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Comment on The world’s richest chimpanzee: Kalu’s story by Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:22:50 +0000

Sadly it’s all been lost. Pat was swindled out her money and won’t be leaving much behind. She has just written a new book called “a chimpanzee in my wine cellar” amazing women, amazing life.

Comment on The Overlooked Breed: Why Beagles Make Awesome Pets by PetMOZ

PetMOZ — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:43:16 +0000

Hey Christie.. Thanks for the comments. It was odd I was literally just visiting your blog right before you commented.

Comment on The Overlooked Breed: Why Beagles Make Awesome Pets by Christie

Christie — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:25:39 +0000

Wow! This was a fantastic post. Illinois is not alone for beagles getting the boot — it happens in the South, and in Long Island, NY too! And I don’t understand it. Beagles are so wonderful. I love my Lulu, and everytime I hear of one of these cases, or read about the Beagle Freedom Project, I just want to jug her tighter.

Christie from lifewithbeagle.com

Comment on Why You Should Always Adopt a Pet From a Rescue or a No-Kill Shelter by Brent

Brent — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:25:23 +0000

I think you’ve way over-simplified this. While many “no kill” shelters go above and beyond, many simply are no kill by controlling intake. I know of others that really don’t save pets from their local kill shelters, but simply import them in from other communities where they have a nice selection of “highly adoptable” dogs.

Meanwhile, there are some pounds and lower-kill shelters that work their butts off to save lives, even as open intake facilities save a lot of lives. I know of kill shelters in communities with small budgets that save as many lives as no kill shelters that have 5-6x their budgets because they operate with sense of urgency the limited intake shelters don’t have.

I guess the bottom line is you should do more research than that, and look for an organization that is maximizing its resources to save lives (and not raising more money for non-life-saving things), know how the organization gets its animals, and how they care for them. I think you’ll find good and bad across all four groups.

Comment on What Your Pet’s Name Says About You by CHo Meir

CHo Meir — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:20:16 +0000

Jake (short for Jamaican Me Crazy): this was actually his breeder/show name and when I adopted him I thought it fit (he is the loudest cat ever)

Maus (German Spelling for Mouse, sounds the same): Art Spiegelman created a graphic novel called by the same name. It is a story about The Holocaust where the oppressed (Jews, Gypsies, Homosexuals) are portrayed as Mice and the Nazi are Cats and other animals. I’m a Jewish convert and I thought naming my cat Maus because she was diminutive and converted from her evils ways was appropriate.

Moshe Moshi: The first Moshe is Jewish for Moses. His show name was Santos Moses. Moshi is a Japanese word, kinda. Most of my Japanese friends/family answer the phone “Moshi Moshi” which is not the word for hello. I was told by an Aunt that Moshi was supposed to be a sound that only human people could make so you say it when you answer the phone so that the person on the other end knows you’re a real person and not a robot or alien. Sphynx Cats are often accused of looking like Aliens, thus the name.

Comment on My cat vomits all the time! What should I do? by Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz

Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:48:24 +0000

Many vomiting cats are eventually diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, so if the simple changes don’t work, be sure to visit your veterinarian to discuss this possibility.

Comment on Giveaway by Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz

Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:22:16 +0000

Sean,

We finally posted a BIG THANK YOU on our blog, for the great giveaway prize that we won! Thought you would enjoy reading it!

http://furrydancecats.blogspot.com/2013/02/thank-you-pet-moz.html

Warmfelines,
Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz

Comment on My cat vomits all the time! What should I do? by PetMOZ

PetMOZ — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:25:58 +0000

Good point Connie. Thanks!

Comment on My cat vomits all the time! What should I do? by PetMOZ

PetMOZ — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:25:32 +0000

Our dogs always eat fast. Although they are portioned well, they act like they haven’t eaten in years.

Comment on My cat vomits all the time! What should I do? by Sweet Purrfections

Sweet Purrfections — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:37:01 +0000

Thanks for the information. Truffle tends to eat a little fast, so I’ve watched how much I feed her. She also gets a high quality canned food in addition to her dry food and she is doing much better.