Hands down, this is the best product I’ve ever found for clearing up yeast infections in my pets’ ears: the Zymox Otic Enzymatic Solution: http://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Enzymatic-Solution-Ounces/dp/B0025YOJXS In my post about Flexicose, a fantastic joint health supplement for pets and people alike, I mentioned how my bluetick coonhound mix used to get yeast infections in his ears, [...]
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Yeast Infections in Pets’ Ears
Posted in Pets, tagged animal ear yeast infection, animal yeast infection, Bluetick Coonhound, cat, cat ear cleaner, cat ear cleaning, cat ear infection, cat ear medicine, cat ear yeast infection, cat scratching at ear, coonhound ear infection, diagnosing ear problem, dog, dog ear cleaner, dog ear cleaning, dog ear infection, dog ear medicine, dog ear yeast infection, dog scratching at ear, ear cleaning solution, ear medicine with hydrocortisone, ear medicine without hydrocortisone, ear mites, ear mites or yeast infection, pet care, pet ear cleaning, pet medicine, pets, reddish gunk in cat's ears, reddish gunk in dog's ears, vet, Zymox, Zymox Otic, Zymox Otic Enzymatic Solution on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Whiskas Guy
Posted in Pets, Relationships, tagged Adidas, adopt a cat, adopt a dog, affection, affectionate, appearance, attracted to inside, being an individual, being cool, being true to yourself, being yourself, cat, cat birthday cake, cat dad, cat food, cat food commercial, cat food commercial where guys love his cat, cat love, cat mom, cat people, cat picnic, cat quote, cats, celebrity, Christianity, commitment, communicating with a cat, compassion, compassionate, cool, cool cats, Creator, designer clothes, dog park, Ed Hardy, empathy, endearing qualities, extreme makeover, faith, faithfulness, fauxhawk, felines, Fernand Mery, finding self, gastric bypass, George Clooney, GI Joe, give and receive love, giving, God, God's love, guy who borrows neighbor's dog, gym, hairdo, hairless gorilla, handsome prince, handsome prince commercial, happiness, healthy relationship, heart, honesty, hope, how to attract women, how to make women like you, how to talk to cat, internal state, joy, kitties, kitty, kitty speak, kitty talk, lifetime commitment, lounge pants, makeover, meat market, men who don't like cats, men who love animals, men who love cats, mountain lion, MTV, need companion, need love, need more love, peace, perfect 10, perfect hair, personal hygiene, pet, pet birthday cake, pet dad, pet love, pet mom, pet sitting, player, psychopath, psychopathy, purr, purr machine, quirks, Relationships, sexy, sexy man, shallow, snuggles, sociopath, Spongebob, tender, tight abs, True Religion jeans, true self, truth, under the hood, unique, uniqueness, wading pool, well-dressed, what is sexy, what women need, what women want, Whiskas, Whiskas commercial, Whiskas golf commercial, Whiskas guy, working out, Yakuza on March 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
If you haven’t seen it already, Whiskas cat food has a commercial out that makes women swoon over both man and beast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VH2zGc0TAc. As if the kitty in the commercial isn’t cute enough, his “dad” is talking to him in a way that elicits a Harley Davidson purr. Kitties love love! They give and receive [...]
Indoor Kitties
Posted in Pets, tagged adopt a cat, adoptable animal, angry neighbor, animal control, animal neglect, animal rescue, animal shelters, animal welfare, backyard wildlife, bird, bird bath, bird feeder, birdfeeder, breeding, careless animal owners, careless kids, cat, cat care, cat fence, cat hit by car, cat in garden, cat pen, cat sitting, conservation, Discovery Channel, disease, dog attacks, dog fighting, Drs. Foster & Smith, euthanized, fleas, Gandhi, gas chamber, God's creatures, indoor cat, indoor kitty, indoor pet, indoor vs. outdoor cat, kitten, Kittywalk, McDonald's, mean people, neighbor's cat, outdoor pen, overpopulation, pet abuse, pet deaths, pet sitting, pets and cars, poison, property rights, Public Works, Purr...fect Fence, road crew, roam, roam freely, science experiement, shelter crowding, squirrel, ticks, traffic, wildlife sanctuary on June 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This week in the news there was a story about a European cat that steals from his neighbors. While the story was hilarious, I did not expect a negative response when I posted the following on a news discussion forum: Um… anyone believe in keeping their kitties inside? Many places have laws that require you [...]
