Month: August 2023

Roundup 38 – favorite pet dog Articles, deals & videos of the Week

Last updated on September 14, 2017 By Puppy Leaks Leave a comment
Have you seen the story of the tiny Chihuahua rescued from a dumpster? It’s one of those images I can’t get out of my mind – a little 2lb pet dog abandoned and discarded. She was found whimpering all alone inside a California dumpster earlier this week.

Pets

0 seconds of 34 seconds

Live
00:00
00:34
00:34

Luckily she was rescued by some incredible people, and she’s now in good hands. I find myself needing to remember that there are good people out there – ones who save the helpless, ones who dedicate their lives to helping animals in need.

Little 2 lb Darla was found abandoned in a dumpster. She was rescued and is now on the road to recovery. photo by means of Santa Rosa Junior College

OK sad (yet inspiring) stories aside here’s my picks for this week’s favorite pet dog articles, deals & videos. I hope you take pleasure in them as much as I did.

And if you’re curious how I find so lots of pet dog articles each week I shared my secrets last week – it’s a cheat sheet with 13 sites I use to stay up to date with the current pet dog news & stories.

Favorite pet dog Articles of the Week
What everyone Misses When It pertains to talking about The Homeless and Dogs
Brings up a valid question: why do we look the other way at homeless people on the streets, but start paying attention if they happen to have a dog. There are some terrific organizations that help supply medical care & food to these dogs – and they’re lobbying to allow companion animals inside homeless shelters with their owners.

BC SPCA applauds step by college of Veterinarians to ban Ear Cropping
Go Canada! It’s sad that cosmetic ear cropping is still legal here in the states – even the practice of amateur ear cropping. Ear cropping supplies no medical benefit for the animal, it’s done for looks & typically to meet breed standards.

Why I Sedate Every Pet for Euthanasia – and You must Too
I was shocked that this is still a controversy, especially after hearing how horrifying it can be when a pet is not sedated before euthanasia. I couldn’t think of adding anymore anxiety to one of the worst decisions/moments any pet owner has to go through.

Veterinary Orthopedist Borrows From Human medicine to repair Canine Facial Fractures
This reminds me of the terrific TED Talk about commonalities between treatments practices by physicians & veterinarians – and why sharing information between the two fields can be very beneficial.

5 reasons Bailie Passed Her TD Test
Who doesn’t love an amazing tale of hard work that ends in victory? If you’ve been following their story you’ll know it’s been a long road, and I admire all the dedication and training that goes into scent work. Here’s a terrific look at how Bailie passed her tracking pet dog test with some actionable recommendations for all pet dog lovers.

Dunkin, The story of the Littlest Life, and All That Matters
I think of one of the hardest parts of being a veterinarian is trying to remind yourself that you cannot save every animal. Here’s a terrific essay by a vet that begs to differ – pointing out that these little lives matter.

It’s Not the Dog, It’s You!
Walking a reactive pet dog is exhausting, and regrettably we find ourselves having to plan ahead & walk at the weirdest hours of the day just to get in a basic walk. Here’s an interesting look at where reactivity comes from and some steps to help keep your walks as anxiety complimentary as possible.

Zoo studio photographs help improve the Lives of Staffy Rescue Dogs
A terrific photography studio was amazing enough to take sensational images (as seen in the featured image) for inclusion in a 2016 calendar featuring rescue dogs. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to QSAR.

Tyson found his forever home through QLD. He’s one of the stunning dogs featured in their 2016 calendar.

Best pet dog deals of the Week

220 Pet waste Bags w/Dispenser 61% Off on Amazon

FURminator Deshedding tool 42-66% Off – Amazon

Classic Kong toy large in Red 48% Off – Amazon

Save 15% on West Paw toys & Beds thru 11/30 – only natural Pet

$10 Off Orders of $75 or a lot more w/code SAVETEN – entirely Pets

This post consists of affiliate links, if you make a purchase I’ll earn a small commission.

