Pet Health

Cats are tough creatures, but sometimes, they need a little help in life. And one kitty facing a Canadian winter night in the middle of January knew just who to turn to in her time of need—firefighters! When the staff at the Steinbach Fire Department in Manitoba saw sweet Ember at their window begging to come in, they couldn’t leave her out in the freezing temps. Ember immediately settled into the safety and warmth, plying her rescuers with lots of kitty hugs and kisses. Facebook Out of the Cold and Into The Bath To find out if sweet Ember had gone missing from a home, the fire department posted messages on social media asking if anybody was missing their kitten, and if they were, could they come and get her. Though the fire department’s Facebook followers proclaimed love for Ember, no one came forward to say she was their missing cat, meaning she was a wild kitten who’d been making her way outdoors and alone. RELATED: A Tale Of Two Foster Kittens & Their Dog Friend Brings

RECALL ALERT – H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food TFP Nutrition has issued a voluntary recall of their 16 lb. bags of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food. One lot of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food sold in 16 lbs. bags has been voluntarily recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. The voluntary recall covers bags of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food manufactured on Nov. 13, 2022, at the company’s facility in Nacogdoches, Texas. The affected lot was distributed only in Texas and sold only at H-E-B retail stores. Please be aware only this one lot of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food and no other TFP Nutrition products are involved in this recall. Photo: petful.com If H-E-B cat food is the brand of choice in your home, check the bottom of your 16 lbs. bags of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food to see if your bag matches the impacted lot. Here is the info you’re looking for on the bottom of the bag:

Two Pit Bull brothers, named Keiko and Niko, were being sold as ‘fighting dogs.’ A kindhearted woman named Tawny saw their post online and knew she had to help. She only had room for one puppy so she adopted Keiko. But then two months later, Niko was still waiting for a home. Tawny couldn’t fathom where he might end up, so she went and picked him up immediately. The brothers’ reunion was incredible. They snuggled up to one another, relieved they were back together again. Screenshot via YouTube Tawny quickly learned that shelter cats need homes too. The woman with a heart of gold contemplated bringing a kitten home to add to the pack, even though she admits she’s not a cat person. Tawny adopted Wasabi and prayed her two Pitties accepted her into the fold. Wasabi was so tiny and Tawny made sure to teach the dogs to be extra gentle with her. Amazingly it was the tiny kitten Tawny had to reprimand to be gentle with Keiko and Niko! Screenshot via YouTube Wasabi fit in so nicely tha

**UPDATE** Surely, you remember the tale of Vali the cat, a friendly lady who loves to give a wave to those that look her way. All her waving made Vali a viral sensation and now, this sweet senior cat has found her forever home! Community Cat Club shared the news via Facebook, writing, “Our viral girl, Vali, has left the building and is off to her forever home!!” Facebook By waving hello to so many people around the world via social media, Vali brought joy to the masses. And now her viral rounds have brought the joy back to the sweet senior cat in the best way ever! Vali now has a home with cat and dog siblings to spend her golden years. “Her little video reached so many people, but we’re super happy to say it reached her new mom who met her today in person and knew it was meant to be.” Facebook Congratulations, Vali! Cheers to forever! **Original Story** With so many adoptable pets at the Community Cat Club in New Jersey, it can be difficult for senior cats to be not

Otter and Bunny are a pair of bonded kitten siblings who almost didn’t get their chance to prove their toughness. At two weeks old, they were left all alone. Complicating their case, both kittens were missing portions of their front legs and feet, while Otter had a protrusion on his head that opened onto his brain. The two needed help, and when Caroline Grace of Baby Kitten Rescue in Los Angeles saw them after a kind cat lover rescued them, she couldn’t say no to bringing the sweet brother and sister combo into her care. Instagram Right away, Caroline saw the kittens suffering from respiratory illness and “explosive” tummy troubles. But despite being abandoned, sick, and missing limbs, Bunny and Otter had fighting spirits and a will to live long and full lives. Strong Spirits ln Tiny Bodies After just a day of medication, love, and security, Bunny and Otter perked up, with Bunny giving Caroline a thank you of big purrs. And immediately, the bond between the brother and sister

Those who spend their lives in the world of felines have heard tell of hermaphrodite cats with both male and female sex organs. Instances of hermaphrodite cats are rare, though, occurring an estimated once in ten thousand cats. But Hope the cat’s story is different as this sweet anomaly has neither male nor female sex organs. Volunteers and staff at the UK’s Cats Protection have never experienced a cat like Hope before. And searches of feline literature related to a total lack of sex organs revealed little to no information about Hope’s make. In fact, a Cats Protection veterinarian explained there’s not even really a term for Hope’s lack of sex organs. Facebook A Rarity Unlikely To Be Seen Again When Hope first entered care at Cats Protection’s Warrington Adoption Centre, a first glimpse by rescue staff and volunteers identified the piebald tabby as female. But a closer look revealed Hope had no external sex organs. An exploratory procedure to look for internal sex organs found

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have found some strange things in people’s luggage over the years, but finding a live cat inside a suitcase was an interesting first. When an alarm alerted TSA employees to something amiss in the checked baggage at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the Florida-bound bag in question was put through an x-ray to check its contents. A horror movie moment ensued as the screen lit up red, revealing the apparent outline of a live creature inside the bag among the other contents. Twitter Cat’s Out of The Bag When TSA staff opened the bag, they found not a creature of nightmares like the scan suggested, but an adorable ginger cat named Smells! TSA Spokesperson, Lisa Farbstein said the TSA officer who opened the bag “was shocked” to find him there. We imagine Smells was shocked to be there too! TSA took to Twitter to share the crazy incident and have some fun with cat puns, writing, “We’re letting the cat out of