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- Deadly Dog and Cat Food Recall Expands 1/12/21
The FDA has announced that Midwestern Pet Food is expanding its recent recall to include more brands and over 1000 lots of its dog and cat foods because they contain potentially deadly levels of aflatoxin.FDA is aware of at least 70 deaths and 80 illnesses in dogs who ate the affected products.For full details, please visit the following link:
- EASTER LILIES and the Lilly Family are EXTREMELY TOXIC TO CATS!
https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-safety-tips/are-lilies-poisonous-to-cats/
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Products in the “SOL” FAMILY are TOXIC TO CATS!
What is in Lysol that is toxic to cats?
Phenol is especially toxic to cats as their unique physiology makes their livers ill-equipped to clear it from their system. In addition to cleaners like Lysol, many essential oils such as thyme and tea-tree oils contain dangerous amounts of this chemical compound.
https://pets.thenest.com/phenol-cats-5429.html - Declawing of cats is mutilation, unethical, unnecessary and inhumane.
Why most rescues, many veterinarians, and some cities and states are pushing for it to be banned. https://pawproject.org/about-declawing/faqs/
- Heat stroke in cats – symptoms and prevention
It’s heating up outside! If your feline friend spends any time outdoors, it’s a good idea to know what symptoms to look out for. Read on to learn about indications of and ways to prevent heat stroke in cats from our friends at Sure Petcare®.
Heat Stroke in Cats — Symptoms and Prevention
- Cat Proof Your Home: Keeping Felines Happy & Safe
https://iheartcats.com/cat-proof-your-home-keeping-felines-happy-safe/?iid=BottomRelatedPosts
- How to Introduce a Dog to a Cat Household
https://www.iandloveandyou.com/blog/2020/introducing-dogs-to-cats?utm_campaign=Iheartcat%20Introducing%20Pets&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Iheartcat&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJhbmltYWxsb3ZlcnN1c2FuQGdtYWlsLmNvbSIsICJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogIm16S242OSJ9
- Pet Natural Disaster Checklist and Emergency Plan
Think ahead now and be prepared if disasters happen to strike your area. Never leave your pets at home. If it isn’t safe for you, it isn’t safe for your pets to be there either! Make a plan for them now and have all the needed items in a waterproof kit.
- Introducing Pro Plan LiveClear Allergen Reducing Cat Food
Do you have allergies to cat dander? If so, there is a revolutionary new cat food shown to reduce the allergens in cat hair and dander by an average of 47% starting in the third week of daily feeding.
https://www.purina.com/pro-plan/cats/liveclear-cat-allergen-reducing-food
- Advocating for pets in your local area
https://bestfriends.org/blogs/2020/11/17/advocating-pets-your-local-area?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp
- Traveling With Your Pet – Do’s, Don’ts, Precautions, and Safety
https://www.tripswithpets.com/twp-blog
- We’re Feeding Cats Wrong — Ditch the Cat Food Bowls and Change the Schedules
https://www.catster.com/cat-food/were-feeding-cats-wrong-ditch-the-cat-food-bowl-and-change-the-schedule?%20%20utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Catster%20Ful%20List&utm_campaign=ED20200517-Catser
- Helping Kittens with ringworm: How to help kittens escape the fungal jungle
http://www.kittenlady.org/ringworm?fbclid=IwAR000MskQEJb0hXjm25F
- Animal Rights Blogger Nathan Winograd and Important Victories and Info You Should Know
Nathan’s investigative journalism has uncovered corruption in some of the largest, best funded, and best known “animal protection” organizations in the nation and has also earned him important legal victories for that work.
https://www.nathanwinograd.com/investigative-journalism/
https://www.nathanwinograd.com/author/nathan-j-winograd/
https://www.nathanwinograd.com/film/
- How Strong Are Animal Protection Laws Near You?
Every year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund releases our U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report™. This report is the most up-to-date, comprehensive record of animal protection laws in every state. See how your state compares and the work needed to be done.
https://us.e-activist.com/page/email?mid=1c10b0e8b7ae42be9c05c65adfe0dace
- No-kill 2025 halftime report by Julie Castle of Best Friends Animal Society
This drive to collect shelter-by-shelter data evolved into the first-of-its-kind shelter data visualization tool, the pet lifesaving dashboard, which provides anyone with access to it with information about what’s happening in their local animal shelters.
- NY should stop killing adoptable pets
https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/opinion/opinion/ny-should-stop-killing-adoptable-pets.html
Animals displaying signs of stress just need proper support from their shelter.
By DANA FUCHS, December 8, 2020
- Stop killing so many cats and dogs: Why are so-called animal rights groups opposed to legislation that would save shelter pets?
- NYTimes: Death of a Cat
Death of a Cat Article By
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/opinion/feral-cat-dying.h tml?referringSource=articleSha re
- Coping With the Loss of a Pet
https://www.vetsecure.com/jordanlakeah.com/articles/302
Book –Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz
- Debunking Internet Rumors: Is Swiffer® Wetjet® Safe for Pets?
https://www.aspca.org/news/debunking-internet-rumors-swiffer-wetjet-safe-pets
- In today’s busy society, cats are much safer being indoor only. If you have a screened porch, cats can enjoy the best of both worlds by getting fresh air while still being safe from cars, other critters, fleas, ticks, and diseases or just chasing after something and getting lost. If you don’t have a screened porch, how about building a catio?
https://www.humanesociety.org/news/catios-great-outdoors
Man Builds Elaborate Outdoor Play Land For His Rescue Cats:
https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/man-builds-catio-for-rescue-
- How about installing some indoor shelving for your cats to climb on? What cat wouldn’t love this!