Teacher Rescues Cat with Spinal Damage, Refuses to Give Up on Him
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! Here’s the story of my cat Simão. We don’t know how it happened, but his spinal nerve is damaged for good. This prevents him from walking on four legs and peeing by himself. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / SONJA-KALEE In the playground around the high school where I used to teach, (I’m retired now) there used to be some strays and consequently kittens very often abandoned...
How to Keep Your House From Smelling Like a Dog
We may love having dogs in our house, but that doesn’t mean we want our house to smell like a dog! We know that it can feel like an uphill battle to keep your house smelling fresh and clean, so we’ve put together a list of five things you can do to keep your house pet smell free. Keep the surfaces of your house clean One of the easiest ways to keep your house from smelling like a dog is to keep all surfaces clean. As your pet interacts with these surfaces daily, you’ll want to choose pet-friendly cleaning products that are...
Does your dog need to wear a coat?
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South Carolina Shelter Creates Bucket List For Terminally Ill Dog Abandoned At Shelter
The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach is making sure a terminally ill dog named Teddy goes on as many adventures as possible with what time he has left. The senior dog was found abandoned outside the shelter in July with a large mass that turned out to be cancer. “We came in one morning, heard some barking and he was out there,” Meaghan Pitman, the shelter’s marketing manager, told WSAV. “We noticed there was some sort of mass on his back end, and when that was examined by our vet, unfortunately, it was diagnosed as...
How do pet parents spend Valentine’s Day?
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
4 steps to litter-training your cat
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Cutting-Edge Procedures & Products at Your Vet’s Office
Veterinary medicine has always been at the forefront of technological advances. The medical care your dog receives today rivals that of most humans. Cutting-edge procedures and products promise not only to treat illness and extend longevity but improve our canines’ quality of life. Here are eight high-tech breakthroughs I think every dog parent should know about. Liquid biopsy Cancer screening blood tests. | Canine cancer can be tough to diagnose early, and early diagnosis is essential for better outcomes. With an estimated half of...
Judge Restores Protections for Gray Wolves That Had Been Removed By Trump Administration
As concern over the recovery of gray wolves mounts, a judge has restored federal protections for the species. The protections, which had been removed just before former President Donald Trump left office, impact wolves in 44 states. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California, has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to show that wolf populations could be sustained in the Midwest and portions of the West without protection under the Endangered Species Act. White added that the USFWS did not give enough...
Blind Cat Rescued After a Year of Waiting for a Forever Home
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I first met Moet when I went to the vet one day for the usual supplies and was asking about getting another cat or kitten. As they knew me well and also knew my love of cats and care for them, they said they had a 1-year-old blind cat up for adoption, but that it wouldn’t be advertised because they wanted just the ‘right’ owner for her. My instant reaction was that I...
Dog On The Brink Of Death Found Dumped Outside Virginia Shelter And Rushed To Emergency Vet
Shelter workers witness firsthand how terrible humans can be to innocent animals and there are times when they nearly lose hope in humanity. “Sometimes we just can’t take it anymore. Sometimes the things people do to animals is overwhelming and it makes us want to lay on the floor and cry,” wrote Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) after they found a dog on the brink of death left outside their shelter in the freezing cold. But they refused to give up and rushed him to the emergency clinic. Posted by Richmond Animal Care...
The Best Way To Observe World Spay Day This February (And Throughout The Year)
The average female cat can give birth to a litter of about six kittens five times per year. That means about 30 kittens per year born to just one unspayed mother cat, the University Veterinary Care Center reports. According to American Humane, the failure to spay and neuter dogs and cats is responsible for millions of unwanted animals living on the streets without homes or food or being killed in shelters all over the world. All cats and dogs adopted from public or private animal care and control facilities should be spayed or neutered. Each...
