Two warm and fuzzy articles about service and therapy animals. https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-young-fan-autism-dog/ Taylor Swift Meets 8-Year-Old Boy with Autism Who She Donated $10,000 to for a Service Dog Taylor Swift with Jacob Hill Autism Speaks/Facebook DEIRDRE DURKAN October 01, 2018 06:05 PM Two years after Taylor Swift donated $10,000 to a 5-year-old boy with autism for a therapy … Continue reading Cats and dogs give us so much by simply being part of our lives
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Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan (books that matter to me)
Anyone who's ever had a run-in with a NYC rat knows they share virtually no commonality with an ordinary mouse other than four feet and a tail. I've seen some that approach the size of gophers. They're formidable and the city has found them almost impossible to exterminate. No wonder the feral cats of the … Continue reading Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan (books that matter to me)
Cats can manage mice. Rats? Not so much
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/cats-vs-rats-new-york/571414/ Cats Are No Match for New York City’s Rats Despite popular wisdom, rats are too big and too fierce for cats. SARAH ZHANGSEP 28, 2018 AVN PHOTO LAB / SHUTTERSTOCK In 2017, Michael H. Parsons finally secured a site to study rats in New York City. You would think that’s easy in Pizza Rat’s native land, but … Continue reading Cats can manage mice. Rats? Not so much
Home remedies for cats and dogs
Top 8 vet-sanctioned home remedies for pets by Everyone's tried home remedies. But they're not all created equal. With that in mind, here are my top eight picks for safe and effective treatment of minor ills: 1. Epsom salts: When pet wounds and swellings inevitably rear their ugly heads, Epsom salts are almost always helpful … Continue reading Home remedies for cats and dogs
Another study confirming the benefits to military veterans with PTSD or TBI of having a trained service dog in their lives
Service dogs provide valuable assistance to those with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. (I am specifically not referring to therapy animals which are often untrained and not providing essential benefits other than companionship.) Furthermore those benefits are provided at relatively minimal cost to the healthcare system compared to traditional visits to or by … Continue reading Another study confirming the benefits to military veterans with PTSD or TBI of having a trained service dog in their lives
20 Strange cat behaviors explained!
Will avoid posting cat or dog videos that just demonstrate what we already know -- mammals, particularly baby mammals, are often cute. But occasionally there are informative videos that you can, of course, always not watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yt3mMBmm3M
How to lift (and squish) a cat — yes, it’s worth seeing
This involves gently squishing your cat against your body in order for them to feel comfortable and safe. I do not believe this video. from YouTube's Helpful Vancouver Vet, Dr. Uri Burstyn, will be linkable from here, so here's the link: https://boingboing.net/2018/08/28/this-is-how-your-cat-wants-to.html OR the same thing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=319&v=OAGfx7eB3gA
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