Posts Tagged ‘home’

Helping Pets Cope After a Disaster

May 18th, 2010 — by Jane Wangersky
We’ve talked about how to get your pets ready for a possible emergency evacuation. Now let’s look at what it’s like for them after a disaster has come and gone.

You and your pets are back home, or maybe you didn’t have to leave after all. But your area is still feeling the effects of the disaster. Though you can’t give your pets any explanation of what’s happened, you can still help them readjust. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asks you to keep these things in mind:

·    Familiar sights and scents may have changed. For the first few days

Adding a Dog to a Cat Household

April 1st, 2010 — by Bea
Last week I wrote about adding another cat to a family who already has a cat. While adding another cat could be hard, what is even more difficult is to add a dog to a home that already has a cat. A cat on cat interaction is one in which the two cats both understand their different views on who is boss, but a dog on cat relationship could be related to the clashing of two worlds. Adding a cat to a dog household is usually much simpler. Why? Well, it is because dogs are animals that work

Adding a Second Cat to the Family

March 25th, 2010 — by Bea
My family owns a hefty 14 year old cat who weighs about the same value in pounds. She used to be a bundle of energy and never would sit down on your lap for more than 30 seconds, but over the years she has mellowed out. However, whenever a new animal becomes introduced to the house, my cat will hiss, slap, scratch, and more. We all know as well as she does that she is the boss and always will be. We would not dare introduce a new creature into "her" house because we do not think that would