Tag Archives: pets
Animals in Our Everyday Lives
Since we have just passed Valentine’s Day, now is the perfect time to consider why we love our pets, and the myriad ways in which we care for them. Humans have interacted with animals for centuries. Following domestication, humans interacted with animal species in such diverse animal roles as agricultural necessity and/or assistance; holy being; [...]
Full StoryCity Dogs Have Their Biscuits and Eat Them Too
A dog lover moves to the West Village
Before moving to the West Village in 2005, I spent 30 years on a Vermont farm raising cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and children. That list is in reverse order of importance — for some reason I never liked cows much.
Country life was good, but the winters lasted longer [...]
Questions for Dr. Prattis
My pet never seems to have regular, firm stools. We walk him daily and feed him really good holistic, natural food. Why does this happen?
Is your dog or cat one who really enjoys munching “street foods”? Does your pet suffer through regular bouts of intermittent diarrhea or pasty stool? Well, you are not alone [...]
Keeping Pets Safe in the Event of an Emergency
The United States has experienced many natural disasters that have required evacuation for people and their pets from homes over the past several years, however the New York metropolitan area has usually been spared. How would we prepare to deal with a disaster here?
Many people will not evacuate a site without their pets, and emergency [...]
