Cats are known for being aloof and independent, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get separation anxiety. It’s tough to spot in cats, but if you’ve ever noticed your kitty seems a little too attached to you, it might be more serious than just loving you a lot. The Dodo spoke with Dr. Andrea Y.
Month: October 2020
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protection to wolverines under the Endangered Species Act, frustrating conservation groups who argue the species faces an existential threat from the climate crisis. According to the ruling announced on Thursday, the FWS considers wolverine populations in the lower 48 states to be stable and threats against wolverines
Image by alkemade from Pixabay Webinar: Bird Seeds Versus Pellets: What’s the Difference? Date: Friday, October 23, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a free interactive webinar with Stephanie Lamb, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice). Dr. Lamb will help clear up the confusion over seeds. Are
A stray cat walked up to a family from a drain pipe so her kittens could have a chance to thrive. Jamie Myers Earlier this summer, Jamie Myers from Spokane, Washington was on a camping trip with her family when her 10-year-old daughter spotted a cat under the road from afar. As animal lovers and
Disease processes occur in the mouth more than anywhere else in a cat’s body. Dental disease is very common and, if untreated, it can lead to bad breath, swollen and bleeding gums, difficulty eating and oral pain. Cats are secretive by nature, and they often don’t reveal that they are experiencing oral discomfort. Occasionally, cats
I thought I could curl up unnoticed on the washing and spread my hair all-over… But one of my humans found me and decided to join me. <3 Signed by His Meowjesty King Oliver the Maker of Mischief Click to purchase the sleepypod mobile pet bed. Share this: Like this: Like Loading…
You see it all the time in scary movies. A dog’s barking at a window or a doorway, but when the hero goes to check it out, there’s nothing there. Sure, that’s just in the movies. But maybe you’ve noticed your dog does the same thing IRL, and you can’t help but wonder: Can my
The Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) is described as “The world’s most critically endangered primate.” In fact, its numbers are said to be much lower than any other primate on Earth. It’s found in just a single block of forest on Hainan Island, China, and nowhere else. Like so many similar creatures, it travels through the
A kitten with the sweetest face insists on being carried everywhere he goes after he was rescued. Murphys Safe Haven Audrey, a 14-year-old animal rescuer and fosterer of Murphys Safe Haven, came across a post about a kitten needing a home. She immediately stepped in to rescue him to ensure that the little one would
If I had a dollar for every meme I’ve seen about 2020 being the worst year ever, I’d be starting to accumulate a small fortune. Some of them are wickedly funny, but while I’ve been guilty of sharing some of the better ones on social media, I’m starting to think that maybe we need to
Cat lovers look for felines wherever they go and a Facebook group is celebrating the sightings with posts of cats from anywhere and everywhere. The Facebook group Catspotting unites cat lovers by allowing them a place to post pictures of felines they meet during chance encounters. Started in 2014 for some fun between friends, Catspotting
You love your cat. But you don’t love when he claws up your couch. Scratching is inevitable, but your furniture doesn’t have to be the victim. The Dodo spoke with Dr. Vanessa Spano, a veterinarian at Behavior Vets in New York City, to find out how to save your sofa. Why do cats scratch? One
WASHINGTON – “It is past time to end this futile attempt to weaken the 100-year-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act,” said Sarah Greenberger, interim chief conservation officer for the National Audubon Society. “We’ve lost 3 billion birds in North America in the last 50 years and two-thirds of those birds are at risk of extinction due
Two kittens found the perfect shoulders to cuddle on and the family of their dreams. @jj_double_trouble A bonded pair of kittens was rescued from a hoarding situation along with 150 other cats. Toronto Cat Rescue brought them to safety and Abbey Cat Adoptions took them in so the feline siblings could have a chance to
When cats are hiders, we often chalk it up to them being “stereotypical, antisocial felines.” But the truth is they might be feeling anxious. They don’t have to feel this way, and letting it go on can actually be dangerous. “Cats in a chronic state of anxiety can get sick, so this is correlated with
Hi everyone, Today we have a post from Mika and Kerstin for you! And we are very proud that we stock the 4cats premium cat wrestler that they reviewed in our Blog shop. 🙂 This post is also available in German via the 4cats blog. Hello everyone. We are Mika and Kerstin from the Instagram account @mika_von_brummkratzihausen.
