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Reader Email: Labrador with Seizures; Cat with Butt in Air; A Favorite Cat; Is my Dog Happy?

Reader Email: Labrador with Seizures; Cat with Butt in Air; A Favorite Cat; Is my Dog Happy?
Q: We rescued a 6-year-old Labrador we found in a parking lot at Wal-Mart. He’s a wonderful dog. Our only worry is Wallie’s seizures. He’s had two seizures in the past 10 months. He was on a heartworm and flea preventative, which we thought might be the cause, so we switched to another product. A... Read more »

Reports Continue, Treats from China May Make Pets Sick

Reports Continue, Treats from China May Make Pets Sick
Chicken jerky treats imported from China apparently continue to be a serious problem. News reports are over the Internet concerning chicken jerky treats from China are making pets sick in America. The FDA issued a release (see below for the release) in November, word really never get out in a big way and there was... Read more »

What Do Cats Really Want, It Takes a Psychic to Know

What Do Cats Really Want, It Takes a Psychic to Know
For all the thousands of years we’ve lived with cats, they remain mysterious. Perhaps that’s why so many cat owners wonder what their cats are really thinking. With Dr. Doolittle unavailable, Temptations Treats for Cats sought out famed animal communicatorSonya Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick was host of “The Pet Psychic,” which aired on Animal Planet 2002-2003, and... Read more »
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Kitty Dance

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Kittypalooza to benefit Tree House Cats

Kittypalooza to benefit Tree House Cats
You’ll get wet at this year’s Kittypalooza rock concert to benefit Tree House Humane Society. The rock party is also a pool party. Not sure how many cats would approve of a benefit involving water…Entertainment features, Thunder Bay. Sample their kitty beach music HERE. The pool party is Saturday, July 23, 7  p.m. (to about... Read more »

What Is FIP? Is a Treatment Around the Corner for FIP?

On my national radio show, Steve Dale’s Pet World, Dr. Ruth MacPete of Cat Fancy talks about FIP, and how feline infectious peritonitis has impacted her personally. More FIP information, and how you can help support research through the WINN Feline Foundation Bria Fund. Dr. Al Legendre, one of the most respected veterinary researchers in... Read more »
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Round II: Another Facebook Page to Legalize Dog Fighting

Thousands on Facebook participated in reporting a Facebook Fan Page advocating for the legalization of dog fighting. When I blogged about it, social media then did what it can do best – and exponentially FB received so many protests, they took down the page. Now, the group or twisted individual has simply begun a new... Read more »

WLS, The Rock Cats of Chicago

Samantha’ Martin’s Rock Cats performed last week on Steve Dale’s Pet World, my WLS-AM radio show. You can see these rock ‘n roll cats and the Acro-Cats perform at the Skokie Theatre, March 20 at noon and 2 p.m. Here’s what it all looked like in the studio: ... Read more »

Do They Really Want to Kill Cats In Evanston?

Evanston wanted to deal with feral cats by rounding them up, then killing them. For centuries feral cats have been associated with people, and this same method (capturing and killing) didn’t work in ancient Rome any more than it works in American cities today. That’s because officials never catch them all. Cats literally reproduce like... Read more »
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Gorilla Football

Are you a tough competitor, a real gorilla on the field? Odds are the real thing  – real gorillas – can do the same thing you can and even do it better. According to psychiatrists at the University of St. Andrews, Gorillas play sports too!  They make up their own rules, except they generally are... Read more »