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Welcome Home: Setting Your New Dog Up For Success

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …right paw, and help set your new family member up for success. But imagine what it must be like for the dog. New people, a new house, new food, a…

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Fostering the Fearful Kitten

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …two dogs). Fostering kittens is tremendously rewarding, especially during the Christmas holidays. Orphaned or homeless kittens, especially fearful kittens, don’t need all the normal trappings of Christmas, they need time,…

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10 Tips for Low-Stress Moves With Pets

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Reading Time: 4 minutes new cat trees, dog beds, and toys until after your pet becomes settled in the new place. Stocking the room with objects that have a familiar smell can help keep…

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How To Set Your Kitten Up For Success

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reading Time: 2 minutesSpring is the time for new beginnings, flowers, sunshine, and kittens. Yes, kittens. Spring and summer are known as kitten season, for good reason. It’s the time…

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When Cats Grieve: How to Help

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …husband—someone she picked out—weeks or months afterward. Cats typically don’t enjoy having new “friends” thrust upon them. That’s especially true for older cats. They do not want a new kitten

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Kitten Meetups With All Creatures Great and Small

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …that a small kitten can become prey for an enthusiastic but untrained dog. In turn, that small kitten has claws, which could easily hurt a fragile bird. A fish tank,…

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Is This New Cat “The One”?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …did. Finding a New Friend Several months after Chester’s euthanasia, I happened to get a text from a vet tech friend who was fostering a kitten for a local shelter….

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Bringing Home a New Puppy? Ways to Lose the Stress, Add Success

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …Stressful changes. Taken from his mom and littermates. A plane ride and car rides. New home with dogs he didn’t know. New routine. New everything. He was overwhelmed, so he…

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What’s New In Pain Relief For Cats

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …but what is new for cats? Not as many drugs–yet! But there are a few new medicines available now and some old ones being used in new ways. And more…

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New Family? How To Help A Senior Dog Adapt

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …that your senior dog—like any newly adopted dog—will need to get used to their new environment. During the transition, spend as much time as possible with your new companion and…