tales from straydom . . . . . . tips, stories and resources for pets
Did you know there is a large “underground railroad” going on all the time moving cats and dogs from shelters and rescue facilities to other rescue facilities or even forever homes? The only commitment is driving a dog/cat or dogs/cats from point A to point B, generally about an hour or maybe 90 minutes one way.
Posted on February 24th, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Cats, Dogs, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »
Share It’s as though the moon or stars have entered a special phase sometimes… the cats rather unanimously decide to not eat all their food, so I end up with twelve bowls each with a small amount of wet food in it. I feed them dry food with a dollop of wet food on top [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2009 by isak
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I’ve been working on several greeting card ideas for the WillWorkForDogFood.org website.
Posted on February 20th, 2009 by isak
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When he was just a puppy, Larry says Oogy was living in a hell on earth. He was tied to a stake and used as bait for pit bulls in a dogfighting ring. “He’d been thrown in a cage and left to die, and the police raided the facility,” Larry says. “He was brought to Ardmore Animal Hospital, and they saved him.”
Posted on February 13th, 2009 by isak
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A homeless woman who has kept up to 19 cats in cages and shopping carts while she camps along streets is a target of a bill in the state Legislature
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by isak
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I am developing a new website called WillWorkForDogFood.org to hawk my wares and hopefully solicit some business and maybe even some donations towards the pet food bill and vet expenses.
Posted on February 6th, 2009 by isak
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Links for various pet food pantries, financial aid for pets, and pet assistance
Posted on February 4th, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Cats, Dogs, Miscellaneous, Pet Assistance, Pet Food Pantries, Pets and Foreclosure | 3 Comments »
Share I thought I would paint part of the floor. I primed it weeks ago. The phone rang shortly into the process. After returning to the paint job, this is what I found: Looks to me like they ran through the paint as soon as I left the room.
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by isak
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Share The first Monday of the month, the vet gave Lily just days to live — her cancer was spreading. I put her to sleep that Friday. Three days later, on the second Monday of the month, my Dad passed away. On the third Monday (a few days ago), I got laid off from work. [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by isak
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Share I feed 10 cats and 32 dogs twice a day every day whether it is hot or cold, light or dark, and whether it is sunny or cloudy or rainy. So I know most everyone’s eating quirks. Goose and Paketa — two of my cats — chase their food around their bowls like small [...]
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by isak
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