by DustyAdmin | Apr 21, 2015 | News
(April 21, 2015) Tyler, Texas – After being named the 2014 Friskies® Writer of the Year at the Cat Writers Association Awards Banquet last November, AdoptAShelter.com’s Dusty Rainbolt was awarded two Maxwell Medallions at the annual Dog Writers Association of...
by DustyAdmin | Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
(Look below to watch the heart-stopping and dramatic cat rescue. Spoiler alert: It’s a happy ending.) In our own personal movie called “Life,” we never really know from minute-to-minute what role we’ll play. When something extraordinary occurred, and Richard...
by DustyAdmin | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
(My apologies to my readers, but this blog doesn’t mention cats or writing except within this disclaimers saying they don’t appear. Additionally, the subject is in rather poor taste, but c’est la vie. The important point is that I am including some...
by DustyAdmin | Mar 10, 2015 | Odd News
You know the proverb, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” Penny Adams obviously made the wrong impression when she used a cat translator app to communicate with Flam the cat. Judging from his reaction, instead of telling Flam, “You...
by DustyAdmin | Mar 2, 2015 | Odd News, Special Days
Today is Texas Independence Day, the 179th anniversary of the day the fledgling country adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos. I’m a fifth generation Texan, and March 2 has great meaning to our family. So while I was pondering...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Leonard Nimoy is gone. The Enterprise science officer’s position stands empty, but to quote the lyrics of the lyrics of the Star Trek theme, “Beyond the rim of starlight, my love is in wandering star flight.” So now NCC-1301 has lost her second in...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 22, 2015 | Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, Feline Health
IS YOUR CAT STRESSED? Stress in cats or other animals is the organism’s response to any demand. When faced with a fight-or-flight emergency, the body releases nerve chemicals and hormones that quicken the pulse and respiration, cause the muscles tense, to help the...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 13, 2015 | Feline Health, Uncategorized
Exciting News! There’s a new test for kidney disease in cats and dogs. Last week, IDEXX Laboratories announced the introduction of the symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) that will detect feline and canine kidney loss months, maybe even years earlier than current...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 10, 2015 | Cats, Environmental Enrichment, News, Odd News, Uncategorized
Boxes Reduce Feline StressAre you one of the 58% of cat owners who give your cats Christmas or birthday presents? Were you disappointed when Fluffy ignored the wildly expensive cat toy in favor of sitting in the container came in? It’s no surprise that cats love boxes...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 1, 2015 | Special Days
. It’s Super Bowl Sunday; so as you prepare the snack and ice down the beer, keep in mind Super Bowl Pet Safety. Like any other holiday, it’s a time for family and friends get together to drink, eat and cheer for their team. Unfortunately, many of those same...
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