Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Cats, Culture, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech on 05 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets
In 2008, American pet owners spent $43 billion on their animals. Walk into any pet store and it is easy to see how — $60 brushes, $200 designer cat scratchers, $450 midcentury dog beds. But the market for pet gadgets has been dismal, in large part because of...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 03 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Man says he put cat in bong 3 times

Man says he put cat in bong 3 times
A man who stuffed his girlfriend's cat into a makeshift bong and smoked marijuana through it said Tuesday that he had done it on other occasions and that it calmed the cat down. Acea Schomaker of Lincoln said he never intended to hurt the 6-month-old cat, Shadow. Lancaster...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Dogs, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 02 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Vets offer tips to help furry friends take a bite out of tooth decay

Vets offer tips to help furry friends take a bite out of tooth decay
Dr. Peter Falk at Ocean County Veterinary Hospital says animals do a very good job of masking pain. They may have discomfort but it's not always demonstrated, Falk said. Most of the time, their owners aren't paying much attention to them while they eat, he added. As...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 02 24th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Cats to be tagged to show if they’re mass murderers

Cats to be tagged to show if they’re mass murderers
It may be a pussycat at home, but behind your back your pet moggy is a ruthless assassin. Millions of other small animals fall victim to our feline friends, with researchers claiming that each cat takes about five lives every year. Now some of these soft-pawed mass...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Conservation, Mammals, Wildlife on 02 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Man finds African wildcat in Uptown backyard

Man finds African wildcat in Uptown backyard
When Carl Henderson stepped into the backyard of his mother's Uptown home Tuesday at mid morning, he was checking out a neighbor's report of raccoon playing about. He found something quite different. Henderson encountered what looked like a small cheetah, 22 pounds...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets on 02 19th, 2009 | No Comments

When animals dog a relationship

When animals dog a relationship
Meeting the parents can be a test for any new relationship. But what about meeting the pooch? Pets are part of the family these days, which means they may have opinions about who you’re dating. “In the old days, you had to meet the mother. Now you have to meet...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Cats, Mammals, Pets on 02 17th, 2009 | 5 Comments

Anger follows euthanization of cats from St. Anthony mobile home

Anger follows euthanization of cats from St. Anthony mobile home
Outrage is following the decision by the Animal Humane Society of Golden Valley to euthanize nearly 120 cats recently removed from a suburban mobile home. Humane Society spokeswoman Deb Balzer says the cats had diseases ranging from feline AIDS and herpes to upper...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 02 12th, 2009 | No Comments

One in three smokers would kick habit to protect pet

One in three smokers would kick habit to protect pet
Pet owners will often go to any length to protect the health of their furry and feathered friends. Now a new survey suggests that one in three smokers would consider kicking the habit after learning that smoking poses a danger to pets. Secondhand smoke causes almost...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Culture, Free Stuff, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine, Videos on 02 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment

How to brush a cat’s teeth

February is National Pet Dental Health Month! Watch this video to learn how to "celebrate" by brushing your cat's teeth. I hope this helps you keep your cat's teeth shiny and clean. What, you say you don't have a cat toothbrush? Well, enter to win one here: VN:F...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Business, Cats, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 01 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

2 charged with marketing pierced ‘gothic kittens’

A Pennsylvania dog groomer thought she had come up with the perfect sideline for her business: Piercing kittens' ears and necks and marketing them as "gothic" over the Internet. Holly Crawford, 34, says she didn't think she was doing anything wrong when she decided...
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