• Ventures and Misadventures With Our Feline Friends

    We picked up our first Siamese kitten, Chi, while on our honeymoon. That was forty years ago. Since that time we have been held hostage...

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    We picked up our first Siamese kitten, Chi, while on our honeymoon. That was forty years ago. Since that time we have been held hostage by a succession of seven additional cats. Chi was the fountainhead of too many bizarre experiences. He was unmercifully unkind to strangers, so we had to contain him in the...
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  • Parrot Bird Toys – To Each Their Own

    I have three parrots at home – a Green-cheeked Conure, a Maroon-bellied Conure, and a Red-lored Amazon – and not one of them are alike...

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    I have three parrots at home – a Green-cheeked Conure, a Maroon-bellied Conure, and a Red-lored Amazon – and not one of them are alike in personality. Contessa, the 28-year old Amazon, thinks she’s a model, having graced the cover of the Doctors Foster and Smith bird catalog once. I’m pretty sure she’s waiting for...
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  • Tips for Adopting a Senior Pet

    In honor of Adopt a Senior Pet Month, here is a special tribute to Izzy – a true example of the joys that adopting a...

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    In honor of Adopt a Senior Pet Month, here is a special tribute to Izzy – a true example of the joys that adopting a senior pet can bring. I lost my last Newfoundland, Rudder, to side effects of drugs to treat his chronic illness, called Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA). IMHA is a disease in...
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