Favorite pet dog videos of the Week
Such a cute bedtime routine.

I admire this dogs dedication.

Well it does look comfy…

Euthanasia: To Be With Your Cat, or Not?

By retdt

On August 16, 2023

In Category

Making a decision about whether or when the time is ideal for euthanasia is one of the hardest things feline guardians will ever go through. I’ve previously written about what can assist a feline guardian make this tough decision. however when you have made the decision, there are still a lot more things to consider.

One is location. I am a firm advocate of in house euthanasia. I’m always shocked when I hear from my visitors that, up until they checked out Buckley’s Story, they had no concept that having a pet euthanized at house was even an option. There are few veterinarians who offer house euthanasia. Those that do normally don’t promote the fact, however some will come to your house when asked. Housecall veterinarians can be a great choice for in house euthanasias. The In house Pet Euthanasia directory can assist you find a veterinarian who performs in house euthanasia in your area.

Another decision you will requirement to make is whether you want to be with your feline during the euthanasia, or whether you just can’t bear to see the final moment of your cherished cat’s passing. This is a extremely personal decision, as well as there is no ideal or wrong answer. I have been fortunate that I have been able to be with all of my cats at the end. They all died in my arms, as well as I can’t picture not having been with them during those final moments. however I likewise comprehend why a feline guardian wouldn’t want to be present.

I believe that understanding what to expect during a euthanasia can assist feline guardians choose whether they want to be present, or whether they would rather state their great byes before the vet provides the final injection.

What occurs during euthanasia

If a euthanasia is done the ideal way, it can be a a peaceful, as well as often even beautiful, experience. Unfortunately, not all vets are great at this task, as well as there is nothing a lot more upsetting for a feline guardian than to have a cherished cat’s final moments be a struggle rather than the gentle death it must be.

For a lot of cats, going to the vet’s is a stressful experience, which is yet one more reason why I advocate for in house euthanasias. However, regardless of whether the euthanasia is done in your house or at your vet’s office, it is useful to comprehend what occurs during euthanasia.

Normally, the euthanasia option is injected into a leg vein, frequently with a catheter that is put in the vein. This needs that the feline be restrained, as well as for a lot of cats, this will be stressful. In buy to facilitate placement of a catheter, the veterinarian must very first provide a sedative injection subcutaneously (under the skin.) a lot of cats will tolerate that type of injection much better than an intravenous one. The sedative will enable the feline to quietly autumn asleep. when the feline is asleep, the veterinarian will provide the final injection into a leg vein. However, depending upon the cat’s condition at that stage, discovering a viable leg vein may be difficult, as well as sometimes, the final injection is providing into the abdomen or heart. This is not unpleasant for the cat. With abdominal injections, it can take as much as 20 minutes for the cat’s heart to stop beating. Heart injections stop the heart nearly immediately.

Once the final injection is given, the feline will normally take a deeper than typical breath, and,typically within six to twelve seconds, go limp as well as into what appears like a deep sleep. Your cat’s veterinarian will location his stethoscope on your cat’s heart to confirm that the cat’s heart has stopped. In some cases, you may see what is understood as “agonal breathing,” a series of sudden, convulsive breaths. This can be extremely disturbing to witness, however your feline is already unconscious at that point, as well as will not feel any type of pain.

What occurs after euthanasia

Arrangements for your cat’s body must be made prior to the euthanasia. regardless of whether you select burial or cremation, if you’ve selected to be with your feline during euthanasia, make sure that your veterinarian enables you lots of time to be with your cat’s body so you can state your final good-bye at your own pace.

Being conscious of what occurs to the body physically after death can assist make this time around a tranquil rather than distressing experience. Unless your veterinarian closed your cat’s eyes instantly after she died, her eyes may stay open. Body fluids as well as gas may leak out, so be prepared if you want to hold your cat, as well as wrap her in a blanket or towel. Blood tinted fluid may leak from your cat’s nose or mouth. Your cat’s body will slowly ended up being chillier as well as stiffer.

