Grief is a healthy and normal response to loss. Attempting to suppress feelings of grief can actually prolong the grieving process. Grief can feel like being lost.

The familiar things we relied on to live each day are gone. We must find new anchors or stabilizers along the way and learn a new way of relating to the world and people around us. It is also common to replay the last moments of your pet’s life repeatedly in your mind, like a videotape that keeps playing the same scene over and over.

No one can hurry the process or provide a magic cure for grief.…

It’s the magical time of year when all hopes of an early spring have been dashed by the polar vortex and constant snow so we have more time for the ultimate episode in our kitten’s life. Harness training footnote[note]Wikihow article[/note]so she can out on the deck in the summer. Why? She’s a leaper and really hates Squirrels.

When teaching your cat to go outside with a leash, it’s important for you to remember that the outdoors can initially seem overwhelming to a cat used to the indoors. Be sympathetic and patient if your cat at first seems alarmed or panicked.…

The world famous Ambrose Butterbutt who has thyroid issues.

Hyperthyroid disease in cats is at an epidemic level. My mother has lost 2 cats to it, she has another right now and I have one with it as well so this topic hits close to home.

Hyperthyroidism has been researched heavily and some conclusions have been reached. As it turns out, the safety of you and your family can cost you your cat. Here’s some of an article from the healthy pets website footnote[note]Healthypets.com[/note] footnote via The National Library of Medicine. footnote[note]National Library of Medicine[/note]

More research has recently come to light linking flame retardants to hyperthyroidism in cats.