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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Mrs. Winter’s Blog » Pete the Cat
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Wow! I love those guys! All I can say is “Watch Out Wiggles”.
Keeping kids engaged is not so easy but using a catchy song with few words is a great way to do it. I love that they have a moral to the song as well.
I have to say I found myself singing, “I love my White Shoes”Attention: Comment is being approved.
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You have got to check out this awesome song for young kids. It was so catchy I couldn't stop singing it plus it has a great message for kids.
Pets at Penn: Kittens!!! | 34th Street Magazine
Katherine Nguyen was only planning on temporarily adopting one kitten from the PAWS fostering center. The agency doesn’t like to separate litters, so she went home with four month-old kittens: Simba, Tag, Snow and Belle.
Street: How are they different from each other?
Katherine Nguyen: I’ve fallen in love with all of them. They all have their own personalities. When I first brought them home, Belle was the loner, antisocial one and would always just sit in the corner while the other three played and ran around with each other. Belle’s significantly smaller and a distinctively different color than the other three. My friends and I speculate that she isn’t actually part of the litter and was just included in the group so she wouldn’t be alone.Street: Is keeping pets hard to balance with being a student?
KN: I think it’s important to think about how much time you’ll actually have for a pet and even how often you will be at home. Luckily, cats and kittens are low maintenance and are pretty easy to take care of. My kittens are already potty trained and sleep all day so my job is easy. Every time I clean out the litter box, they get all excited and are like, “WHERE’D ALL THE POOP GO??!?!”Street: Will they be adopted all together?
KN: It’ll be sad to see them separated when they get adopted. Hopefully, people will adopt them in pairs so they don’t get entirely separated.If you’re interested in adopting one or more of these kittens, contact Katherine Nguyen or PAWS.
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Emergency Preparedness For Pets | oregoncoastdailynews
It pays to be prepared during bad weather that could turn into an evacuation situation. Most people won't leave their pets so get a plan happening and be prepared.
Halloween Safety Tips for Your Pets « The Daily Balance
Halloween Safety Tips for Your Pets
October 24, 2011 by Jamie
Here’s an article from the ASPCA on how to make sure your pets are safe and happy this Halloween:
Top 10 Safety Tips for Pet Parents
Attention, animal lovers, it’s almost the spookiest night of the year! The ASPCA recommends taking some common sense precautions this Halloween to keep you and your pet saying “trick or treat!” all the way to November 1.
1. No tricks, no treats: That bowl of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for Scruffy and Fluffy. Chocolate in all forms—especially dark or baking chocolate—can be very dangerous for dogs and cats. Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can also cause problems. If you do suspect your pet has ingested something toxic, please call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
2. Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, but they can produce stomach upset in pets who nibble on them.
3. Wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations should be kept out of reach of your pets. If chewed, your pet might suffer cuts or burns, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock.
4. A carved pumpkin certainly is festive, but do exercise caution if you choose to add a candle. Pets can easily knock a lit pumpkin over and cause a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting burned or singed by candle flames.
5. Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don’t put your dog or cat in a costume UNLESS you know he or she loves it (yup, a few pets are real hams!). For pets who prefer their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a costume may cause undue stress.
6. If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn’t annoying or unsafe. It should not constrict the animal’s movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe, bark or meow. Also, be sure to try on costumes before the big night. If your pet seems distressed, allergic or shows abnormal behavior, consider letting him go au naturale or donning a festive bandana.
7. Take a closer look at your pet’s costume and make sure it does not have small, dangling or easily chewed-off pieces that he could choke on. Also, ill-fitting outfits can get twisted on external objects or your pet, leading to injury.
8. All but the most social dogs and cats should be kept in a separate room away from the front door during peak trick-or-treating hours. Too many strangers can be scary and stressful for pets.
9. When opening the door for trick-or-treaters, take care that your cat or dog doesn’t dart outside.
10. IDs, please! Always make sure your dog or cat has proper identification. If for any reason your pet escapes and becomes lost, a collar and tags and/or a microchip can be a lifesaver, increaing the chances that he or she will be returned to you.
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Thanks so much for sharing this. I LOVE the work of the ASPCA and how they always look out for our furry and four-legged friends.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Michael
OutMaturity
Great tips for pets on Halloween. I’m from Australia where Halloween is not quite as big as it is in the States. However we do get a lot of kids coming to the house for lollies (candy). Our dog barks every time so Halloween night is a noisy affair, but fun. We also have Bearded Dragon lizards but they don’t bat an eyelid:)
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Halloween can be a pretty exciting time for kids and adults but quite often our pets are scared at all the disruptions. lots of kids yelling trick or treat can scare pets and just the fact that everything is not quite the same can confuse pets.
This is a really good article about pet safety at Halloween.
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