Month: May 2018

It’s a day the creator of the @officialbuffcat Twitter account will never forget. It’s the titular day. The day she met the aforementioned Buff Cat. Few details are given about this life-changing moment, except that it happened last year and it led to a Twitter account. On May 28 @officialbuffcat was born, launched with a tweet

Five kittens won a new lease on life — and the hearts of the Wretham, Massachusetts, community — after two locals discovered a cat carrier “steaming hot” and tossed by the side of the highway on Tuesday. With the temperature hovering near 90 degrees along with extreme humidity, police say the kittens “faced certain death” had

The face-off between cats and dogs just got a little more heated. For decades felines have been labeled as lazy, non-listeners incapable of mastering basic commands, while canines have been celebrated for loyally following directions and learning new tricks. The Savitsky Cats are here to squash these negative kitty stereotypes. The group of talented cats, who

Senior cats are harder to adopt out, but they make terrific companions. By: Lohrelei With the onset of “kitten season,” it’s no surprise that June has been designated as Adopt a Shelter Cat Month. If you’ve been thinking of adopting a kitty, now is the time to do it! Even if you can’t adopt, you

Pet insurance companies usually don’t cover dental problems. By: Jennifer1107 Do you have pet insurance? This week’s article comes by way of thinking aloud about some quirks of pet insurance. And, for full disclosure, this was prompted by a recent case I treated where the dog’s severe stomach problems were caused by her human feeding

Parents can be shocked to find they are pregnant with twins, so imagine what it’s like to find out you are having 4 to 5 kids. Ulla the rescue cat recently got this fur-raising news, and luckily there was a camera there to capture the moment. According to TODAY, Ulla arrived at Greenland’s Dyrenes Venner

Ticks and fleas are something to watch for when your pet spends time in the great outdoors. By: photogeider We know our mammalian pets to be pretty rough-and-tumble — we generally give them free rein to lick, sniff, play with, tug at or sit on anything they’d like (except the white carpet). In fact, we

The Rankin family drove past a devastating sight in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday. According to KETV, who originally reported the story, the family was traveling down Interstate 480 around 8:30 p.m. when they spotted a cat desperately clinging to the roof of the van driving next to them. Originally the Rankin family thought the animal

Deadpool 2, the most recent installment of the R-rated superhero franchise starring Ryan Reynolds, is stacked with surprising cameos. If you blink, you might miss Brad Pitt’s appearance, same with the bit parts Taylor Swift‘s cats, Meredith and Olivia, both play in the comedy. The felines appear on a t-shirt Reynolds’ character wears. The tee shows

Allergic to your household’s pet? Ease your suffering by not allowing them in the bedroom. By: Didgeman If you have pet allergies, you know how bad the sneezing, itching and watery eyes can get. You’ve lived through fits of coughing, scratching and feeling like the pain will never end. It’s hard, because avoiding pets in