Baby It’s Cold Outside

Originally Posted Winter 2013 I grew up in the harsh winters of Kansas.  As a kid, winter was bliss.  I didn’t have to shovel snow, or scrape the icy windshield;  I got to play in it.   However, my dad believed that the dogs were fine out there in the dead of winter, unless there …

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Whisker Stress -Does Your Cat Have It?

It’s called whisker stress. Many cats suffer from it daily, and yours may be one of them. Domesticated cats that live and eat indoors don't have the luxury of eating their food anywhere they'd like.  A feral cat can hunt down her prey, and consume it wherever she pleases. Circumstances are much different in a …

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The Scoop on Poop

Poop.  Hippos navigate by it.  Sloths keep in touch through it.  Dung beetles eat it. Fish do it.  Toads do it.  Snakes, birds, turtles and elephants do it.  When wombats do it, it comes out shaped like a cube.  Whether you call it scat, droppings, feces, dung, stool, number two, pellets, caca, manure, frass, doo-doo, …

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