Author Archives: Susan Fiedler

Charger Has Cancer

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This morning it became official. My much loved Bengal cat, my birthday cat, Charger will die of cancer. He suddenly had a bunch of subdermal lumps, three were biopsied — tomorrow a ultrasound scan to see where the cancer originated and then we start a plan for giving him a decent quality of life until we send him over the Rainbow Bridge. I cry as I write this.

He was born Feb. 10 2001 to an unprofessional breeder, sold at 6 weeks to a family who — when they didn’t want him anymore — advertised in the PennySaver to get rid of him in 2002. I saw the ad on my birthday, David called, and the next day we saw him at their house and I fell in love with this big beautiful scared cat and we took him home and he has slept by me ever since then.

My birthday cat, my Valentine cat, Charger I am going to treasure the time we have left together.

Want a Job Working with Cats and the Public?

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When I went to the Animal Rescue Site to do my daily “click to donate”, and check the sales :-) I noticed AnimalWork.org. I’ve written about the Animal Rescue site in Good Places to Shop While Helping Others, Too.

I already have a great (most of the time) job working with animals and helping people take the best care of their pets as possible. But for others who are job hunting — AnimalWork.org lists job openings for positions in the U.S. at zoos, grooming establishments, veterinary practices, retail, pet training, pet caretakers, service related organizations, and welfare and protection (i.e. what most of us would call shelters and animal control).

Looking for Pet Product Coupons?

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Know anyone who doesn’t like to save money? On CentralPets.com the alphabetical listing of companies with current coupons, discounts, free with purchase, etc. offers is quite extensive. URL links to the seller’s site are included. The only catch is, you have to know which companies you want to check up on, or else scroll through the long list. Clicking on the box labeled “Pet Categories” doesn’t help — it just distracts by redirecting you to other parts of the site.

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When we are paying almost $30.00 for insulin hypodermics and about $90.00 for a bottle of Lantus/Glargine insulin for Panther, I thought it best to comparison shop. So after searching for over an hour I realized that no on-line places sold Lantus, but lots of places sold the syringe sets. Strangely enough, our local Safeway pharmacy had the best prices! And no shipping fees!

While wading through the possible places to buy from I found VetAmerica
We bought a few none prescription items. Found some things I did not know existed for cats. Accurate descriptions, great service and reasonable prices. Check it out!

Cats in Art — A Virtual Tour

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Found this not long ago — an online “gallery” with brief commentary about cats in art from antiquity to the present. I didn’t realize Rembrandt sketched cats. One image shows the more horrific side of human treatment of cats, other incorporate undressed humans, so parental guidance is suggested!

http://www.delmars.com/kitcats/catsart.htm