For cats and birds, no expression connecting the two immediately comes to mind. We’ve got the ‘fight like cats and dogs’ one that has so often been disproved a la Animal Friends style, or even the Wizard of Oz line paraphrased for Lion, Tiger, and Bear… But for the furry and the feathered? Maybe none Continue reading...
Fight like cats and dogs. Such a common expression, but is it always true? Unless feeling threatened or provoked, is it ever often true? For sure animals playfully chase each other for example, but without any real desire to hurt. Just like that lion, tiger, and bear, ‘unlikely’ friends abound in the animal kingdom. Absolutely Continue reading...
For those of you with canine family members, there’s a great company I discovered a few years ago that I’d like to recommend. Simply Fido makes certified organic dog toys, many with up to 5 dog-popular squeakers inside. While not the only company to be organic, they are the only one I’ve come across that Continue reading...
I thought we could all use something lighter after my last couple of posts about pet food. I know I could. While I think it’s a hugely important issue, I can only think about it so much, and hope you welcome the break as well. We all just do the best we can, and hope Continue reading...
We had already seen many dramatic health improvements from feeding raw to our animals: better coats, weight control, breath and teeth, body functions in general, healthier immune systems, and just plain friskier with more energy. But about five years ago another rather big diet modification became necessary. This incredible cat Bailey had had a number Continue reading...
Those who know me, know I have looked long and hard at what I feed the animals in my care – members of the family in every sense of the word. What began as a search for answers to problems that stumped all the veterinarians we saw, ended up leading to a complete rethinking of Continue reading...
I saw a commercial today that actually made an interesting point. It spoke of the much greater frequency of the question, “What’s for dinner?” rather than, “What’s in dinner?” Change one simple little preposition and the entire meaning changes. While advertising a product I would still not consider all that healthy, it brought up a Continue reading...
…Oh my. Yet again, we can learn so much from our fellow animals. Three animals from three different continents have become their own little family, the best of friends. When they were only about 2 months old, Leo the lion, Shere Khan the tiger, and Baloo the bear, were all rescued during a drug bust Continue reading...
