You’ve probably heard a couple different opinions on feeding table scraps to your dog or cat. Some say, “Sure, why not? I’ve always fed my dog table scraps and he’s never had a sick day in his life.” Others—especially if they’re from a pet food company—will say, “Absolutely not.”
Before I tell you why my answer to the question is “It depends on what you mean...
Part Two: My Personal Decision
As the pet parent to six beloved dogs and cats over the last 18 years, the most heart-wrenching decisions I’ve had to make revolved around my cat Eliot and my dog Hans.
Eliot suffered a stroke almost five years ago due to a careless medication error on the part of a new vet. Another vet was able to get him past the worst of it, and a few days in a large university animal hospital...
Part One: The Options
When your beloved dog or cat becomes seriously ill, you’ll probably have to make many choices concerning care. One of the most painful decisions you’ll have to make is this:
When is the right time to euthanize? How will I know when it’s time?
Euthanasia–also called putting to sleep or putting down–is a common practice which helps a sick or injured animal to pass...
Awhile back, one of my cats was seriously ill, and I thought I would lose him. He was unconscious after a sudden seizure, and the prognosis was grim.
Despite being told that he had less than a 1% chance of survival after two days of intensive care, I insisted that we give him at least twenty-four hours more. I had a very close relationship with this cat, and I had a gut feeling he wanted to live and would, if only I...
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
~Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
What are you going to call that new puppy or kitten or older dog or cat you’ve adopted? The possibilities are endless.
If you’re like many dog lovers, you’ll go with something common and cute, like Max or—surprise, surprise—Bella. Molly ranks high in...
