Category Archives: cats

What is the best brand out there of microchip IDs for pets?

Happy to Help asked: What is the best brand out there of microchip IDs for pets?
I’d love to hear peoples’ experiences – good or bad – with the various brands of microchip IDs for pets. I’m looking at Avid, 24 Hour Pet Watch, Home Again and Trovan for use in a new animal shelter.

How do you ask the person you adopted pets from to leave you alone?

Kaycie asked: We adopted pets from a rescue, but we can’t seem to get the former foster mom to stop calling to check on them. She emails/calls at least 3x a week. We’ve tried dropping polite hints like We’ll contact you if we need anything, but no luck. What do we do?

What are the effects of Spaying your pets?

LAYLA asked: I understand WHY you should spay or neuter your pets, but what emotional changes does it bring if any?
We made the decision to get my 9 month old kitten spayed because she is having all sorts of problems when she’s in heat (it lasts for days, is frequent, etc.) — Originally I [...]

Will I get caught with pets in my apartment?

bzone asked: The apartment I am looking into allows pets, but they charge outrageous deposits and extra rent per month. I have two cats. I am wondering if when I sign the lease I say I don’t have pets to avoid paying the deposit and extra rent. It’s an apartment complex run by a corporation [...]