It’s been a few weeks since I did a round-up of pet links to other blogs, so there’s a lot to catch up on!

Unfortunately, a few links are for recalls, which we seemed to have gotten a break from for a little while. There is also some cute pet jewelry (for people), recipes, and one idea for preparing for the upcoming holidays:
~ FDA Warns Pet Owners About Pet Carousel Treats at Petsit USA
~ PetSmart Recalls Dentley’s Beef Hooves from UPI.com
~ Puppy Paw Jewelry at Celebrate Your Pet
~ Bulldog Gives Birth to 21 Puppies at Dogster
~ The Importance of a Good …read more

Up until today it was thought household pets couldn’t catch the H1N1 virus (also known as swine flu), but an Iowa cat has just proved earlier assumptions wrong!

The 13-year-old indoor house cat, who has fully recovered from the illness, reportedly caught the virus from one of two human household members who were sick with H1N1. It isn’t believed that the cat has passed the virus on to anyone — or anything! — else. An IDPH Public Health veterinarian says it’s actually not that unexpected, and that other flu strains have been found in cats before.
Up until today the H1N1 virus …read more

Thanksgiving isn’t typically a holiday that you think you need to worry about your pets, unlike say, Halloween or the Fourth of July. Though there isn’t much around to scare a pet (unless you have a lot of family ringing the doorbell!), there are hazards readily available that you might not even give a second thought to.

Last year I provided a bunch of tips that included info on feeding dogs bones and table scraps, which many people know about, to lesser known issues like hidden toothpicks and skewers that dogs can easily choke on.
Another thing that occurred to me last …read more

Talk To Me Pets brand pet treats have introduced a fun new pet product especially for the holidays:

These “howliday” greeting cards are not only a nice little thought for your favorite four-legged friends, but they come with treats built right in that they’ll appreciate even more!
The Talk To Me Treats greeting cards come filled with 0.7 oz of Talk To Me Treats Fresh Breath and Dental Care treats (which are the perfect size to put inside the Talk To Me Treatball), and dog-lovers can choose between “Happy Howlidays,” “Merry Christmas,” or a brand new “Tis the Season” cards.
The greeting cards, …read more

For this week’s pet link round up, I decided to not only keep an eye out for news and happenings in the pet world, but with Halloween just a week away I did some hunting for cute pets in costumes, too! Are you dressing up your pet next week?

~ Michael Vick declines invitation to see eight of his former dogs at Petville
~ Dogs are Bad for Global Warming from Dogster
~ Chihuahua in a Hat on Flickr
~ Cat Food from A to Z at Scratchings and Sniffings
~ Green Dog Resources from Raise a Green Dog
~ Princess Mojave on Flickr
~ Paris Hilton …read more

The Associated Press and Petside.com recently conducted a survey of 1,166 pet owners asking them how far they’d go to save their cat or dog’s life in the event of a pet emergency.

Among the questions asked and how they were answered, the results included:
~ 63% of dog owners and 53% of cat owners would be at least somewhat likely to perform CPR on their pet.
~ 65% of women vs. 50% of men say they’d be more likely to perform CPR.
~ 54% don’t have a fire evacuation plan.
~ 41% have had at least one incident requiring an emergency trip to the …read more

Though we’re not the kind of dog owners that treat our dogs as little people (ie dressing them up or taking them places, etc), we do have fun trying to include them in our “in house” activities if we’re able to, like getting them a new chew toy or doll for the holidays, or making them a special treat on our “treat” holidays (Easter, Valentine’s, etc).

This includes a fun treat made from cooked, leftover turkey that’s perfect for the Thanksgiving weekend. Because we don’t have leftover turkey until after the holiday is over (and don’t want to spend anymore time …read more

It’s a busy time of year for pets and their people. From keeping dogs and cats safe from changes going on outside to making sure inside hazards such as decorations and foods are kept out of reach, we can all use a few reminders and helpful hints now and then!

~ Getting You and Your Pets Ready for Winter at Janet Roper
~ 13 Halloween Pet Safety Tips from Petside
~ Preparing Your Pet for Winter at 4 the Love of Animals
~ Diabetes in Pets from Dolittler
~ World’s Largest Scooby Snack at Dogs Trust
~ What Is Natural Pet Food? from Scratchings and Sniffings
~ …read more

Finances always tend to get a bit tighter this time of year. Between school and the various upcoming holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc) the checking account is often left a bit high and dry.

For pet owners the squeeze can be even tighter. The costs of food and other necessities has crept steadily upward as well over the last little while, and any luxuries for our pets seems to be something they and we can do without. However, several companies online make sure to offer coupons, deals and discounts — check them out:
~ Pet Mountain is offering savings up to …read more

I’m not a fan of pet fads for the simple reason that once the novelty wears off the pet usually ends up getting the short end of the stick (chicks and bunnies at Easter, guinea pigs after the movie G-Force, “Taco Bell dogs,” etc) and ends up in a shelter.

The recent trend in the U.K. are micro pigs — a “bred-down” version of several other small pig breeds, including potbellied pigs, Tamworth, Kune Kune and Gloucester Old Spot.
Though small pigs have been around as pets for a long time, sales for these tinier versions have kicked into high gear. …read more