The term chonk is defined by the internet as an aggressively chubby house cat and has been a part of my vocabulary for being awed by fat cats online.
The fact that animals have senses that have a different range from our own should come as no surprise. Indeed, calling them super senses only makes sense from the viewpoint of them requiring radically different ways of perceiving their environments.
At the heart of rescuing and animal hoarding is compassion. Both truly want the best for their animal companions. The two differ when the rescuer needs rescuing and their previously rescued animals need to be rescued again – this is the point where the rescuer then becomes an animal hoarder.
With many COVID-19 restrictions still in place, community pantries have been filling a need that’s been widely felt across the country. Families struggling through the pandemic have been benefiting from the food and other essentials community pantries offer. Fortunately, nonhuman animals haven’t been forgotten in the effort.
Five years ago, a dirty kitten snuck under the hood of our car. We almost never saw who it was except for a white blur that left behind fur in the engine.
You have probably heard about the many general benefits of elective neutering.
When I was about five years old, I was obsessed with rabbits. Words could not describe how much I absolutely adored them.
Australian Shepherds (Aussies) – deemed the “cowboy’s herding dog of choice” – have an irresistible impulse to herd as they descended from a line of Europe’s finest herders, but that doesn’t mean herding is the only thing that they can do and the only quality that makes them stand out.
Loss of hair, medically termed alopecia, is a common sign observed in different skin problems. In cats, self-induced alopecia is the most common form, which occurs when hair is removed due to excessive scratching.
Feline pancreatitis is a condition of the pancreas that causes it to become swollen and inflamed. Even though pancreatitis in cats is common, it is hard to diag-nose, making it a growing concern for middle-aged obese or overweight cats.