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Posts tagged "Dr. Jane Brunt"

Can Your Cat Make You Crazy, No! Can You Make Yourself Crazy Thinking About It, Yes!

Can Your Cat Make You Crazy, No! Can You Make Yourself Crazy Thinking About It, Yes!
Just plain stupid – cats don’t make people crazy, as the Atlantic Monthly asserts. “Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?” Here’s the truth: There have been some loose associations between toxoplasmosis (carried in cat stool and other sources) – to determine previous... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
March 8, 2012 at 2:54 pm
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CATaylst: If Cats Had Thumbs

CATaylst: If Cats Had Thumbs
You may have missed this – I missed it, March 3 was National If Pets Had Thumbs Day. Who knew? Cat Stanley, the CATalyst Council spokescat commented on what prospect would result in….. 1.       Eat more tuna. I’m embarrassed to even write this since it’s so obvious.  Most cats enjoy fish, but I really, really... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
March 5, 2012 at 8:43 am
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Reader Questions Answered at North American Veterinary Conference: Overweight Cat, FIV Cat, Licking Dog, Can Cat Die from Tuna?

Reader Questions Answered at North American Veterinary Conference: Overweight Cat, FIV Cat, Licking Dog, Can Cat Die from Tuna?
ORLANDO, FLA. — These reader questions from my Tribune Media Services newspaper column were answered by experts attending the North American Veterinary Conference , Jan.14-18. Q: We adopted a kitten from a shelter, and at only 7 months she already weighs 14 pounds. We feed her a half a can of canned food each morning... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
January 23, 2012 at 9:27 am
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Happy Cat Month

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Celebrate all month; I know I will be. After all,  September is HAPPY CAT MONTH. In this video, produced by the American Veterinary Medical Association, you’ll learn a lot of keep your cats happy with Dr. Jane Brunt, executive director of the CATalytst Council... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 4, 2011 at 9:56 am
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Cats Rule, Even on Take Your Dog to Work Day

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Cat Stanley June 23 is Take Your Dog to Work Day. That’s fine, but as Cat Stanley, the official “spokes cat” for the non-profit CATalyst Council points, out, this comes during American Humane Association’s Adopt-A-Cat month! What nerve! How can the dogs have the audacity do that? So, Cat Stanley decided cats should celebrate too... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
June 23, 2011 at 11:41 am
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WGN Radio Petcast: Adopt A Cat Month

This WGN Radio Petcast celebrates cats and cat adoption. Listen HERE (may take several seconds to load) June is American Humane Association’s Adopt A Cat Month, a reason for celebration if you ask me, especially if we can really move the needle. Fact is, too many cats are dying in shelters. You can begin your... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
June 14, 2011 at 2:44 pm
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How to Select the Purr-fect Cat

Dr. Jane Brunt, executive director of the CATalyst Council on selecting the Purr-fect cat from a shelter or rescue, especially during June, Adopt-a-Cat Month. Check out this American Veterinary Medical Association Animal Tracks podcast . Might be better to adopt adults rather than kittens, depends on your circumstance. Might also be better to adopt two... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
June 6, 2011 at 3:54 pm
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June is Adopt-a-Cat Month

During June’s Adopt-a-Cat Month, Leading National Animal Organizations Say Two Feline Friends Are Better Than One ——- American Humane Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, CATalyst Council, and Petfinder Offer Top 10 Checklist for Cat Parents and Parents-To-Be   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Millions of Americans will heed the national call to visit their local shelter or... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
June 1, 2011 at 7:58 am
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Steve Dale Returns to WGN Radio

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For 12 years, I hosted Pet Central at WGN Radio (1997-2009). I’m proud of what I was able to do at the radio station, and grateful that I was able to make a difference for pets in Chicago, and in some ways for pets all of the country. In 2009 WLS took me on as... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
January 28, 2011 at 5:05 pm
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WLS Podcast, Steve Dale Celebrates Year of the Cat

Listening back, my favorite 890-AM WLS Petcasts in 2010, this installment celebrates cats, and was recorded in conjunction with Adopt-A-Cat month. Listen here for the cat Petcast. At this time CATegorical Care (which I wrote with Beth Adelman and Amy Shojai) was released by the American Humane Association in conjunction with the CATalyst Council. It... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 19, 2010 at 5:58 pm
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