4 min read “At first glance my heart skipped a beat” 😱😂 Nico is very long and very tall. Because of his size he can’t quite curl up the same way a lot of dogs do, and that’s led to some very goofy sleeping positions over the years. Nellie Jönsson “We very often find him
Mink on a fur farm in Wisconsin have just tested positive for the coronavirus, raising more public health concerns regarding the fur industry. Nine mink tested positive and several hundred have died at a farm in Taylor County, Wisconsin, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. This was the first COVID-19 outbreak among mink in
A shy cat found courage with help from a tiny kitten. Now, she hopes for a dream home. West LA Shelter A tabby cat named Fiona was brought to the West LA Shelter (Los Angeles Animal Services) in May last year, after she was found as a stray. She was very shy and reserved and
(Picture Credit: sestovic/Getty Images) Even dogs who feel that a bath is cruel and unusual punishment have to get one once in a while. While some dogs with short coats can get away with just a water rinse, most dogs need shampoo. Why do dogs need their own kind of shampoo? Why can’t they just
This post contains affiliate links* T. J. Banks is one of my favorite cat writers. Abys Among Us & Other Stories for the Feline-Inclined is a collection of stories about some of the many cats who have graced her life with their presence.. Banks says she writes about her cats because “I don’t want to
We think cats are pretty much adorable no matter what they’re doing. Even when the camera snaps them at a most unflattering moment, cat lovers still think those crazy snaps are the cutest thing ever! A recent Twitter challenge is celebrating those bad cat pics with the #UnflatteringCatPhotoChallege. The posts are just as hilarious as
5 min read She finally felt safe 😍 Holly Knox Brookhouser was in the grocery store shopping for a small party to celebrate the second anniversary of her son Marcelo’s adoption when she checked her phone. “I pulled up Facebook really quick and somebody on one of our local pages posted this tiny little black
A search has resumed for a surfer who was mauled by a shark near Esperance in Western Australia. The man could not be found after being attacked just before 11am on Friday at Kelp Beds beach. Another surfer tried to pull him from the water but was unable to do so, the Western Australian premier,
A kitten snuck out of her room and moved in with the new foster kitten. It was love at first sight. Tiny but Mighty Kitten Rescue Earlier this year, a tiny cream calico was rescued through a TNR (trap-neuter-return) project. She was the only survivor of her litter and her feral cat mom was unable
There are often milestone moments in our lives that reshape the path of who we are to become. Such was the case for Paul Santell, a union worker who moved to Queens, New York, in 2011, not knowing anything about animal rescue or stray and feral cats roaming in outdoor communities nationwide. That changed over
With 2020 looking likely to be the hottest year on record, as predicted by meteorologists, global warming is coming to the boil. Amid concerns around climate change, people are consciously looking to live a more sustainable life and to improve their impact on the environment – with 33%** of Britons becoming more aware of their
As cat parents, we work hard to learn the language of the feline so we might better communicate with our kitty darlings. And one of the favorite ways we speak with our cats is the slow blink! Cat lovers know that luxuriously long blink is a sign of a happy, friendly feline. But now, research
3 min read “[I] turned him into some sort of god” 😂 This is Clyde — a sweet white cat with a larger-than-life personality. It’s not an easy quality to capture in photos. But by pure accident, Clyde’s owner did just that. Twitter/cloudcat28 Clyde lives with Twitter user Amanda Hyslop and her boyfriend. At home,
In September of 2019, Born Free released this short film, “The Bitter Bond” to show the cruel reality of the canned hunting industry. They released it with a petition that called for an end to canned hunting in South Africa, which garnered almost a quarter of a million signatures. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px;