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Outdoor Options for Your Pets By Steph Selice It’s summer, and what better time to enjoy being with your pets than when you’re on vacation or just relaxing? There are lots of options to share good times while keeping your pets safe outdoors, as well as great indoor activities for some pets that let them […]
Carson the Wonder Cat! By Adrienne Usher When the ladies at E&E Rescue asked me if I would consider taking on a feral barn cat at our new farm in West Virginia, I said sure – feral cats are really low maintenance, right? Within 3 days, Carson was watching me (with those Paul Newman […]
Summer Means Extra Safety Precautions for Our Pets By Carolyn Cockroft Bio: An avid cat lover since childhood, Carolyn volunteers at King Street Cats in Alexandria. Her two cats, Marigold and Butterbean, run the household in Woodbridge. It’s summer—time for vacations! But that doesn’t mean a break from protecting our pets. While safety is a […]
Summer Vacation: Traveling With Your Pet By Sarah Liu April showers have brought those May flowers, and vacation season is upon us! Adventure awaits, but pet parents have special considerations before packing up and heading out. Staying or Going? When deciding whether Fido or Fluffy is joining you on the road, consider the comfort […]
Adopting a Pet: What to Ask Yourself First By Lily Walker There’s an old pop song that asks, “How much is that doggie in the window?” The person posing the question is thinking about getting a dog, based on the pup’s waggly tail. We fall in love with animals and want to […]
Kitten Season: Too Much of a Good Thing? Some Ways to Help By Sarah Liu When I started volunteering at a local animal shelter, I kept hearing a curious phrase: “We’ve had a really great winter, but Kitten Season is right around the corner.” “We need to find more foster homes before Kitten Season […]
Pet Insurance: What Are Your Best Options? By Jason Edinger Ah, insurance: the bane of existence because of its necessity, but a lifesaver when you need it. Regardless of how you feel about it, pet insurance is essentially the same thing: You are paying for a service you hope your pet will never need. Once […]
Senior Pets: When Older Can Be Even Better By Jason Berger Thinking about adopting a pet? How about adopting a senior animal? The American Veterinary Medical Association considers cats and small dogs senior at age 7, while larger breeds of dog are seniors at age 6. And senior animals often have many healthy years ahead […]
By Sarah Liu & Cindy McGovern Dealing with end of life decisions If a basic principle of medicine is “First, do no harm,” then a basic principle of pet ownership may be, “First, don’t let them suffer.” Knowing if and when to consider euthanasia for an ill or elderly pet is one of the most […]
Welcome Home! How to Introduce a New Pet By Sarah Liu and Steph Selice Humans who love their pets often want more than one. How can we help our animals make new friends at home so everyone will be happy? To learn about how to handle pet introductions, we talked with Janet […]
