Merry Christmas

From me to you, Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

Christmas Present Ideas for Your Pets

Christmas is a time for giving and spending time with the ones you love. So this holiday season, don't forget those furry, feathered, and scaled friends of yours by making sure they get a special Christmas present straight from the heart. Believe me, animals deserve to love Christmas too!

What should you get them you ask? Well, here are a few ideas that will have all your pets panting - yes even the cold blooded ones.

Dog:

• Dog bed - LL Bean has some high quality beds
  
• Red and green rawhide treats - available most anywhere
  
• A large bone (with bow) - Should take them weeks to eat it
  
• Wet dog food (As a special treat every year I get my dogs their own can of wet dog food - they love it!)
• A doggie sweater - To keep them warm on walks
• A new collar - They like to look good too
  
• A new leash - Because the old one looks haggered
  

Cat:

• Wet cat food (As a special treat every year I get my cats their own can of wet cat food - they love it!)
• Cat toys - Cats love the ones that jingle
  
• Cat nip - Or cat marijuana as they call it
  
• Cat bed - For all their long-long naps
  
• A new collar - Cats like to look good too
  
• Scratching post - So they stops using the stairs
  
• Remote controlled mouse - Enjoyment for the both of you
• Laser pointer - Do I need to explain?
  

Guinea Pig:

• Yogurt treats - They love these
  
• Fresh veggies - You probably already have these in your fridge
• Ball - To run around the house in
  
• A companion - You know guinea pigs are social creatures, get them a friend
  

Hampster:

• Tunnels - To run around in
• Fresh veggies - You probably already have these in your fridge
• A Critter Cruiser - Yes they have hampster cars
  

Bird:

• A travel backpack - Now you can take your bird everywhere you go
• Bird toys - Birds love bells and things that make noise
  

Lizard:

• Food - Treat your scaled friend to some fresh mealworms, or the fresh veggies you have in your fridge

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Christmas Traveling

We are headed to Alabama this year for Christmas and sadly, we are leaving our kids behind. I know many of you understand where I am coming from, when you don't have human kids, your animal kids are that much more important to you. And the thought of leaving them behind on Christmas makes me sad.

Happily, we are leaving our kids in the hands of two very capable pet sitters from Happy Paws Pet Sitting Plus. I am sure we will be able to convince them to spoil our kids with treats on Christmas.

Now, I just have to decide what to buy them.

I Now Understand

I want to warn everyone that this is not a happy post and I am sorry that I have to share bad news, but I wanted to be able to get it off my chest.

We had to euthanize our cat Paris last night. But before you judge us you must understand that he was very badly injured by a neighborhood dog and that it was really the more humane choice. In fact, he was so badly injured that really there wasn't much they could do for him, except for perform several surgeries that he probably wouldn't have lived through anyway.

Words can't express what goes through a person's mind when they have to make a decision like this, but I will tell you one thing, I hope I never have to make that decision again.

I want to also say that I am sorry for anyone else that has ever had a pet pass away, especially in this manner. My heart goes out to you.