Tag: pets
member name: Janet H.
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February 12, 2009 03:50 PM EST --
First my cat Piki started vomiting repeatedly and was losing weight. I took him to the vet and she did a lot of expensive tests and said he had an infection in 3 organs, the pancreas, the liver, . . .
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September 11, 2006 05:11 PM EDT --
When in the market for a pocket pet, maybe as a pet for a child, the decision has to be made about which type of pocket pet to get. I believe that the best pocket pet is a rat but rats are not for . . .
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September 02, 2006 12:26 AM EDT --
When my middle daughter was young we had a pet parakeet. My daughter decided one day to help me by cleaning the bird cage. She set the cage on the table and attempted to pull out the bottom . . .
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September 02, 2006 09:32 PM EDT --
Although I have had many kinds of pets, until 6 years ago I'd never had a rat. Some people cringe just at the sound of the word. My daughter wanted a pocket pet so I took her to the pet . . .
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October 02, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
A little while ago, I was Gathering on the computer and my shaggy haired, brown tabby cat Gracie was sleeping on top of my monitor. She was in a deep sleep, dreaming about whatever cats dream about. . . .
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September 02, 2006 04:30 PM EDT --
When our older children were growing up, we had a big black standard poodle named Bear. One day my young son came to tell me that Bear had had an accident in the house. He said, "Come . . .
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October 16, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
As many of you know, I have a house full of pets, and all of them make periodic trips to the vet for things like check-ups, shots, spayings, neuterings, teeth cleanings, and treatment of any medical problems. . . .
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November 12, 2007 10:50 AM EST --
Last night was the first night with my 5 week old rescue pup Dakota. I expected to be kept up all night with lots of loud yapping. Much to my surprise, the puppy slept pretty well during the . . .
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September 13, 2006 12:27 AM EDT --
Many years ago, I kept hearing the sounds of kittens meowing from the inside of our house. We didn't have any cats capable of having kittens so I concluded that I must be imagining things. . . .
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May 09, 2008 01:55 PM EDT --
Today I let Dakota out into our fenced yard for awhile like I always do, so he could go potty and get some fresh air and exercise. Our entire yard has a chain link fence around it, and the back . . .
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February 01, 2008 07:11 PM EST --
In the middle of November, a woman my son knows was evicted from her apartment while she was in the hospital. My son put the woman's belongings in a storage unit and he asked me if I could keep . . .
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February 13, 2008 11:26 PM EST --
Tonight our foster cat Samson climbed up the side of my 5 level rat cage that's on top of my dresser. This is a BIG cage and we had just finished cleaning it. The cage toppled over upside . . .
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April 20, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
My pit bull pup Dakota was getting sick every time I took him in the car. He would ride a short time, then start drooling and get a glassy eyed look, and then he would get sick and make a terrible . . .
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July 26, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --
In the coldest part of winter in 1993, I went to another city to buy a miniature poodle puppy. The pup was a little brown ball of fluff, AKC registered, and I named him Snickers. Snickers . . .
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August 13, 2008 07:48 PM EDT --
Today our new living room furniture arrived and we are already enjoying it. Of course, our cats had to sniff it all over and be the first to try it out. Here are some photos. The first . . .
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August 21, 2008 07:31 PM EDT --
Since I have been down to just one dog, my pit bull mix Dakota, for a few weeks, I had been thinking about getting a second dog. Originally, I had thought I might get a young adult dog from a rescue. . . .
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August 25, 2008 06:30 PM EDT --
If you don't think it pays to Freecycle, then you haven't tried it! Friday I saw a post on Freecycle saying that a woman had 500 cases of cat food to give away to cat owners. I sent . . .
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May 28, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
When I recently adopted my cat Alicia from the Humane Society, she had an upper respiratory infection. It was nothing serious but the vet put her on antibiotics for 10 days. The medicine is . . .
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February 13, 2008 01:39 PM EST --
Today I contacted the Humane Society about our foster cats that have been left with us for nearly 3 months now. The owner originally was supposed to come and get the cats in a week to 10 days and . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
Today we went to another city to see a rescue dog I am interested in adopting. The dog is a solid black German shepherd with some black lab mixed in, but it looks like a German shepherd with upright . . .
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