Posts Tagged ‘cat’

Pesky Kitty

By: Chryssa Rich For Pets Best Insurance I like to think a cat’s true personality really shines between 6:00 and 7:00 am. It’s that magical hour when your independent, aloof, sometimes downright rude feline suddenly needs you more than anything else in life. Last year, our Top 5 tips to prevent pets from waking you [...]

Posted February 25th, 2011 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , ,  •  1 Comment

Do cats dream?

Oh Behave! Q&A with Pet Expert Arden Moore Q. I love watching my cat sleep. He moves a lot and even makes little squeaking sounds at times. His legs quiver and his whiskers move. Is he dreaming? A. Cats do dream, but we can only speculate on the subject matter. It might be that your [...]

Posted February 9th, 2011 under Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  1 Comment

Pet ID tags: Your pet’s wallet

By: Lisa Deanne Gilman The Rescue Train, for Pets Best Insurance The scariest news a pet owner can hear is that their dog or cat is lost. Whether the gardener left the gate open, a child didn’t close the door all the way or your pet escaped from a friend’s house while you were vacationing, [...]

Posted February 2nd, 2011 under Pet Adoption, Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  2 Comments

Pet behavior: When socialization goes wrong

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance With so much going on when new born kittens come home–introducing the kitten to the resident pets, figuring out the best time for spaying and neutering, and researching pet health insurance–it’s easy to let some things slide. Which is why my kitten turns into a scaredy cat around [...]

Posted January 14th, 2011 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Introducing a kitten to a senior cat

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance Charlie, my 15-year-old tom cat, thinks he’s king of the house. One day, I brought my neighbor’s dog onto his turf, not thinking much of it because Charlie had lived with plenty of dogs before. Apparently, Charlie knew he had his own pet health insurance policy because he [...]

Posted January 13th, 2011 under Pet Adoption, Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Pets as souvenirs: Adopting a foreign cat or dog

By: Chryssa Rich For Pets Best Insurance If you’re traveling internationally and want to adopt a pet, make sure you do your homework so it all goes smoothly. A little time and effort will help you bring home the best souvenir ever! Here’s my story. It was September 16th in San Miguel de Allende, and [...]

Posted January 12th, 2011 under Pet Adoption, Pets General Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Q&A with pet expert “Ask Tracie”

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance You asked, she answered! Pets Best Insurance solicited questions from our Facebook page friends relating to baffling pet behavior. Pet expert and author of The Dog Bible and the Cat Bible, Tracie Hotchner, weighs in! Read on to see if your question was answered: Question by Kathleen: How [...]

Posted January 12th, 2011 under Industry News, Pets General Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

The Pets Best Insurance guide to litter boxes

By: Alex Fascilla For Pets Best Insurance If you’ve seen the popular comedy Meet the Parents, you certainly remember Jinx, Jack Byrnes’ beloved Himalayan cat. Why does Jinxy Cat stick out so firmly in our minds? Well, aside from Greg Focker’s carelessly concocted plan featuring Jinx’s impersonator with the spray-painted tail, we probably remember the [...]

Posted January 11th, 2011 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Facebook questions answered with Dr. Fiona Caldwell

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance Pets Best Insurance solicited questions from our Facebook page fans relating to pet health, happiness and everything in between. Dr. Fiona Caldwell, a practicing veterinarian at Idaho Veterinary Hospital weighs in! Read on to see if your question was answered: Question: We adopted my Mom’s female cat when [...]

Posted January 7th, 2011 under Industry News, Pet Health Insurance, Pets General, Veterinary Medicine Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

Tips to keep pets warm this winter

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance With the cold winter months upon us, it is imperative that pet owners take precautions when it comes to pet health in the winter. Betsy McFarland, senior director of companion animals for the Humane Society of The United States, cautions pet owners that, “our pets are particularly vulnerable [...]

Posted December 30th, 2010 under Pet Health Insurance, Pets General Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments