“I love my cats because I love my home and after a while they (the cats) become its visible soul.”
Another… “Don’t put your life on paws” is a classic example of some of his laid-back pop pschychology aimed at cat people, found in his book “Cat Dependent No More! Learning to Live Cat-Free in a Cat-Filled World”.
A recent survey suggests that 21% of pet owners in general bought their pet for companionship, compared to only 5% who have their pet for security. And 60% of single people in the UK say they buy pets for companionship and of this number 39% say they have replaced their partner with a pet! Yikes! A recent survey suggests that 21% of pet owners in general bought their pet for companionship, compared to only 5% who have their pet for security. And 60% of single people in the UK say they buy pets for companionship and of this number 39% say they have replaced their partner with a pet! Yikes!
Owning a pet ferret is a big responsibility and before adopting a ferret as a pet one should do a lot of reasearch into the care required to keep a pet ferret. Ferrets do not fit in with a lot of other pets so care must be taken to know more about the shoulds and should nots before adopting a ferret. Many ferrets end up at shelters or are set loose when new owners of ferrets discover just how much care is needed and that they cannot or are not willing to cope with the resposibility of proper care for their ferret. Ferrets have long been domesticated which means they have come to rely on humans for care. As a result, ferret survival skills are slim when faced with abandonment. When dumped and left to their own devices, sadly, a pet ferret’s life expectancy is roughly about a week, according to the American Ferret Association Inc.
If you’ve ever had a flea bite and had a reaction to it you’ll have some idea of the agony your poor pet goes through when fleas attack. The well-known curse about a thousand fleas of a camel infecting your armpits is no joke. Now that we’re getting out more with the good weather there are many more chances for you and your pet to come into contact with those nasty, nasty fleas.
