet’s health, they may actually have saved their pet’s lives.
via Low Cost Lifesavers « Fur the Love of Pets.
Tags: animal medical center, cats, dogs, pet health, pet health tips, pets, save on vet bills
Appalled by tales of pet owners compelled to hand over their cats and dogs to shelters, King formed her organization in 2008 in an effort to provide cash-strapped owners a way to keep their canine and feline friends.
via Feed America’s hungry (and their pets), says nonprofit group – CNN.com.
Tags: helping the homeless, homeless people, nonprofit group helps homeless with pets, pet
In all, 59 sets of pet remains were recovered at the Mark A. Sauvageot Funeral Home, where police also found 19 sets of cremated human remains after executing a search warrant Friday morning.
via Owners sought for pet remains found in mortuary.
Tags: cats, cremated pet remains, dogs, pets, pittsburgh mortuary pet cremains
While decorating your dwellings with greenery or accepting floral gifts (or re-gifts), be aware of the potential for toxicity that festive plants can have for pets.
via I Saw Fido Eating Toxic Plants, Underneath the Mistletoe Last Night | petMD.
Tags: cats, dogs, pets, plants toxic to pets
