How many of us search for answers about our pets health online? If you're anything like me then it's quite a bit. I have always been a googler but when it comes to my dogs health it's hard to know what sites to trust.

So I was happy to hear about a brand new site (WebVet.com) launched yesterday that is being promoted as "veterinarian-approved." There is already a ton of great info to sift through, and as an added bonus the site is well designed and easy to navagate.

(And the photos will suck you in so be careful)

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Happy Friday!

If cats went CD shopping, here's what you might see. Which one would be yours?

Cat listening to heavy metal.

Cat listening to techno while on Ecstasy.

Cat listening to mellow jazz.

Cat listening to rap.

Cat moshing.

Want more animated cats?
Click here to check out Totalleh.com. And rock on!

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Eleanor, of Pushmepullme Design is a wonderful
illustrator who creates prints of all sorts of wildlife.
Check out her site at pushmepullmedesign.com,
especially if you are a Pomeranian lover!

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Happy Friday!

If you are a cat lover – and millions are, with felines now the nation’s most common pet – here’s a Web site for you. Great-Pictures-Of-Cats.com is a kitty cornucopia of high-quality photos (grouped by breed and cats vs. kittens), information, fun stuff for kids, animations and even jokes. Young (very young) pet people will enjoy entertaining their friends with groaners like these:

Q. What has more lives than a cat?
A. A frog because it croaks every night.

Q. What do cats like to eat for breakfast?
A. Mice Krispies.

GPOC creator Jenny Jackson apparently was motivated by her love of cat-kind. She introduces herself on the site:

"I can't keep a straight face when I look at pictures of cats. If you're like me, you're either smiling at their sweetness or laughing at their antics.

My family has two beauties, but we'll make friends with any cat that crosses our path. I love seeing my ever-cynical husband go ga-ga over one of our cats, or one he meets on his neighbourhood walks."

Click here and enjoy!

(photos from Great-Pictures-Of-Cats.com)

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Happy Friday!

It's about cats. In sinks.

Make time fly at the end of your week by checking out this special site -- nothing but pics of cats (and kittens) nesting in sinks (and basins). Submit your own photos!

Click here to check out Cats In Sinks. Brought to you by those crazy people responsible for Kittenwar.com.

By the way: Can anyone tell me why so many cats like to use sinks as a bed? Seems that would the last place a water-phobic feline would want to take a nap.

And FYI: I still am on vacation, so not blogging so much. But look for me at the end of next week.
Diane

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Happy Friday!

"Started in 2000, we proudly present you the largest collection of sour-faced indignant felines on the Internet."

That's the opening line from MyCatHatesYou and it pretty much says it all. You Friday procrastinators will groove to browsing through the hundreds of snarling, psychotic, deranged felines featured here -- or maybe they just photograph that way. With funny captions to match.

Brought to you Jim Edgars, whose prank has turned into the Bad Cat media juggernaut featuring books, calendars and litter boxes (OK, just kidding about the boxes).

Click here for a seriously bad time!

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I often like to go on Dogster.com because they have a ton of cute and helpful stuff. In there little slideshow on their home page they had a promo on how to groom your dogs and other "how tos".

When it comes to giving my dogs baths, that is something I can actually do. But I saw these graphics and they are so cute! So I thought I would share them with you. Plus, if you have kids who want to help you wash the dog, this could be helpful and fun.

Besides being cute, they also have a lot of good tips on how to take care of your dogs eyes, ears, teeth and the always unpleasant anal glands... I leave that to the Vet. But they also give you tips on things to watch out for when it comes to your dogs health.

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Happy Friday!

It's Angel vs. the World. Let the rumble begin!

Click here and add Kittenwar to your list of favorite Friday procrastination rituals. It's tons of time-wasting fun to pit kitties against each other, as they purr and snuggle and cute their way to victory. Here is Angel, waiting for her first contender.

Check out the biggest winners and losers. It's more entertaining than American Idol.

Oh, my Frances Jeanne has repeatedly challenged fellow blogger John T's cat, Brisket, to a face off. Both are tuxedo cats.
John keeps putting the match off: "Brisket is a lover, not a fighter," he said the other day. Me thinks he's running scared.

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Every morning I get to work at around 10 a.m. and go through the same routine. I start up my computer, check my schedule and check out the Dog of the Day.

Dogoftheday.com is a cute site where everyday people (like myself) can nominate their pets by sending in a picture and bio. (And cross your fingers that your pet gets picked.)

