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Can Pets Donate Blood? More Importantly, Should They?

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Pets, like people, can be injured or contract an illness that results in massive blood loss or contaminated blood. Blood transfusions may be the only way to save their lives. This means that it’s as important for pets to donate blood as it is for people. Your pet can be a hero and that’s a wonderful opportunity for any animal.

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Awesome Cat Furniture to Satisfy You & Your Cat

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Cats are famously curious; they love hidden spaces and high vantage points, so it’s not surprising that cat owners love to indulge their cats with gifts that allow them to practice these quirky characteristics. Gifts like funky and versatile cat furniture.

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In Loving Memory: 8 of the Best Tips to Memorialize Your Pet

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“Ye, who behold perchance this simple urn,

Pass on – it honours none you wish to mourn.

To mark a friend’s remains these stones arise;

I never knew but one – and here he lies.”

Inscription on the monument to Lord Byron’s dog, Boatswain, at Newstead Abbey.

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6 Simple Tips to Make Visiting the Vet Fun

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Most pet parents know that visiting the vet involves an epic struggle with a reluctant dog or cat. Pets have a kind of sixth sense when it comes to visiting the vet. They always seem know when one is coming, no matter how stealthy or cunning you think you’ve been.

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5 of the Best Pet Tracking Devices

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There is very little that can ease the emotional trauma of having a pet go missing, and remain lost forever. Unfortunately, it’s a kind of pain that many people have to deal with. Fortunately, it’s largely preventable, thanks to microchip identification and a host of pet tracking devices that allow pet parents to know where their beloved furkid is at any point during the day.

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5 Healthy Homemade Cat Treats to Tempt Fussy Kitties

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If you have a cat, you probably know the benefits of having a few cat treats on hand. Treats are useful for a number of reasons, including training, comforting your cat, and distracting him from scratching your furniture.

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Natural Flea Remedies to Put Fleas off their Dinner

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Fleas are the enemy of both pets and pet owners. They have but one goal: To attach themselves to your pet and drain their lifeblood, caring nothing for the pain and discomfort this may cause. Not only that, they also infest your poor pet with eggs, so that their vile spawn can rise up and take their place should you ever succeed in your attempts to eradicate them. They cannot be negotiated with. They must be destroyed. Weapons of choice are chemical and natural flea remedies.

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Can You Provide Essential Stimulation for Happy Cats?

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The characteristic aloofness of cats may lead some to believe they don’t need or want anything from us pitiful humans. However, while cats may appear more independent than most pets, they still need certain creature comforts that only their human slave (or guardian, as we prefer to call ourselves) can provide. Comfort isn’t all they need, however, so find out what else makes for happy cats.

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Pets and Domestic Violence: The Hidden Tragedy for People & Pets

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One of society’s hidden crimes is domestic violence. It goes on behind closed curtains and doors and families will go to great lengths to hide the ‘shame’. As traumatic as it is for the people in violent homes, we tend to forget about the other hidden victims – the pets. Abusers threaten, beat and even kill pets for control and revenge.

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Cancer in Pets: The Good, the Bad and the Heart-Breaking

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Scary fact: An estimated 25% of dogs and 20% of cats will contract some form of cancer during their lives.

There are various kinds of cancer, and different breeds are associated with higher risks of certain kinds of cancer. It can even pose a higher risk depending on where you live.

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