Animal Diaries

I haven't added anything to this blog in a very long time, but thought I'd try to pick it up again.Many of my posts have included Mickey, our white Keeshond. I must now post that we lost Mickey t...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2009/09/loss-of-mickey.html

ZuZu, our kitten, is so loving, but she's terribly destructive. The other day she jumped up on the counter (against the law in our house), grabbed my husband's lottery ticket, and ran upstairs wi...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2007/01/zuzu-destroyer.html

I have posted in an earlier blog the danger of chocolate to our pets, but I have just learned of a mulch used in gardening that can make your pet sick: cocoa mulch. It contains Theobromine, a che...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/05/cocoa-mulch-shouldnt-go-in-your-garden.html

The annual Canadian seal hunt is on, where hundreds of thousands of baby seals are clubbed and skinned (at times, alive) for their fur. A drive is on to stop this horrific event. Please visit the...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/03/help-stop-seal-hunt.html

An ad agency, Door Number 3, did some pro bono work for the Austin Humane Society, a no-kill non-profit shelter. Check out their great ads and continue on to the donation form if your heart is mo...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/02/these-ads-could-bring-tears-to-your.html

Mickey still hasn't had a seizure. It's been over 7 months, the longest he's gone without one. We are really thankful.He has been very clumsy, however, and once in a while he limps but not always...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/02/mickey-still-seizure-free.html

ZuZu is perfectly healthy now. She and Boo have been playing a great deal. Boo is pretty ticked off at me, however, and doesn't want to be held. I think I made a little progress last night as she...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/02/update-on-zuzu.html

We got a new kitten last Saturday and named her ZuZu (from It's a Wonderful Life). She has to be the sweetest, most affectionate kitten we've ever had. She loves to be held and purrs all the time...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/01/introducing-zuzu.html

There is a great site, www.photostamp.com, that allows you to put one of your own photos on a real stamp. You can order as few as 20 (one sheet) stamps. The cost for a sheet of 37-cent stamps wor...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2006/01/your-pets-face-on-stamp.html

My husband and I watched March of the Penguins last night. I've always liked penguins and now I know why. This is a wonderful documentary, and I think even people who don't like documentaries wou...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/12/penguins-and-pandas.html

I am on the action alert list for the Humane Society of the United States. They just announced two great victories in the fight for animals:Victory for America's Horses. Our campaign to end horse...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/12/hsus-victories.html

We lost our beautiful Shadow on November 8. He was only 13 and, according to his last vet exam this past summer, in excellent health.He had a seizure of some type and within minutes was gone. My ...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/11/shadow.html

You knew they squeaked, but now researchers have discovered mice sing.Researcher Timothy Holy of the Washington University of the School of Medicine said the sounds emitted by the mice "met two k...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/11/mice-sing.html

My husband and I are going to Mississippi for Christmas and decided to drive from Washington state so we can take our dog (plus my husband has a deathly fear of flying, but that's another story)....

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/10/taking-car-trip-with-pets-motel-6.html

Our dog Mickey and our kitty Boo, whom I have mentioned in this blog several times, are best friends. But we discovered that Mickey's generosity goes beyond what we would expect where Boo is conc...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/10/mickey-generous.html

A bill in Congress, called PETS (Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act) would ensure that states include steps for pets to be evacuated along with their families during a disaster. Stat...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-legislation-wont-leave-pets-behind.html

Thousands of animals were separated from their owners during Katrina. Animal rescue teams are still in the New Orleans area trying to find pets who have miraculously survived, and trying to move ...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/09/help-connect-owners-with-pets-or-offer.html

Pasado's Safe Haven, one of the animal rescue operations from Hurricane Katrina, is still in New Orleans trying to get as many animals out of the area as possible before Hurricane Rita hits. They...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/09/desperately-need-staging-place-in.html

For some first-hand coverage on the animal rescue in New Orleans, visit the Web site for Pasado's Safe Haven. What they are doing is incredible.I tried to get down there to help for a week and ke...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/09/you-can-help-rescuers.html

AnimalPlanet.com reports that thousands of animals have been killed by hurricane Katrina, and more are in need of rescue.Organizations in the middle of the relief effort and in need of donations ...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/09/pets-hit-by-katrina-too.html

An article on AnimalPlanet.com tells of terrapins (small freshwater turtles) living in a pond in north London that have terrorized children by eating ducklings in front of the kids. These turtles...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/08/another-reason-not-to-buy-pets-as.html

An interesting article on Discoverychannel.com talks of an experiement that proves chickens are aware of the future (or have an awareness of 'later').It says chickens were taught to push a colore...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/07/chickens-know-there-is-future.html

Virgin Atlantic airlines has devised a "frequent paws" scheme that allows pets who fly with you to rack up their own frequent flyer miles.As more pet owners travel, airlines have seen a way to ca...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/07/now-your-pet-can-be-frequent-flyer.html

We had a great time at Tumbo and Cabbage Islands in Canada. The weather was perfect, we hiked, and I got sunburned (twice). We headed to Stuart Island in the San Juans for the end of the trip and...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/06/post-vacation.html

We are heading for the Gulf Islands in Canada tomorrow night on our boat--my husband, Mickey and myself. I have to put the kitties in a kennel which I hate to do. I feel horrible leaving them beh...

http://animaldiaries.blogspot.com/2005/06/vacation-here-we-come.html