Hepatic Lipidosis is a common liver disease affecting cats, particularly those that are overweight. Refusing food for more than three days puts your cat at risk for this disease. The body’s response to lipidosis can be a buildup of fat in the liver, preventing bile in the liver cells from being excreted. This is a […]
Parrots make particularly amusing pets. The Parrot Family is quite large, the smallest being the Parrotlet and the largest is the Macaw, with all sizes and colors in between. Most parrots can be taught many words and even sentences. With patience, they learn to obey commands and do tricks. Some bond to one person while […]
In 2009, researchers conducted a study of where domestic cats originated. Their findings, based on DNA showed that domestication of cats began in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is part of the Middle East including Turkey to Northern Africa and eastward to Iraq and Iran. When humans decided to settle in one place and […]