During my years of working in veterinary clinics. I’ve heard far a lot more people state they regretted not being with their pet during her final moments, than people who were present however wanted they had not bnullnullnull

Review: Corpse in the Crystal sphere by Kari Lee Townsend

By retdt

On August 9, 2023

In Category

I was delighted to find Corpse in the Crystal Ball, the second in Kari Lee Townsend’s ton of money Teller series. I’m not sure exactly how I missed the very first book in the series, Tempest in the Tea Leaves, since it, too, has a picture of the gorgeous white feline featured in the book on the cover, as well as I usually can’t pass up any type of book with a feline on the cover.

The series features protagonist Sunny Meadows, a psychic who lives in the idyllic town of Divinity, new York. The old Victorian home she bought after she moved there,which is reported to be haunted, came total with a big white feline named Morty. Sunny bonded quickly with Morty, as well as she wisely accepted that he rules the roost. She likewise suspects that he may be the one doing the haunting in the old house.

The second book picks up after Sunny had just cleared her name as the prime suspect in a murder investigation. She’s looking ahead to some peace as well as quiet, as well as perhaps a second possibility with handsome authorities detective Mitch Stone. However, peace as well as peaceful do not last extremely long when Sunny’s grandma Gert appears on her doorstep, prepared to move in. Then Mitch’s former sweetheart Isabel shows up. When Isabel disappears, Sunny assists the authorities find her corpse. Sunny is participating in the murder investigation in a somewhat official capacity, however she hasn’t satisfied a rule that she can’t bend at least a bit bit in the rate of interest of solving the case.

This is an enjoyable cozy, populated with likeable characters as well as lots of twists as well as turns in the plot to keep you reading. Monty is rather a character, which made this book even more fun for me. This light, entertaining mystery will make a fantastic addition to your summertime reading list.

Kari Lee Townsend lives in central NY with her comprehending husband, her three busy boys, as well as her oh-so-dramatic child who make whatever she does worthwhile as well as provide tons of material for her books. She composes teen superheros as well as cozy mysteries set in little towns with mystical aspects as well as quirky characters, in addition to charming comedies under the name Kari Lee Harmon. To discover out more about Kari, please go to her website or inspect out her blog.

I got this book from the publisher. getting the free copy did not influence my review.

Ingrid King

« evaluation as well as giveaway: Kittyblock scratcher provides corrugated cardboard fun for cats
Limited edition feline art from Ola Liola champion »

7 comments on Review: Corpse in the Crystal sphere by Kari Lee Townsend

Bernadette says:

August 19, 2012 at 3:44 pm

I believe I’ve checked out a few of her other mysteries–I’ll have to inspect whats offered in recorded books. I couldn’t miss that feline either!

Texas, a feline in new York says:

August 17, 2012 at 4:08 pm

Sounds like a lovely book!
Purrs

Ingrid says:

August 18, 2012 at 7:21 am

I believe you’d like it, Texas.

Debra Becker says:

August 17, 2012 at 10:14 am

Sounds like a fantastic poolside read!

Ingrid says:

August 18, 2012 at 7:21 am

It is, Debra!

Dawn says:

August 17, 2012 at 7:25 am

This looks great! I have to put it on my kindle desire list.

Ingrid says:

August 18, 2012 at 7:20 am

I believe you’ll enjoy it, Dawn.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Your email address will not be published. needed fields are marked *
Comment *
Name *

Email *

By leaving a comment, you agree with the collection of your data by this website according to our
Privacy Policy.
*

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can likewise subscribe without commenting.

