#40 essentials for new owners

#40 essentials for new owners

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Adopt, don’t shop. That’s the motto when looking to add a new furry friend to your family, as there are so many pets awaiting fur-ever homes that are currently in…

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#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment

#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment

“#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment” It was a purrr-fect landing. A black cat escaped injury after leaping from the fifth floor window of a burning apartment in Chicago on Thursday. The cat lands safely after its five story jump.Twitter The jarring jump to safety was captured on video by a Chicago Fire…

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#COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out

#COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out

“#COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out” FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn’s veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients. Typically, she’d get three or four new puppies a week, but between shelter adoptions and private purchases, the 2020 COVID-19 pet boom brought…

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#Cat caught trying to sneak drugs into Panama prison

#Cat caught trying to sneak drugs into Panama prison

“#Cat caught trying to sneak drugs into Panama prison” It was far from the purr-fect crime. A drug-runner’s fluffy white cat was caught trying to smuggle narcotics into a prison in Panama, authorities said. The feline felon was carrying the contraband in a pouch tied around its neck when it was stopped outside the Nueva…

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#’Cat scratch’ bacteria linked to schizophrenia: study

#’Cat scratch’ bacteria linked to schizophrenia: study

“#’Cat scratch’ bacteria linked to schizophrenia: study” This connection between kitties and mental illness is, disturbingly, growing increasingly strong.  A new study has found that a bacteria known for causing the disease cat-scratch fever — named for cats’ propensity for spreading it through bites and scratches — is found in the bloodstream of schizophrenics more…

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