http://thoughtsfurpaws.com All Pets Go to Heaven Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nitros-law-hb-70-finally-passes-ohio-house/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nitros-law-hb-70-finally-passes-ohio-house/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:55:31 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2269
Many of you remember the awful terrors of the High Caliber K9 Kennels story (in Youngstown, Ohio). Although it’s local to me, it DID make national news through several outlets (Google it and you will see for yourself…) Many posts on this blog (go to the Search bar on the bottom right and type in Steve Croley, High Kaliber [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nitros-law-hb-70-finally-passes-ohio-house/feed/ 5 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nj-puppy-mill-moves-to-cleveland/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nj-puppy-mill-moves-to-cleveland/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:56:44 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2266
Thanks to my friend and dedicated animal welfare advocate Mary O’Connor Shaver for alerting me and many others to this unfortunate set of circumstances. (Find Mary at ColumbusTopDogs and BanOhioDogAuctions.com.) NJ puppy mill breeders Edith and Perry Buchko of Howell, NJ, who had hundreds of Chihuahuas and Shar Peis, have now moved their business to Ohio. For more information [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/nj-puppy-mill-moves-to-cleveland/feed/ 8 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-laughable-ccf-goes-after-hsus-what-do-you-think/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-laughable-ccf-goes-after-hsus-what-do-you-think/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:53:19 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2263
Now this is a controversy I can get into. I have argued back and forth for and against the HSUS many times with many of you who read this blog. I am re-posting this from the Care2 site. (Thank you Care2 but I just couldn’t have written it better.) ***Let me know what you think about the [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-laughable-ccf-goes-after-hsus-what-do-you-think/feed/ 7 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/devastating-loss-of-gibson-please-pray-for-us/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/devastating-loss-of-gibson-please-pray-for-us/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:02:36 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2259
After losing my precious tabby Theodore just one week ago, our dear white Golden Retriever Gibson crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Friday night, just five days after Theodore. He died in the family room of our house of acute heart failure. After being rushed to the ER – the vets found CANCER ALL OVER HIS BODY, and [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/devastating-loss-of-gibson-please-pray-for-us/feed/ 55 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/pets-get-second-chance-for-love-valentines-weekend/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/pets-get-second-chance-for-love-valentines-weekend/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:51:08 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2252
We all know Valentine’s is for lovers – and this year, it’s for pet lovers, too. Your readers can celebrate the holiday by giving pets special Valentine’s Day gifts or helping a homeless pet find love during the PetSmart Charities Second Chance for Love National Adoption Weekend this February 12-14 in all 1,149 PetSmart stores [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/pets-get-second-chance-for-love-valentines-weekend/feed/ 0 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-over-the-rainbow-bridge/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-over-the-rainbow-bridge/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:34:56 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2246
Well it’s terribly bad news today, partially expected yet still totally shocking. Theodore has andeocarcinoma, a very rare type of cancer and the vet did not remove all of it when he took the tumor and gall bladder out. Theodore went severely downhill this weekend and could barely move this morning when I found him hiding [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-over-the-rainbow-bridge/feed/ 85 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/update-on-theodore/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/update-on-theodore/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:56:29 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2228
Well the exploratory surgery did not go well yesterday. First, the Vets found a HUGE blockage in his gall bladder, they cut it open and found it was quite a large tumor. They cut the tumor out and part of the connecting small bile duct, all which were infected with cancerous tissue. Pathology on the cancerous tissue [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/update-on-theodore/feed/ 37 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/please-pray-for-theodore/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/please-pray-for-theodore/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:05:31 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2225
My dear sweet Theodore, my 11-and-a-half year old Tabby/Maine Coone mix that I so often talk about is desperately ill right now. He is currently undergoing exploratory surgery at the ER vet because the Dr thinks he may have cancer. He has lost two pounds in a month, has suffered severe vomiting and constipation, and this [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/please-pray-for-theodore/feed/ 59 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:42:33 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2191
I found this on a blog called Everyone Deserves a Special Friend and had to share it with you all. This should be posted in every shelter, pound, city council building, police station, dog park, pet store, pet rescue, library, and utility pole across the country. Sure puts BSL in its place…  A Pit Bull’s Prayer Spirit [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/feed/ 16 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/how-to-be-a-responsible-breeder/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/how-to-be-a-responsible-breeder/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:22:17 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2188
PERCEPTION By Jim Hughes Kennel Spotlight Magazine, December 2009 * Thanks to Mary O’Conner Shaver of Columbus Top Dogs, a well-known and respected animal advocacy group, for sharing this article with us on Facebook. I recommend to everyone you join her Facebook Group, “Ohio Voters Against Puppy Mills and Dog Auctions,” by clicking here or on the previous Facebook [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/how-to-be-a-responsible-breeder/feed/ 3