We occaisionally feature fun, interesting or educational external links on our What’s New page each month. This page will attempt to keep them organized:

FEATURED EXTERNAL LINK THIS MONTH:

August 2004

FEED A NEEDY ANIMAL (FOR FREE) http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need -- providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the US every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the US alone because they are unwanted, abandoned, or abused. Each click on the purple "Feed an Animal in Need" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food for an animal at North Shore Animal League America or at one of the Fund For Animals' world renowned animal sanctuaries, including the Black Beauty Ranch in Texas and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in California. Funding for food is paid by site sponsors, whose banners appear after you click the purple button, and goes to our aforementioned charity partners. The number of animals helped by the site depends on the number of visitors to The Animal Rescue Site. Please click every day, and encourage friends and family members to do so as well. (Lame Legal Disclaimer: we haven’t checked out the veracity of this site ourselves, but Weight Watchers is one of the sponsors, and that’s good enough for us!)

FEATURED LINKS
FROM PAST MONTHS (that still work...)

From January 1999:

PET INSURANCE www.petinsurance.com This link to the Veterinary Pet Insurance site, is provided only on this page as an extra bonus for our “What’s New” viewers. It gives information about providing you with pet insurance to  cover your pet’s veterinarian bills.

Here are several web sites that give more information about the care of your pet’s teeth http://www.petdental.com/ http://www.dentalvet.com/ http://www.caws.org/dentalcat.html http://www.aaarf.org/dental.htm

From February 1999:

Every so often, we run across a web site or two that might be particularly interesting to pet owners. Here’s a couple that you might want to check out: www.doglitter.com Wouldn’t it be great if our dogs could use a litter box just like our cats do! Purina has developed a litter and training system for indoor dogs 35 pounds and under. The litter is a recycled newspaper product that connot track or stain. We have not tried this out yet or heard reports from anyone who has, but you can learn more details, and even get a rebate coupon, on Purina’s website for this potentially great new product. www.rentwithpets.org The Humane Society of the U.S. has put together guidelines for people renting with pets and for landlords renting to people with pets. Some great ideas for both sides of apartment living. Included are 13 tips for finding Pet-Friendly Rental Housing.

From July 2000:

Need a Professional Pet Sitter or thinking of becoming one? If so, this is a web site for you. For example, we bet you didn’t know that a pet sitter could become accredited at four different levels! Read more about those levels or other pet sitting information at: www.petsit.com

From August 2000:

PURINA HOME PAGE This site boasts of not only pet food information but activities, pet care information, and a free pet safety kit. Click on this link to see what this well-known company has put together for you. www.purina.com

From October 2000:

This web site (sponsored by Waltham Pet Products) is large enough for hours of exploration. It has areas of interest for owners of cats, dogs, kittens, puppies, birds and aquarium fish. Stop by and Register to win a trip to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City   Get diet recommendations for your pet using the “Food Finder”   Check out blueprints for a first class scratching post   Create a web page for your pet, including a photo scrap book www.mypetstop.com TRANSLATE ANY WEB SITE Do you love our web site, but wish it was available in another language? If so, go to: http://world.altavista.com Enter www.marvistavet.com in the website box and then select whether you want to see the text in Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean or Chinese. The text within graphics or animations will not translate, but all the normal text will, still looking exactly like the original page (mostly). Print the translated pages for friends or send this link to them.                                    Goce la lectura                     Godere la lettura                              Appreciez la lecture         Genie ben sie den messwert                                  Aprecie a leitura                    Enjoy the reading

From May 2001:

Here are some fun sites to get the whole family into the Hallowe’en spirit. www.benjerry.com/halloween/ Not pet related, but good clean fun for young and old alike. Includes a virtual haunted house and virtual pumpkin carving.   www.pumpkin-carving.com/ For a full course on pumpkin carving   www.pumpkin-patch.com/ Download pumpkin carving stencils

From October 2001:

