Posted in Health & Wellness

"Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat November 4, 2009 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Newsday.com) DES MOINES, Iowa - The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Officials said Wednesday it's the first known case of the virus to be diagnosed in a cat. Veterinarians say the virus … read more

Posted in Zootoo website

Have you ever checked the number of friends that you have? I hadn't, but noticed it appeared when I wrote a discussion item for the Bobbi and the Strays Group. 111. That seems like an awfully high number so I just went through everything and eliminated most people who haven't done anything on the website in a year. The number of pages of friend… read more

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It's funny, but once you start helping an animal rescue, you immediately become the person that your neighbors turn to if there is an animal "problem." Sometimes you feel incredibly frustrated because you can't help, but there are other times when you can. That's the way it was when our first litter of driveway kittens (4) arrived at our house.… read more

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You never know what a day will bring. We were out on Sunday, trying to go to some interesting places while still not getting baked in the sun and decided while driving between the Vanderbilt Museum and the Tuna Festival in Babylon, that we would stop at BJ's for gas. The lines are very long there since the gas is about $.15 cheaper than anywher… read more

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Well, the total number of cats that have been sterlized in our community driveway has now climbed to eight. There are still so many cats in the driveway that need to be trapped. While waiting for cats to walk into the traps the other evening we were entertained by the antics of a kitten with its mother. This little kitten looks exactly l… read more