Tag: pets
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Tabby Cats
If you’ve ever met a tabby cat, chances are it was sitting on your keyboard, judging your typing speed and wondering why you haven’t filled its food bowl for the third time this hour. Tabby cats don’t just live in our homes, they take over, gracefully and with just enough sassiness to keep you entertained…
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Cat of the Month
Siamese I missed May, and now that it is June, I’ll do two in my attempt to catch up. The first is the Siamese Cats These cats have a royal heritage (hence the “Siam” in their name) and are still very popular today. Siamese cats are among the most recognized and adored cat breeds in…
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Meet the Russian Blue:
The Secret Agent of the Cat World Welcome to the very first post in our Cat of the Month series! We’re kicking things off with a breed so sleek, so mysterious, and so utterly charming that you’ll wonder if James Bond himself had a paw in their creation. I’m talking about the Russian Blue. About…
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Traveling with a pet in today’s world
Have you been on a plane, train, or at a rest area along the highway and seen another person traveling with a pet? You will either wonder, “Why in the world would someone travel with a pet?” Or, you may wonder, “Why didn’t I think about bringing my pet with me?” Traveling with a pet…
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The Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Cats
Christmas is a time for giving. Quite often we remember our human family and friends, but do we remember those who are the most devoted to us? Those who depend on us for their survival? I’m talking about our pets, in particular, our feline friends. They may not always show their love and affection, but…
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“Healing the Heart: How to Cope with the Loss of a Pet”
Several years ago, our family cat became ill. The veterinarian told us she probably developed diabetes and began treating her for this. I secretly thought she was somehow poisoned. (I still think she was) Either way, after watching this poor beautiful animal suffer for a couple weeks as we tried to nurse her back to…
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“How and Why cats purr”
One of the most asked questions I get is “What makes a cat purr?” or “How do cats purr?” Let me try to answer these two questions in as simple of an explanation as possible. We all know cats have fascinated humans for thousands of years. When we visualize the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, we think…
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Maintaining your cat’s mental health and purr-sonality while you’re away
I’m no Sigmund “Fur-oid,” but I do want to add my two cents in helping your furry friend maintain its mental and physical health and “purr-sonality” when you are not there for him or her. Most people do not consider the thought of doing something deliberately to keep your cat entertained while you are away…
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Is Pet Insurance worth it or What is the cost of not having Pet Insurance?
Hi, it’s Alan with another post for the mews and world report. This time it’s about the need for Pet Insurance. I could be callous and say, “They’re just animals,” but we know our furry friends are more than just animals. They are our friends. Sometimes, our best friends who seem more like cherished members…
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Debunking the old wives’ tale of putting butter on a cat’s paws
My grandpa was born at the turn of the last century. 1903 to be specific. He was from the farming country of Iowa, but spent the bulk of his adult life on the west coast. When he moved from the mid-west to the west coast, he not only packed up everything he owned, but he…
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