Funny Pet Storys

 I have just recently gotten a new cat. His name is Gizmo. The day I got him it was really crazy at my house. I already had one cat whos name is Pounce. He has been the only pet in the house for almost two years. So he was not happy at all to see this stranger in his house. So all that night all I could hear was this hissing from Pounce but at least no blows where thrown. But in the same night that is how the second cat got named. I dont know if you all would remember the movie Gremlins or not but he sounds just like one. So in between the hissing that is what I heard.

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 I went to the Animal Shelter on Saturday to get me a cat. I found one that I just had to have. They told me I would have to wait until Monday to pick him up. I asked why they said he had to be fixed before I could bring him home. So I asked if he could be taken to my vet that I have used for years with my other pets. They told me no. I asked if I paid more if he could have the lazer instead of being cut they told me yes. All I had to do was call the vet by 7:30 am to let them know. Well I couldn’t get in touch with the vet at all on that Monday morning. The Animal Shelter called me at 2:15 and told me they had taken the wrong cat to get fixed. This was a bad sign already. So I asked agin if I could take the cat to my vet so he could come home that same day once agin the answer was no and there was nothing I could do but wait until Tuesday. This is after I had taken the afternoon off of work so I could try to introduce my cat to him. “I’m not to happy about that either.” So I got up this morning to call the vet to ask about the laser and they informed me quite rudly that they did not do the laser and there was nothing I could do but wait and come pick him up at 2:00.

 So I got to talking with some of my frinds about the vet and they reminded me why I never to anything to them. About 5 years ago I had a bird that need its nails cliped and they where the only vet in town that would do it. When they brought him out to me 4 of his toes where bleeding also his beak was bleeding. They just acted like I was crazy for being upset that he was bleeding. And I still had to pay them $65 for doing it or I would not get my bird back. Sad to say I had to give him away after that because he hated me for puting him through it. Happy to say he has a home where he rules the roost.

 So here I am now waiting to see how bad the poor kitty is going to be. I just hope he does not hate me for doing this to him. On top of all of this they told me I have to take him back in ten days to have the stiches removed. I hope My vet will be able to do this for him.  The name of the vet that I will never take an animal to is Veterinary Care in Valdosta Georgia. But if you live around here and you need a really good vet then you can call Baytree Animal Hospital.

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I’m not sure of all the information on this topic yet but this is what I have learned so far. The brands that were recalled for cats where you can call is:
Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708

1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Best Choice
4. Companion
5. Compliments
6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Eukanuba
8. Fine Feline Cat
9. Food Lion
10. Foodtown
11. Giant Companion
12. Hannaford
13. Hill Country Fare
14. Hy-Vee
15. Iams
16. Laura Lynn
17. Li’l Red
18. Loving Meals
19. Meijer’s Main Choice
20. Nutriplan
21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Paws
24. Pet Pride
25. Presidents Choice
26. Price Chopper
27. Priority US
28. Save-A-Lot
29. Schnucks
30. Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans
31. Sophistacat
32. Special Kitty Canada
33. Special Kitty US
34. Springfield Prize
35. Sprout
36. Stop & Shop Companion
37. Tops Companion
38. Wegmans
39. Weis Total Pet
40. Western Family US
41. White Rose
42. Winn Dixie
The brands for dogs and the information is:

Recalled Dog Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708

1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Award
4. Best Choice
5. Big Bet
6. Big Red
7. Bloom
8. Wegmans Bruiser
9. Cadillac
10. Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket
12. Eukanuba
13. Food Lion
14. Giant Companion
15. Great Choice
16. Hannaford
17. Hill Country Fare
18. Hy-Vee
19. Iams
20. Laura Lynn
21. Loving Meals
22. Meijers Main Choice
23. Mighty Dog Pouch
24. Mixables
25. Nutriplan
26. Nutro Max
27. Nutro Natural Choice
28. Nutro Ultra
29. Nutro
30. Ol’Roy Canada
31. Ol’Roy US
32. Paws
33. Pet Essentials
34. Pet Pride – Good n Meaty
35. Presidents Choice
36. Price Chopper
37. Priority Canada
38. Priority US
39. Publix
40. Roche Brothers
41. Save-A-Lot
42. Schnucks
43. Shep Dog
44. Springsfield Prize
45. Sprout
46. Stater Brothers
47. Weis Total Pet
48. Western Family US
49. White Rose
50. Winn Dixie
51. Your Pet

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
Veterinary offices were fielding calls over the weekend from dog and cat owners concerned about a national recall of pet food blamed for causing kidney failure and death in at least 10 animals.

Menu Foods Inc., whose products are sold under dozens of brand names, announced Saturday that it was recalling 50 brands of dog food and 40 brands of cat food. The “cuts and gravy” style products, sold in cans and pouches, are marketed nationwide by retailers such as Wal-Mart, Safeway and PetSmart. Consumers kept a phone line (866-895-2708) set up by Menu Foods busy all weekend.
The Food and Drug Administration advises consumers immediately to stop using the products, listed at menufoods.com/recall, and consult their veterinarians if pets show signs of kidney failure.

In a statement on the FDA website, Menu Foods says it hasn’t discovered the cause of the problem. Complaints about animal illness coincided, however, with the introduction of an ingredient from a new supplier. Menu Foods says it has stopped using the ingredient.

