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 | As promised last week, our main feature today is a photo gallery of GuideCats - cats who serve as assistants to About.com Guides. I'd be lost without mine, as they keep me grounded (and on my toes.) This weekend we mark Memorial Day in the U.S., and today tribute is due to the victims and their survivors of the terrible tornados in Oklahoma. Words can't express our sorrow. Hold those you love close to you this week. You know who they are. | |
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Image © Jane Anderson, Guide to Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity
This compilation of GuideCats (and GuideKittens) is not just a buncy of pretty faces. The stories accompanying the photos are funny, endearing, and sometimes poignant. However, they all reflect the love and respect we About.com Guides have for our furry office assistants, as well as the devotion they have for us. Take for example, Melody and Cupcake, pictured here. Their human mom, Jane Anderson, is the only purrson I have ever known who actually labeled one of the cubbies in her desk organizer, "Cats," because, of course, her kitties love to sleep there. Enjoy the wide range of Guide Cats and my fellow Guides who keep them gainfully employed.
| Checklist of Information for Your Cat Sitter
I rarely am away from home overnight, because of the worry about our cats while I'm gone, particularly with cats with health issues. Fortunately, we have at least two professional petsitters in our commiunity, at least one of them with vet tech experience. I still will leave a printable Checklist for Your Cat Sitter the next time we're gone overnight. Our cats are always happier right here at home. Their separation anxiety is bad enough, when we're gone, without having to be left at a boarding facility. It's important to make sure the surrogate caregiver knows exactly what to do for your cat, both in terms of routine care and what to do in case of an emergency. The printable checklist will nicely serve that purpose.
| Before You Buy Pet Health Insurance for Cats
I'd have gone bankrupt long ago if I had not had personal health insurance. And in 2011, when my Joey was hyperthyroid and needed radioactive iodine treatment, his Pet health insurance, paid enough for that treatment to cover his policy costs for the year. We all have different financial situations, and our cats all have different health needs. You may, in fact, decide against it, depending on your own situation, and your willingness to gamble. After paying astronomical veterinary bills for care of my now-deceased cats Shannon and Bubba, I decided to amortize my veterinary costs by investing in pet health insurance for Jaspurr, Joey, and Billy. Jennifur is covered by... Read more
| Cat Picture of the Week: Lucy
Image © Guest, Chelsea S.
It was love at first sight when Chelsea S. and Lucy, this week's Cat of the Week first met at the Tampa Bay SPCA five years ago. Today, they still play together and are closer than ever, and Chelsea rarely has any problems with her, with one exception. Though Lucy is only six pounds, she can throw a hissy fit when it is time to go to the veterinarian. That sure struck a chord with me. We still have time for one more Cat Picture of the Week for May, so read more of Lucy's story and find out how you can submit your own tuxedo cat's photos and story.
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