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The cats were not pleased that they spent most of the evening cooped up instead of roaming the back of the house behind a baby gate. I rushed in, fed the at home animals, and then ran off to the AHS ZooToo event. By the time I got home, I needed dinner, and the boys didn't get roaming time until nearly 9 PM. No, I don't think I'm in their good g… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

One of the most difficult things in the annual vet visits for my pets is the request to bring in a fresh fecal sample. When you have five dogs and three cats, you have to SEE the poop come from the source to be sure which animal it's from. It's relatively easy for me to get fecal samples from the dogs, provided I remember the little sample contai… read more

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It's not obvious in my profile photo, but I have extremely long hair. When it's loose, it falls down past my waist and generally whips around a little. Yesterday morning I decided to try to do my weight training stuff while I was spending time with the cats, which should have been mostly okay. Namir tends to scatter when I do anything really odd… read more

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Sunday afternoon while I was in the shower the dogs began barking in the backyard. At first I thought it was Krista barking at the front gate, but after yelling from the shower for her to calm down, I realized that I was hearing Perdy barking in the next room. After several minutes of non-stop barking, I finally grabbed a towel and stopped my sho… read more

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During the volunteer meeting we had a demonstration of T-Touch on a cat as well as two dogs. I was suitably impressed, and I thought I'd try it on the boys at home. So far I'm having to get Namir more comfortable with me wanting to touch him for an extended period of time. I've gotten on circle done on a side before he ran off. Rhys is convince… read more