Big win for feral cats in Randolph, Iowa
There was some great news yesterday regarding the feral cat situation in Randolph, Iowa. There are so many amazing people working in animal rescue and I hope that those involved in this situation will take a moment to appreciate their great success in this town which is only about 2 hours from where I live. […]
Celebrating our bond with animals
I mentioned in a previous post last week (Vote for Roxsy!) about the photo contest that the Humane Society is having in honor of February Spay/Neuter month. The contest goes on until March 6th. Whenever I have a few minutes, I go on to the site (http://www.spaydayusa.org/) and read some of the descriptions written by […]
Senior Living facilities make pets mandatory
I read the neatest story about a senior living facility called Silverado Senior Living, which has locations throughout California, Texas and Utah. They care mostly for seniors with some type of dementia and attribute the health gains that they are seeing in the residents to their mandatory animal rule: The rule requires atleast 1 dog […]
Preventing Dog Urinary Tract Infections
There are some really basic things that every caregiver can do to help prevent canine urinary tract infections: ** provide plenty of fresh water and make sure that your dog is drinking enough every day **allow frequent access outside so that your dog can urinate and prevent bacteria from building up in the bladder **walk […]
Good news in the war against fleas
I just read about an interesting study on flea control done by Ohio State University. In studying the cat flea, the researchers found that 96 percent of adult fleas and 100 percent of younger fleas are destroyed by vacuuming. Pretty amazing statistics for those of us who do not want to use chemical flea control […]
Vote for Roxsy
In honor or February Spay/Neuter month, the Humane Society of the U.S. is sponsoring a pet photo contest. Among other prizes, the winning entry gets to award a $5000.00 grant to a humane organization. Our spay/neuter program (CCSNAP) is represented by Roxsy. Check out http://www.noahsark.org/for instructions on how to vote for Roxsy. We can really […]
