Animal hoarding involves keeping more companion animals than one can properly take care of. While many of these people are good-intentioned, it’s believed they have an underlying problem which causes them to collect animals. Hoarding is attributed to several disorders including dementia, OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder […]
When dogs reach up and take a piece of food, they don’t think of it as stealing or getting away with something. It’s just natural for them to take food that smells good to them. Of course it’s not something we want to encourage and there are a number of ways to deal with the […]
If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you’ve experienced the roughness of the tongue, almost like sandpaper. A cat’s tongue is covered with barbs called papillae that face backwards and cause the rough sensation. The barbs are made of seratin, a substance found in human fingernails. The barbs serve a number of purposes. Cats […]
