Furry Fun Room

By Dr. Karen Shaw Becker

A recent Facebook post by Dr. Jen Gunter of Marin County, California about her Labrador Retriever, Hazel, is a good reminder that marijuana and dogs can be a toxic combination. Gunter and 3-year-old Hazel went for their daily run, and then Gunter went grocery shopping. When she arriv...

Un bel micione rosso sta rubando la scena del film Captain Marvel!

6-year-old Ian Unger has Type I Diabetes and relies on an insulin pump and a 24-hour glucose monitor. More than anything, he wants to ride the schoolbus with his fellow kindergarteners.

Recently his condition prompted the school district to insist he have a personal aide with him if he is to ride the bus. However, when the family requested an aide be provided, their plea was denied.

“Their plan was to put him on an empty bus b...

During a full moon last Sunday night, an officer from Platteville, Wisconsin suddenly crossed paths with a tiny kitten who desperately needed his help.

Platteville...

If you share your home with one or more kitties and you also have a green thumb, have you considered growing a feline-friendly herb garden? Certain herbs can provide health benefits for your pet, and others can be used to treat specific feline ailments. Actually, cat parents without a green thumb or space for a garden might also want to consider this idea, since herbs are quite easy to grow, and an herb garden takes up very little space. All you really need is a sunny spot on a balcony,...

Il Comune di Milano per la prima volta offre sterilizzazioni gratuite a proprietari di cani e gatti, ma solo con reddito ISEE non superiore ai 6.500 euro all'anno.

Nobody wants to give their best friend a flimsy plastic birthday hat… especially not a leatherworker! I was standing in the pet store looking at plastic dog birthday hats and realized I could make my own!

Every day since Eevee’s birthday I have made her a new leather hat. Some are stand-alone designs and others are theme based – Alice in Wonderland, Queen of Hearts, Pokemon. Stay tuned for Kawaii Snack Week and Disney Princess/Villains week.

Here are some of my f...