Daisy
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Pet of the Week – Daisy

Daisy has a sad story and we are counting on you to add a happy ending. She was a much loved cat and lived well until her owner fell ill and was hospitalized. A neighbor took care of Daisy when she could. But, due to a so so diet and sedentary life waiting for her owner to come back, she got a little chunky. Even worse, her owner recently died, so now she is homeless

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Porky and Buddy
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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Exploring Australia’s Many Unique Animals

If you missed having a Porky and Buddy column last week, we are sorry. But, we have a good excuse. Guess where we are? Australia! Yup. It’s a field trip for us to learn all about Australia’s many unique animals. So far, we’ve seen kookaburra birds, fed kangaroos, held koalas (which are plump and sleepy, not much like a stuffed animal at all, but very cute), ducked to avoid a barn owl flying over our heads, heard tree frogs (which sound just like our peepers in Oswego), heard Sulphur Crested Cockatoos screeching in huge flocks, and saw Dingos in a sanctuary.

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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Reporting Suspected Animal Abuse

I am “friends” on Facebook with a guy who talks all the time about his dogs. I say “friends” in quotes because I don’t really know him or even where he lives, but somewhere around here I think. Anyway, he has started to talk about his dogs in a way that makes me worried that there might be some animal cruelty or at least neglect going on. What I mean is that he admits that one of his dogs got Lyme disease (he thinks) but has never taken her to a vet. And he says weird things about alpha dogs that make me think the he doesn’t really understand that concept but is using it to encourage his dogs to fight with each other.

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