WHO WILL BE THE SECOND ADOPT-A-BULL WINNER?

You know your pit bull pup is a winner, so tell us all about him!

Visit ASPCA.org for complete contest details, and meet our first-quarter winner, Wanda, a pound puppy-to-Delta Society Therapy Dog success story who is, no doubt, basking in her new celebrity status! [Exerpt from ASPCA]

IN PRAISE OF OLDER CATS: STORIES OF KITTIES IN THEIR GOLDEN YEARS

What wise faces we have seen! In April we put out a call for stories about the older felines in your lives, and your responses came pouring in. All of them were touching, with some wonderfully funny twists—like 15-year-old Reba, who hung out on the dash of her mom’s 18-wheeler until they both retired from trucking, and Mercury, who at 16 1/2 still revs up and tears through the house. Take a look our gallery of elderly cats, these ever-playful sassy bed warmers who’ve kept an eye on their humans over the years. Many are now reaching their twenties and still basking in the sun. [Exerpt ASPCA]

PET POISON ALERT: COCOA BEAN MULCH CAN BE TOXIC TO DOGS

For more detailed information, please take a look at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center online.

DOG TIP

Does your longhaired dog sometimes get fecal material caught in the fur on her back legs? Consider having a groomer keep the fur on the back legs and around the rectum trimmed short. This will help your dog stay clean. 

CAT TIP

If your cat enjoys catnip, consider growing your own. To plant outdoors, sow seeds in a sunny location in the early spring. Seeds are available in most garden stores or mail-order catalogs. Catnip will grow back again next year if  the winter is not too harsh.