A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
Fostering a pet is one of the best ways to help reduce euthanasia rates in the United States. Marina Ascani, a 22-year-old Florida State University student, has been fostering animals since January 2018. She decided to start fostering because she wanted a dog for but thought she should test how it would work being a full-time student while working part-time. […]
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It’s an unavoidable reality all pet owners must face: as pets get older, their bodies won’t work quite the same. Watching changes to your pet’s health can be difficult and lead to questions about what is normal and what is not. When it comes to pet eyes, it’s not uncommon for pet owners to notice changes over time. But how […]
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Whether you just got your pet or you’ve had it a long time, it’s important to make sure you’re feeding it right. I don’t know if you’ve heard about the dog who turned out to not to be vegetarian, but basically a woman claimed her dog was a vegetarian and the dog embarrassed her by eating meat on live television. […]
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With Hurricane Florence wreaking havoc on the Carolinas, it seems like the perfect time to consider how our pets fit into our emergency plans. Personally, the only thing that stresses me out more than preparing for a natural disaster is thinking about how my five-pound ball of fluff is going to take it. So how can you create an disaster […]
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We all tend to see our pets as our heroes, if not our best friends or closest family members. In reality though, how often do our pets actually get to be heroes? Maybe you have a baby saving cat or dog, but the heroics of most of our pets come from the unconditional love they bask us in. The way […]
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Let’s be honest here: our pets shed. A lot. So much so that it almost seems that you’ve grown a new dog or cat purely off of the hair that they’ve shed. It’s a lot to tackle sometimes, especially when you can’t sweep or vacuum your home every single day. But, thanks to growing technology, we’ve come up with new […]
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To embark on the journey to a cruelty-free life, you must make decisions on a lot of key aspects. When it comes to the food you eat, you’ll decide whether you want to be vegetarian, vegan, or neither. When it comes to the products you choose to use…well, most people tend to be more in the dark. However, we don’t have to be. […]
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Just like humans, dogs and cats can get sick and need regular health checkups. Sometimes these visits can be very expensive. Some pet parents have turned to pet insurance to help with the medical costs of owning a pet. Here’s the lowdown on pet insurance to help you decide whether or not you want to invest in it! What is […]
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Chirp, squeak, and nibble. Our little friends are just as important to us as our big ones. Hamsters, mice, bunnies, lizards, fish, and many more tiny companions rely on us pet parents even more than our bigger babies. They may not need to be taken on walks to go potty or play fetch, but they do need a whole lot […]
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Hacking, gagging, and then… there it is! A long-fought battle in your kitty’s esophagus is now on your living room floor. You break out the paper towels and some sort of cleaning product and go at it. As a cat mama myself, I know the struggles of cleaning up hairballs. After you watch in fear, feeling a little helpless as […]
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