Thundershirt
Posted in Pets, tagged anxiety, Bluetick Coonhound, canine anxiety, canine comfort, coonhound, deep pressure stimulation, dog anxiety, dog hug, dog terror, dog therapy, dog thunderstorm, dog vest, dogs and storms, drug-free, greenhouse, help for anxious dogs, hound dog, hyperventilating, lap dog, neurosis, peal of thunder, reverse half-nelson, sedative for dog, separation anxiety, snug-fitting, storms, subtropical, Temple Grandin, thunder and lightning, Thundershirt, thunderstorm, trauma, velcro, weighted blankets, werewolf, wrestling on April 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Many of you have read my article on weighted blankets, which is posted on a handful of different websites: http://wildninja.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/weighted-blankets/. In it I discussed the benefits of deep pressure stimulation, a concept pioneered by Dr. Temple Grandin. A product for dogs called Thundershirt is using the same principle to calm anxious canines. Wrapping a dog [...]
RIP Nashi
Posted in Nature, Pets, tagged animals in captivity, Bengal tigers, conservation, cougar, Cougar Mountain, Cougar Mountain Zoo, endangered species, Issaquah zoo, large cats, lemurs, mountain lion, Nashi, Nashidoita, orphaned cougar cub, puma, Seattle zoo, Spirit of the Mountains, wildlife education, zoo on March 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cougar dies at Cougar Mountain Zoo; curator plans memorial. Nashi, the resident cougar of Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, passed away February 24th. He was 17, which is old for his kind. I was at the zoo the day before New Year’s Eve, and Nashi wouldn’t come out of his lair. It was a very [...]
March 15th
Posted in Pets, tagged abandoned pets, Adopt the Internet, ferret, forever homes, hamster, mammal, pet adoption, pet adoption March 15th, pet shelters, Petfinder, rabbit, rescue cat, rescue dog, rescue pets, rodent on March 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
More than 320,000 pets are waiting for homes on Petfinder.com. Help Petfinder Adopt the Internet today and find forever homes for as many as possible!
Is Tokitae Ill?
Posted in Nature, Pets, tagged animals in captivity, killer whale, Lolita, Miami Seaquarium, orca, Orca Network, orca video, Prca Project, San Juan Islands, sea wolves, Tokitae, whale research, whales on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Orca Project has reported that Tokitae (aka Lolita) has been ill and the Miami Seaquarium won’t release details about her condition. The Truth about Lolita…?. A news release from The Orca Network says that she has recovered, but there still aren’t any details. http://www.orcanetwork.org/news/releases.html Tokitae has been dancing for food in a substandard tank [...]
Highland Tigers
Posted in Nature, Pets, tagged 400, beautiful cats, endangered cats, endangered species, Highland Tigers, Highlands, Pictish, Picts, Scotland, Scottish, Scottish by birth, Scottish history, Scottish pride, Scottish Wildcat Association, Scottish Wildcats, steroids, SWA, tabbies, tabby cat, wildcat controversy on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Scottish Wildcat Association, conserving Scotland’s critically endangered wild felines. 400. There are only 400 Scottish wildcats left in the wild. Otherwise known as Highland Tigers, these truly wild felines look like tabbies on steroids. They are fierce, independent, and critically endangered. The Scottish Wildcat Association is drawing attention to the pending extinction of their country’s [...]
Wall-E the Miracle Puppy
Posted in Pets, tagged abandoned pets, animal control, animal shelters, cats, dogs, euthanasia, ferrets, gas chamber, homeless pets, ID tag, keep pets on own property, lethal injection, neuter, Oklahoma miracle puppy, rabbits, spay, Wall-E on March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014380536_apuseuthanizeddogsurvives.html. Everyone’s heard the story by now: an abandoned puppy in Oklahoma survived euthanasia and was found alive a day later in a dumpster. Hundreds of people now want to adopt Wall-E, and I understand why. He’s a miracle puppy, twice abandoned, and a cheater of death. It sounds like he’ll find a great home. [...]
