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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Long-Haired Cats
Dear Porky, I just adopted a long haired cat and I know I will need to brush her to keep her clean and healthy, but I don’t know much about that. Do you have any tips?
Lynn
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Resolutions
Adopt a new pet. Already have a pet? Remember, they’re like dog biscuits, or cat treats, or chipsâ€â€you can’t have just one.
And you can find your next new pet at our “Ring in the New Year with a New Pet Adoption Day,†on Saturday, January 16th from 11 to 2 at the Tractor Supply Company, State Route104 East, Oswego. See our pets online at www.oswegohumane.org.
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Can You Help This Kitty Find Her Home?
The picture you see here is a cat that we recently found begging for food at Patz on the River. The kind people at Patz trapped her and brought her to us. She was wearing a collar, and seemed to be in good health– shall we say “abundant” good health.
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Laying Down The Law
Dear Porky & Buddy,
I heard that there is a statute requiring that dogs have good shelters. Is that true? My neighbor has a dog tied out in his yard with nothing but an old plastic barrel for shelter and the poor thing stands in the mud most of the time. Is there anything I can do?
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Buddy & Porky: Meet An Abandon Kitten
We doubt that people who read this column would do such a thing anyway, but if you see what you think is an act of animal abandonment, try to get a license plate number or a description and call 911. Don’t tolerate it. Not for a minute.
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Halloween Pet Costumes?
Dear Porky & Buddy,
Halloween is coming, my very favorite holiday, and I am so excited. I plan to dress up as a witch and then my dog Skip and my cat Sadie as little devils (which they are) and have them with me when I greet trick or treaters. Isn’t that a great idea?
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Buddy & Porky: What To Do With An Abandoned Pet?
Dear Porky and Buddy,
Help! Two weeks ago I rescued a stray kitten, took her to the vet for a health check, made a big effort to find her owner, (without success) and now I really need to find her a permanent home, as I really can’t keep her. Do you have any suggestions about how to go about doing that?
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Help Paying For Spay & Neuter Programs
Forgive me if I seem like a busy body, but I have a number of neighbors with pets that are not spayed or neutered. When I ask them about it, in the nicest possible way, they usually tell me that they just can’t afford it.
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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Training A Kitten
Dear Porky, My twelve week old male kitten that I just adopted is pooping in my tub! He uses the litter box in the same room for urinating. He’s even been caught doing this right after the box was just cleaned. It’s really icky! What can I do?
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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: A Dog-Friendly Garden
Dear Porky and Buddy,
Well, I just bought my first house and then I went and adopted my first dog, Skippy, and now I am getting ready to put in my first garden. Skippy and I are getting lessons in obedience training and that is going well, but are there precautions I should take when I put the new garden in to make sure it is “dog friendly?â€Â