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Animal Nutrition – Pet food and the corn and soy problem
In my profession I come across all kinds of health problems with dogs and cats. Unfortunately, I find many plague our animal companions that could be avoided altogether if people only knew more about what they feed their animal family members – and more importantly, what they shouldn’t be feeding them. Not only is obesity […]
Posted in: Animal Nutrition
Grasshopper Mystery Solved
June 28, 2011
Remember those little, black grasshoppers I wrote about a while back? Well, they have been growing and changing! In the photo below you can see a little more of their distinct markings that include a single yellow stripe down their back, along with fine red lines that accent their head and front legs (not visible […]
Posted in: Critters in the Hood
Who dat Cat?
May 4, 2011
One of the greats…….Yodi. Known to some as Yodi-pants or Miss Yodi or Yodi-odi-o. She was a quiet, demure beauty, who preferred solitary contemplation in one of her many harmonious enclaves to socializing and playing frisky. Today I got sad news of her passing. So this first post of “Who dat Cat” is in memory […]
Posted in: Who dat Cat?
Animal Nutrition
April 8, 2011
Zen master Gorgie taking a moment to smell the flowers. Photo credit: Yeryeong Park. This is Gorgie. Your standard, short-haired, black cat. Unofficially, he has been voted the shiniest black cat in America. He was rescued and adopted when he was just a little kitten and he is now 12 years old. He just celebrated […]
Posted in: Animal Nutrition
Critters in the Hood
April 4, 2011
Which way should we go?…..Dude, I’m following you. Ok, I know these aren’t great photos, but just work with me on this. I thought since this is the first “Critters in the Hood” we should start small – and small critters they are. I stumbled across this little gathering of miniature grasshoppers while walking through […]
Posted in: Critters in the Hood
Who’s that Pooch?
April 4, 2011
Chanel 2010 – glamour-puss in the grass. Since this is the first entry for “Who’s that Pooch?”, fittingly I thought it should be my dog, or rather, my parent’s dog – the wonderful and fabulous Chanel. Chanel and I have a tight bond, so I consider her my girl too. She’s a 3 year old, […]
Posted in: Who's that Pooch?
Massage therapy has gone to the dogs
April 1, 2011
This is Turbo. A 15 year old Labrador mix who resides in Daytona Beach, Florida. Your friend’s calendar says “Rover’s massage, Wednesday @ 1:00”. You might laugh and think it’s frivolous and for the ultra-pampered pets…. but it might surprise you to know that animal massage has quickly become an accepted form of physical therapy […]
Posted in: Canine Massage
Pawsitive Therapeutic Canine Massage 
September 13, 2011
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