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My Genius Cat Megatron
Eventually, every pet owner faces the ethical question: How much is my pet worth to me? If the veterinarian says $75, I don’t hesitate to pay. If she says $1,200 in order to prolong life for a year,...
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Fresh Fish: From Fish Bowl to Toilet Bowl
Our goldfish, Aunt Agatha, recently died after a two day battle with floatsidewaysitis. (Note: If you name your goldfish Aunt Agatha or Uncle Fred, you can use their deaths to get out of social...
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Petcare Care Less
If a friend goes out of town, I’ll water his plants, collect his mail, and maybe even throw water on the fire I started while roasting marshmallows in his bathtub, but he better know better than to ask...
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Dear Good Greatsby: Does My Pet Dove Poop on My Computer Because She Hates My...
Today’s question comes from Spectra of spectrumwoman.com, who wonders whether her pet dove is expressing distaste for her writing by pooping on her computer. Because the question regards pets, my cat,...
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Chinglish Pet Care
I visited a local pet store on Friday. It’s a good thing pets can’t read because they ‘d probably be alarmed if they saw their owners buying either of the products below: Apparently this Friend Baby...
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Chinglish Shampoo for Nerd Dogs
I volunteered at a pet shelter as a teenager and when I bathed the animals, we weren’t fortunate enough to have such fancy shampoos like the one below I found in a local Shanghai pet store. This magic...
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Letting the Cast Out of the Bag
Over dinner, our family occasionally picks an idiomatic saying that we plan to start mispronouncing in hopes the altered version will catch on until it some day finds its way back to us. This past...
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Goodbye, Megatron
After eight years of constantly being startled, our cat Megatron died two days before Christmas. I’ve loved animals all my life and have had dozens of pets over the years, but I spent more time with...
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