Fireflower is at The Animal Rescue & Adoption Society in Denver, CO. I recently became certified in pet first aid and CPR and was surprised at some of the lessons I learned. Do you know how to keep your cat safe in an emergency? Answer each true/false question below — …

Senior dog Cheyenne is at Rimrock Humane Society in Roundup, MT. Did you know that pets, like people, can suffer mental decline as they age? And this decline is not considered a normal part of aging. Studies have found signs of cognitive impairment in 28% of dogs ages 11-12 and …

Senior Paddy is at Paws and Claws Humane Society in Rochester, MN. Aging pets, like people, can suffer mental decline that is not considered a normal part of aging. Last week we wrote about the signs and symptoms of cognitive dysfunction syndrome, or CDS. This week we’re looking at how …

Brinx is a healthy senior lab mix at Save-A-Pet in Grayslake, IL. Senior pets, like people, can suffer mental decline that is not considered a normal part of aging. Last time we wrote about how cognitive dysfunction syndrome, or CDS, is diagnosed. This week we’re looking at how using environmental …

SonnyBoy is a healthy senior dog who is adoptable from Redcliff, AB’s  Save Old Souls Senior K-9 Rescue. Aging pets, like people, can suffer mental decline that is not considered a normal part of aging. Recently we wrote about cognitive dysfunction syndrome, or CDS, in senior pets. This week we’re …

Ana‘s shelter, the Bayonne Feral Cat Foundation, is celebrating Spay Day. Today is the Humane Society of the United States’ 17th annual Spay Day, dedicated to spreading the word about the importance of spaying and neutering pets. To celebrate, shelters, rescue groups and vets’ offices around the world are holding …

Do you dread taking your cat to the vet? That’s what we asked last month in our newsletter in anticipation of Take Your Cat to the Vet Week, August 18-25. Here’s what you said: Kathy figures she’s going to lose her hearing because of the horrible sounds emanating from the …

Photo: Thinkstock It seems like a no-brainer that smoking around your pet is bad. But how dangerous is secondhand smoke to pets? After all, your pet’s not getting that much exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, right? Wrong. Pets spend a lot more time than you do in your home — increasing …

Every now and then an article appears concerning a terminally ill person trying to find a home for their beloved fur-kid before it’s their time. Two stories which caught my eye recently are: Terminally ill man’s dying wish is to find a home for his beloved dog. A Veteran’s Dying …

Winter is waiting for a home at CARE for Animals in Little Rock, AR. When I worked with the MSPCA in Boston, every day I’d hear from guilt-ridden pet parents about the awful things that happened to their cats when they went outside — they were hit by cars, attacked …