Indiana Animal Shelter Offering “Love At First Sight” Special For Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air as we approach Valentine’s Day. But are you still searching for true love? Muncie Animal Care & Services in Indiana is hoping to catch the eyes and hearts of adopters with their “Love at First Sight” special. The no-kill animal shelter posted, “You can’t change a pet’s past, but you can rewrite the future. We believe in love at first sight here at MACS!! This Valentine’s Day is going to be so special for our cats and dogs who are still looking for love, and a forever...
My Dog is My Home Co-Sheltering Conference and webcast
My Dog Is My Home is holding their second annual Virtual Co-Sheltering Conference from March 1 to March 3, 2022. This year’s theme is “Stronger Together: Building Allyship Between Movements,” which will focus on how co-sheltering people experiencing homelessness and their companion animals together fits into achieving a more just society. Maddie’s Fund® is a proud sponsor of this conference. The conference will offer a variety of speakers, from government leaders to experts across human services and animal welfare....
Tripod Kitten Survives Slew of Health Issues to Live Full Life
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! Upon visiting our vet for some hairball treatment, the tech came out with this tiny kitten on her shoulder. Apparently when they opened the office that day, a plastic grocery bag was found on the front door knob with a teeny, injured kitten inside. How he survived the bag, we’ll never know, but they found him to be under two pounds with a broken front leg. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY /...
Nine Endangered Red Wolves to Be Released Into the Wild in North Carolina
The red wolf has faced threats to its survival for decades, but efforts are being made to help the species rebound. The vast majority of the roughly 250 remaining red wolves are in captivity, but they are gradually being reintroduced into the wild. A new group is the latest to be sent out to try to boost the wild population. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced plans to release nine red wolves into the wilds near the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The conservation area where they’ll be placed includes the...
APA! Has Saved 100K Lives!
Feb 09, 2022 Austin Pets Alive! was founded in 2008 fueled by a need to save companion animals whose lives would be lost without our support. We looked at our community and saw so many animals unnecessarily losing their lives due to a lack of resources and education. Our mission is to promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals. And yesterday, because of our community’s long-held trust and generosity, APA! celebrated our 100,000th life saved. We had city council members...
Woman Falls Into Frozen Pond Trying To Save Her Dog But Ohio Deputy Comes To Their Rescue
Deputy Evan Depew of Butler County Sheriff’s Office is a hero for his quick actions that saved the life of a woman and her dog. On February 6, Deputy Depew was on a routine patrol in Liberty Township when he received a call about a woman and dog who had fallen through the ice and into a frozen pond. Apparently, the small dog wandered onto the ice and fell into the frigid water. The dog’s owner responded by crawling onto the ice to try and save her beloved dog but also plunged into the freezing water. Photo: Facebook/Butler County...
Rescues Run The Show At This Historic House For Homeless Cats
A New York heiress created a stir in 1975 when she bought a house in Oyster Bay, NY, and converted it into a sanctuary for stray and homeless cats. Not only did Long Island’s strays and homeless cats finally have a safe place to live, but they also had free reign of the property, without the cages or restrictions of other shelters. At this renovated sanctuary for rescued cats, climbing the furniture is wholly encouraged. Photo: The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation Decades later, the Patricia H. Ladew Foundation, which maintains the historic...
11 ways to manage pain in dogs and cats
When it comes to managing pain in dogs and cats, these alternative modalities have a lot to offer. Consider trying one of these options before reaching for the pain meds. Animals experience pain just like we do. But because dogs and cats are so stoic, most people don’t realize their animals are suffering. In nature, animals that show signs of pain or weakness are targets for prey, so they have adapted to hide their pain in order to survive. Learning how to recognize pain in your dog or cat is the first step, along with getting the...
Retired Racing Greyhound Finds True Love, at Last!
Paul, a retired and bone-weary racing greyhound, recently discovered it’s never too late to be happy. Spotting the dog’s forlorn face in an animal shelter, Elizabeth and Holden decided to open the door to peace and happiness for Paul by adopting him. The couple learned that the old greyhound had known nothing in life but isolation, fear, and racing. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo Yes, like thousands and thousands of greyhounds before him, Paul was reared simply to race. This dog sport began in California in 1919 and later spread to other...
