Pets play an important role in the home and can be wonderful companions to kids, adults and seniors. The bond that forms between a family and their pet is sometimes difficult for non-pet owners to understand, but for all of us who have or have had a pet in our home, we know the joy [...]
Pet Treadmills-An Idea Whose Time Has Come By Wendy Pan Here’s an interesting fact: did you know that dogs and cats are more prone to heart diseases than their owners? Some studies show that heart attack is very rare among pets. However, heart attack isn’t the only cardiac disease there is. Cats are more susceptible [...]
This article is courtesy of Diane C. Nicholson and ezinearticles.com I watched my dog, Niki, have another epileptic seizure. She’d had the grande mal variety since she was three months old and now, three years later, they had become continuous. I was a young teenager and Niki had been my constant companion, my confidant, and [...]
In the last week I have spoken to 2 different family members about problems they are having in helping care for disabled elderly parents. In both cases, the elderly person is suffering from both physical and mental decline to the point of not being able to manage living on their own, but they still wanted [...]