TALK ABOUT 9 LIVES

‘MIRACLE’ DOG ‘HERSHEY’ MUST THINK HE’S A SUPER CAT – MAKES YET ANOTHER COMEBACK EIGHT MONTHS AFTER GIVEN ONLY DAYS TO LIVE!  Hershey dog has miraculously survived over eight months with not one but four lethal conditions – heartdisease, sarcoma cancer, renal failure and the effects of   ‘laryngal’ surgery which limited his food andbreathing. 8 Months ago Hershey was...

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PADS  and mister Blake Foundation, Making A Difference for Puppies Worldwide
Jun13

PADS and mister Blake Foundation, Making A Difference for Puppies Worldwide

PADS eNEWS   2018 PADS eNEWS – Help Puppies In Need – mister Blake Foundation   REBEKAH’S STORY PADS has been the best thing that has happened to me and my family. It has given me a soul-mate that has added a new dimension to my life. I am eternally grateful to the organization, the training staff, the puppy raisers, the volunteers and the extended family of supporters for all they have done. >> Read More...

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Welcome Julius! ‘How wonderful!! somehow I think Ornji is smiling down,enjoying that his kingdom now shared with Julius’
Jul08

Welcome Julius! ‘How wonderful!! somehow I think Ornji is smiling down,enjoying that his kingdom now shared with Julius’

HOMELESS FOR YEARS, JULIUS CAT FINALLY GETS  A REAL HOME ‘How wonderful!! Burt, somehow I think Ornji is smiling down and enjoying that his kingdom can now be shared with Julius.’ – AS, Next Door  as we welcome Julius   We appreciate all the comments (see below, using only initials) and support we have been getting with our new adoptee, Orange Julius. Julius has been a fixture in the Saranap village of Walnut...

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Final Chapter?  Prepared to Say Good-bye to Ornji – Then Miracle(?) Happens
Jan15

Final Chapter? Prepared to Say Good-bye to Ornji – Then Miracle(?) Happens

1-23-17 Sunday morn – ORNJI doing as well as he has in a long time, even without his chemo last week, which he wasn’t able to handle. Still, he’s doing surprisingly well considering his diagnosis. (We take one day at a time – and today was a truly remarkable one.) Ornji went outside in his ‘extension’, despite the cool weather – there was some nice sunshine. He was in and out, next to me on my...

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Differences in Dog People vs Cat People
Aug08

Differences in Dog People vs Cat People

  Cat person or a dog person? Differences explained  Courtesy of Facebook which just came up with this research study showing their differences between cat and dog guardians, for what it’s worth. Enjoy In honor of International Cat Day on August 8 (sorry dogs), we wanted to understand more about the social characteristics of these two camps of animal lovers. Stereo typically, dogs are more social and easy-going, while cats...

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Gratifying To See Ornji Cat Come Back to Life After Major Surgery
May21

Gratifying To See Ornji Cat Come Back to Life After Major Surgery

 Ten days ago, Ornji wasn’t eating and losing weight. I immediately thought back to my first three cats, Juicy (HIV-Aids), Dorian (FIP-Feline Infectious Peritonitis) and Kevin (FELV-Leukemia) and the doom and gloom that followed when they stopped eating.  After ultra sound showed Ornji with large liver tumors I thought that maybe this was more bad luck; after all, I’d taken on Ornji knowing he was FIV positive with a...

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