An interview with Clea Simon

By retdt

On August 1, 2023

In Category

It is my pleasure today to introduce you to Clea Simon. Clea is the author of three nonfiction books and two mystery series. The nonfiction books are mad House: growing Up in the shadow of psychologically ill siblings (published as a Doubleday hardcover in 1997, released as a Penguin paperback in 1998), Fatherless Women: how We change After We lose Our Dads (Wiley, 2001) and The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious connection between women and Cats (St. Martin’s Press, 2002). Her Theda Krakow mystery series was launched in 2005 with Mew is for Murder and continues with Cattery Row and Cries and Whiskers, all now available in paperback, and Probable Claws. She just launched her new Dulcie Schwartz series launches this month with shades of Grey, and it will continue in March 2010 with Grey Matters.

Clea’s essays are included in the following anthologies: cat Women: female Writers on Their Feline pals (Seal Press) and For Keeps: women tell the truth about Their Bodies, growing Older, and Acceptance (Seal Press). Her short mysteries are found in Deadfall: crime stories by new England Authors (Level Best) and the upcoming Cambridge Voices. She has also written new introductions for two Agatha Christie classics, The Mysterious affair at styles and The secret Adversary, published by the Barnes and Noble library of vital reading in March 2009

Clea is also a respected journalist whose credit histories include The new York Times and The Boston Phoenix, and such magazines as American Prospect, Ms., and Salon.com. She used to do a fair amount of music criticism, but now mostly focuses on relationships, feminism, and psychological issues.

Clea grew up in east Meadow, on suburban long Island, N.Y., and came to Cambridge, Mass., to attend Harvard, from which she graduated in 1983. She’s never left, and now happily cohabits with her husband, Jon S. Garelick, who is also a writer, and their cat Musetta.

As a longtime fan of Clea’s writing, I’m thrilled to welcome her to The conscious cat today.

Thank you, conscious Cat. It’s a pleasure to be here.

Clea, you’re about to launch shades of Grey, the first in your new Dulcie Schwartz series. Can you tell us a little about the book and the series?

Have you ever lost a pet – and then felt like your cat isn’t really gone? That’s how shades of Grey opens. Dulcie Schwartz is having a miserable summer. Her graduate studies are going nowhere, her great roommate has been replaced (temporarily) by a boorish subletter, and, worst of all, she’s had to put her cherished cat, Mr. Grey, to sleep. So when she comes home from her crappy summer job to see a cat who looks just like Mr. Grey sitting on her front stoop, she’s sort of shocked. but then when that cat says to her, “I wouldn’t go inside, if I were you,” she doesn’t know what to make of it. Being Dulcie, she doesn’t really pay attention and goes inside – to find her roommate dead, with her knife in his back, and a whole mess of problems waiting. maybe it would be a good time to point out here that Dulcie is studying the Gothic adventure stories of the late 18th Century. She just never expected her own life to become a ghost story…

What made you decide to start a new series, rather than continuing the successful Theda Krakow series?

I actually composed shades of Grey while Cries and Whiskers, the third Theda book, was in production. I needed to take a break, I wanted to try something different and … voila! then my editor at Poisoned Pen press asked about Theda and I was delighted to return to her and write Probable Claws. but soon after that, shades of Grey offered on the condition that I write a sequel. I’ve just finished Grey Matters, which will be out in December in the UK, by March in the US.

You are a prolific writer – did you always know that you wanted to be a writer?

Always. I’ve always liked telling stories and I composed those stories down from the first days I could write. It was just a question of figuring out if I could do this for a living.

You’ve written both fiction and nonfiction. Do you like one over the other, and if so, why?

These days I much like fiction. I find it a lot more fun. but it needs a different kind of effort. Nonfiction, and for me that also includes journalism, is about presenting a truth, or truths. Facts and research. I believe in over-researching, that is, doing enough interviews and research so you start to hear the same stories again and again. I always want multiple confirmations of anything I’m writing about. I want to make sure I have the story right. I’m also very conscious of what a very smart editor once told me: we strive for objectivity, but it doesn’t exist. all of us have a bias, a viewpoint, a prejudice. So when I write nonfiction I also want to make sure that I present the options and, when possible, that I’m aware of my own bias or viewpoint. When I can, I try to state who I am as the writer in a piece. Lenullnull