If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum We are starting the holiday season and I would ask you to consider starting a new giving tradition. Rather than struggle to find that ‘perfect’ gift for someone, give a donation to a charity in that person’s name. This type of giving is a win-win situation
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Cats are capable of making at least 30 sounds, including at least 19 variations on the simple meow. In general, kittens use meows to communicate with their moms, but grown cats employ them solely to communicate with humans. Cats hisses, growls, squeals, and make other sounds
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum We all talk to our pets. It’s a part of our nature, but in reality they don’t care what we are saying. But because you speak different languages, communication can be difficult at times. What if you had a link to your pup’s brain and could
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Tails can tell part of the story of how your cat or dog is feeling. But a dog’s tail and cat’s tail tell quite different tales in their own unique language. A cat’s upright tail and tail quiver are often signs of a friendly greeting. If
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Tails Of Mexico By Jackie Kellum Tails of Mexico is a new name, but not a new organization. This group of ex-pats, with the original name of Operacion Compacion and Companions initially had a singular focus. It was to provide spay and neuter clinics for cats and dogs of families who lived in the
If Our Pets Could Only Talk By Jackie Kellum You know your dog pretty well. Sometimes he talks out loud, sometimes his body language says it all. Dogs have similar brain structure and chemicals as humans, involving emotions. However, the mind of a dog is roughly equivalent to that of a human two year
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Cats actually do ‘ talk,’ we just have a hard time figuring out what they are saying. Feral cats living in colonies, usually are non-verbal. When a cat lives with a human they will talk in varying degrees. Cat brains have many similar brain structures
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum With the start of Summer comes some potential health hazards for our pets, that we need to keep in mind. The following are a few Summer pet safety tips: Never leave your pet in a car! Even parking in the shade and leaving the windows open is not an
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Like many of us senior humans who may be dealing with arthritis, our pets may also have the same situation. Both cats and dogs can experience arthritis. The time to start thinking about managing this medical condition is before the pet is a senior. Similar to humans, pet arthritis
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Good Manners and Good Sense I saw the perfect example of this a short time ago. A young Mexican woman was walking her dog in town. Her dog was on a leash. In addition to the leash and collar, the dog had an ID tag. As she was walking
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