We are always on the look-out for web pages that are well put together and helpful to the pet owning public.  This month's featured site is not from a pet product company but from a private pet owner. Please visit Fritz the Brave, an asthmatic cat whose treatment is chronicled on his own web page. We liked it so much, we've linked it permanently to our own feline asthma page. To visit Fritz:                      http://fritz.loowit.net For general information on feline asthma click here. Thinking of a vacation with your pet?  Here's a place with discounts on lodgings, travel guides, a free newsletter, and a place to chat about travel experiences. Visit:                                   www.takeyourpet.com Free Celebrity Cat Wall Calendar from Purina Visit:                                       www.catchow.com

From January 2002:

FIRST AID INFORMATION FOR YOUR PETS The American Animal Hospital Association (AHA) offers a brief first aid guide at: http://www.healthypet.com/firstaid.html For more extensive instructions, the American Red Cross has a Pet First Aid book titled Pet First Aid: Cats and Dogs by Bobbie Mammato. A description of the book can be found on the Red Cross Web site at: http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/pets.html and it can be purchased from your local Red Cross, your local bookstore, or from Amazon.com

From July 2002:

You’ve seen books of names for babies. How about a list of names for pets? Find the perfect name for your new pet at: www.geocities.com/names4pets/

From August 2002:

Would you like to take your pet trick-or-treating with you? Perhaps you would just like Rover or Fluffy to get in the Hallowe’en spirit, and properly join in the costume party. Now they can dress up as Batman or Superman, a prison dog or a princess cat, Robin Hood, the Devil, or many others with these great pet costumes: http://www.halloweencostumes4u.com/petcost.html

From October 2002:

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We are always impressed by the amazing dedication of pet owners in creating web sites to help other pet owners. This page was inspired by Weaver, a cat with a congenital spinal disorder. Check this page out for special resources for handicapped pets as well as a list of support groups. http://www.animaldisabilities.com

January 2003:

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The Elizabethan Collar keeps your pet from chewing his or her body or rubbing his or her face, but animals so hate to wear them. Here is an attractive alternative brought to our attention by our patient Drako. The Soft-E-Collar

March 2003:

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What if you found a cat you loved but she already had an owner? Well, if you’re Patrick, you’d make a music video about it! This rap parody made our day, and we think you’ll enjoy it, too! CocoNelly - The “Cat Rap” Video

April 2003

From April 2004

www.tickalert.com (sponsored by Virbac) This web site offers general information on ticks and the diseases they carry but more interestingly they offer a "tick forecast" where you can enter your zip code and find out what kind of ticks are in your area and what time of year they are in significant numbers. www.ijustasked.com (sponsored by Novartis Animal Health) Novartis Animal Health manufactures Deramaxx (deracoxib) a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for dogs with arthritis pain. The goal of the "Just Ask" Program is to increase pet owner awareness of arthritis pain.  This web site collects photographs and stories of Deramaxx success cases. For every story submitted, $10 will be donated to the Veterinary Orthopedic Society. www.nerdbook.com.sophia/barking.html Dr. Sophia Yin studies canine communication (specifically dog barking) at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.  Visit her site for general bark information and to see her review of the Bow-lingual dog translator.  If you have a problem barker at home, please take the research survey.

From May / June 2004
 

HOW TO LOVE YOUR DOG        http://loveyourdog.com This is a children's site chock full of activities and information written just for kids who love pets: In their own words, “If  you love dogs, you've come to the right place! Whether you're  preparing for a new dog or just want to have more fun with the dog you have, you'll find everything you need right here.”

From July 2004:

HOW OLD IS YOUR DOG? Most of us have heard that a dog ages seven years for each of our years. Well, that’s not really correct; it’s more complicated than that. Here’s a site that does the calculations for you to figure out your pet’s age in human years: http://www.dogage.com/Index.aspxm YAHOO GROUP FOR OWNERS OF DISABLED DOGS A Group for the owners of disabled dogs to discuss the care and love of their disabled dogs. This is a free Yahoo group that is designed to help answer questions and share stories of your disabled dogs. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disableddogs/