I just listened to a conference on Feline Nutrition, which emphasised cats need mostly raw meat, bones, and feathers for good health, then I read a review of a study in the USA of hundreds of cats, concluding cats on a vegan diet for a few months were healthier than...
This is the first time in 30 years that I’ve had no animal friends in my home. I left Sydney for Newcastle 15 months ago, with my 3 companions packed into the car – 19 year old Danny, 11 year old Cody and 20 year old Gracie, all rescues, all best friends. Danny,...
The move to Newcastle has gone well. My first job was to source appropriate dog parks, and dog and house minders. Locals are very friendly but what a difference in dog parks. My first contact was great (Facebook group with local off leash park, scored a new pram for...
You may have noticed……around all day, as with us, stretching feels good, and helps release tightness in muscles and joints that may have stiffened after injuries, surgery or a long period of inactivity. Stretching is great for older dogs, with or without...
I visited Where Pigs Fly farm sanctuary, with lovely friend Maria, and her 2 daughters, and my dog, Cody ( a young toy poodle who is tetraplegic following a neck injury). Where Pigs Fly is a haven for rescued farm animals, started by Debbie, an ex Sydney woman who...
We have been running a mini workshop at Dogs at Play daycare centre, over 3 sunday mornings, just an hour so as to not cut into everyone’s sunday mornings and to coax people to give up some leisure time…really basic stuff for owners…how to detect if...