And if you’re a cat fan there is also a link for Cat of the Day!

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HAPPY FRIDAY!
HI, MY NAME IS ANGEL. AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO CAT TOWN.
IT IS A CYBER PLACE CREATED BY SOME GUY, R.NOYES, WHO LIKES CATS AND TOWNS AND MAYBE ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND MAYBE SOUTH PARK, TOO.

I'M MAYOR SAILOR SUIT CAT, THE MAYOR OF CAT TOWN. COME WATCH US SAVE THE CAT FOOD FACTORY AND HAVE A RAVE AND FIGHT THE ANIMAL HAT GANG, ALL IN ALL-CAPS. NO DOGS, PLEASE. THEY GO TO DOG TOWN.

I'M EL GUAPO, THE HERO, AND I ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY. I MUST WARN YOU; ONCE YOU SEE WHAT IS GOING DOWN IN CAT TOWN, YOU WILL KEEP COMING BACK. YOU WILL VISIT WHEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING YOUR EXPENSE REPORT. OR WRITING A SALES PROPOSAL. OR READING SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT YOUR BOSS WILL ASK YOU ABOUT DURING A MEETING.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT CAT TOWN. IF YOU LIKE IT AS MUCH AS WE DO, TELL R.NOYES TO:
WRITE MORE EPISODES!
THE ANIMAL HAT GANG STILL IS IN ALASKA.

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SSS! regular TJ asked earlier this week: Is pet loss and grief to heavy a topic for blogging?

"Not an upbeat subject but an important one," she wrote. "So many people think they aren’t allowed to grieve the death of their pets, and are so desperate for understanding during this tough time.”

I agree completely. TJ also packed so much information and good links into her note that I am going to put it out over several posts.

First, here's Animals in Our Heart, a Web site sponsored by Teresa Wagner, a pet loss support counselor. Wagner does seminars and consultations but also has some free articles online. “It talks about spiritual connections between humans and animals, pet grief and support,” TJ wrote. "If you visit the site, turn on your speakers, because the music on the homepage is BEAUTIFUL. It’s by Richard Shulman, a great musician.”

The site also has pet bereavement cards, books on pet loss -- and these incredibly cool pet prayer flags. I plan to buy a string for my backyard, where Sputnik and Cinnamon lay side by side. I miss you guys but will remember you always.

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I pulled this off the blog of James W. Hall, well-known South Florida-based suspense writer, Florida International University writing professor and, apparently, an Adalusian thoroughbred -- just like me! Raised on Glamour magazines, I'm a sucker for those tests that tell you what type or style you are. Hall found one that gives you peek at your equine spirit. Couldn't resist. And I don't even like horses.

As fellow Adalusians, James and I supposedly are generous, classical and should be living in Spain or France (yippee!), possibly with a wealthy or royal owner. We also both love the books of Ian McEwan. But that's something I found out from his bio, not the test.


What breed of horse are you? Find out!

Here, take a shot at it.
Then get back to work. Bad procrastinating horse, bad!

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The Animal Crazy blog at the Orlando paper recently highlighted a Web site by Dr. Roger Welton, a Melbourne veterinarian. At Web-DVM, pet owners can get the good doctor's updates on animal health and pet news, and participate in polls (I was quite sorry to see one recently where dogs won out over cats as preferred family companions.)

Here is one posting that may be a little controversial. It's Welton's take on what he views as an encroaching occupational hazard: children who are far more out of control during a vet visit than their pets. Parents, put these unruly kids on a leash or in a carrier, please. This includes when you bring them into my neighborhood supermarket.
Click here for more adventures in parenting, at our transParent blog.

PET OWNERS, CONTROL YOUR CHILDREN!
Posted on Web-DVM, Thur, March 20, 2008.

Before I begin this brief venting session, please let me be clear that I love [good]children and truly see them as a miracle, a notion that is substantiated in the fact that my wife is expecting our first child in what has been a very planned pregnancy. That aside, one of the biggest aggravations I have to deal with as a veterinarian in recent years is children that are out of control in my waiting room and in my exam room!

On a daily basis, often multiple times a day, I have to contend with much more than the interpretation of a non-talking patient's history, clinical signs, occasional unwillingness, and the release of unexpected gas or excrement. In addition to this challenging work, I often find myself confronted with a far more sinister problem: the little devil children of the clients!

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