Pets and Animals Archives - Page 5 of 33

Preparing Pets for Hurricanes

September 7, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

No one ever expects to have to deal with an emergency like hurricanes with pets. Having a pet to care for makes it essential to be prepared for disasters before they happen. We are currently evacuated from our home due to a wild fire nearby and though I thought I was prepared, I could have been much more so. Luckily, we had time to pack before … [Read more...]

Pet Parade 207

August 4, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

Welcome to the Pet Parade a blog hop for all pets and animal lovers where all your favorite pets and animals are! Favorite posts will be pinned to Pinterest We encourage you to pin some or even all Grow followers, gain views, comments, and grow your favorite social media. Best of all, make new friends and find great blogs to … [Read more...]

New Powerful Lightweight Vacuum for Pet Owners

June 21, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

Pet hair. If you have a cat or dog you know the struggle. Especially as the weather warms up for summer, tumbleweeds of dog and cat hair roll by whenever a breeze flows through the open door. Dust bunnies consisting mostly of pet hair accumulate around chair legs, under furniture, and in every corner. The vacuum is your new best friend, but do you … [Read more...]

Caring for a Cat with a Cat Cone

June 13, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

Update on Rascal Rascal has been wearing a cat cone around his poor head for a couple weeks now. Read my post on why he was sporting the cone of shame here. His swelling went down right away with the antibiotics and he was able to have the drainage tube removed from his cheek last week. This week he went back to the vet for his final visit, we … [Read more...]

Love the New Adventure Cats Book Plus FREE Giveaway

June 12, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

I would not call my cats adventurous. They do love to explore the great outdoors, but only so far as the back yard. They don't adventure much farther than that. As far as getting exercise, they may leap at the occasional bug, but honestly, they are quite lazy. No, I wouldn't call them adventure cats at all. Rocco's idea of adventure is lounging in … [Read more...]

Pets Making Their Own Memes? Social Paws Aims to Get Pets Adopted

June 8, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

Every year, six to eight million dogs and cats enter shelters and rescue groups, but only about half get adopted. Shelter Pets Make Perfect Best Friends The Shelter Pet Project, in order to increase pet adoption and show how shelter pets make the ideal best friends, launched a new creative campaign – Social Paws, which transforms real shelter … [Read more...]

Dawning the Cone of Shame

June 6, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

We had a slight scare last week, you know, that day when you came, expecting to find the Pet Parade, but stood in shock when it wasn't here as it always is on Friday? Some of you kept your heads and found a way to join the Pet Parade over at Bionic Basil or Barking From the Bayou, but others were panicked and ran through the streets thinking the … [Read more...]

Pet Parade 198

June 2, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

Who is a Top Cat?

April 20, 2017 by L. E. Mastilock

We all like getting noticed. There's nothing like the feeling of being recognized or liked. It's a basic desire we all have inside us. So, of course, I was ecstatic to learn Rascal and Rocco have been chosen as one of the Top 30 Favorite Independent Cat Blogs by Tuxedo Cat! What an honor! Oh, lucky day! Note from the … [Read more...]