“We take these complaints very seriously,” Paul Henderson, Menu Foods’ president and CEO, said in the statement. “We will do whatever is necessary to ensure that our products maintain the very highest quality standards.”

Laurie Miller, a veterinarian at the Hope Center for Advanced Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Va., says she has received “flurries” of calls; she now is treating a 2-year-old German shepherd that developed diarrhea and vomiting after eating a type of Iams dog food included in the recall.

The dog’s owners, who heard about the recall on the TV news, originally thought their pet had caught a stomach bug when he was boarded in a kennel, Miller says. The owners became frightened when the dog threw up black material that looked like blood.

Those symptoms could be caused by kidney failure, says Miller, who is running tests of the dog’s blood. The kidneys contain many tiny filters that help the body excrete toxins. A buildup of toxins can make animals feel nauseated.

Miller says the German shepherd, although initially dehydrated, has a good chance of recovery. He’s young and healthy, she says, and his owners haven’t fed him any of the food since Saturday.

I hope this will be of some help to all of us that have pets and I hope no one has lost any family member do to this problem.

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My Basenjis work together to get food off the counter. They push a chair over to the counter. One will use it to climb onto the counter (the other one is not a climber) and knock the food down. 

J. Stevens, Atlanta GA

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My name is Jenn and I have a fourteen-year-old cat named Mittens, Mitts for short. Since the day I adopted her, Mittens has loved music. So much so, that a funny story comes to mind. While doing my homework one day, I began to sing “When the Saints Come Marching In”. Suddenly, Mitts hopped up on my desk and began to purr and kiss my forehead. To this day (14 years later!), Mitts is fond of music. I could be clear on the other side of the house, but once Mitts here’s me singing, she appears out of nowhere to shower me with kisses as if it’s the first time she’s ever heard me sing. Granted, Mitts is getting slower in her old age, but she still does it. I have come to realize that either she really loves my singing or, she feels badly for me!!

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My cat Posy, a tortoiseshell tabby, lives with my family in a house in London, England. Like most cats Posy is never pleased to see another cat on her territory – or anywhere, for that matter. Whenever she encounters a fellow feline, her hair stands on end, and she begins to hiss. In extreme cases, she sets up a yowling that alerts the whole neighborhood. Though she may be a proud defender of her turf, there is a reason why my dad has always referred to her as “a cat of very little brain.” One day my mum came home with a purchase she was delighted with – a large tea cozy in the shape of a cat, with all the cat features, from ears to tail, drawn in. Naturally, when teatime rolled around the next afternoon, out came the new tea cozy to keep the pot warm. It received a lot of admiration from the rest of the family because it had the look and poise of a real cat. This cat looked almost regal sitting there, guarding the pot, with a half-smile on his cloth face. Suddenly, a slight sound emerged over the clink of teaspoons on china – a slow, steady hiss. I turned around to see Posy behind me in the kitchen doorway, hair standing on end, ears laid back, staring straight at the tea cozy. The tea cozy stared back. Posy edged nearer with suspicion, as her eyes narrowed, while she emitted more hissing sounds as she sized up her rival – a rival who’d not only managed to get INTO her house but was now ON her table. And here was the family doing nothing about it. Needless to say, we had almost fallen off our chairs laughing by this time – we couldn’t believe she actually thought the tea cozy was a real cat! Luckily, Posy stopped short of pouncing on the inert intruder. Eventually we took pity on her, lifted the cozy off the pot and finally convinced her that, the presence of this particular cat on her home turf was no good reason to cause fur to fly.

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My cat’s name is Dead Head. We often refer to him as “the cat with the empty head.” He likes to sit on top of the diningroom table, directly underneath the chandlier, and stand on his hind legs, waving his front paws in the air as if to saying, “Come down a little lower and let me jump on top of you.” My other cat, Smokey, is afraid to stay home alone. Whenever I go to my Aunt’s house, Smokey follows me. He goes inside and makes himself comfortable until I am ready to leave and then he follows me back home. Sometimes I feel like I own the craziest cats ever, but after reading some of the other cat tails, I realize my cats are just about normal!

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I had a cat once that just couldn’t keep her curiosity in check. My dad was in the middle of fixing the roof of our house. He laid down the tar and then decided to go inside for a break. After our little break, we came outside to discover that the cat had made herself at home in the tar. It took months to get the tar out of her fur!

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Our cat’s name is Onion and she is a two-year-old tabby and, apparently, Onion’s favorite time of year is Christmas time. Onion was so in love with our Christmas tree that she would climb on the sofa and dive face first into the tree, then tumble onto the floor and run around like crazy. When Christmas was over and we took the tree to the park for recycling, she walked around like she had just lost her best friend!

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My cat Bear is not really that normal compared to the other cats I’ve known. When one of his hairs is out of place, he immediately turns around to lick it down…for about 15 minutes! When he’s in the basement or the garage, he scratches the door or jiggles the door knob to let us know he wants in. He does the same when he wants out. Yes, Bear is a very clever cat, every once in awhile he even gets the door open. When he was about 8 months old, Bear ran away from home and was gone for 2 months. The people that found him live just up the road from us. It’s crazy how things happen. Well, one thing’s for sure. Bear may want out, but he’ll never stray far from his home!

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