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Cat grooming: how to select a cat brush
10/27/2009 - 18:03
Ever wonder how to make sense of all the various kinds of cat brushes and combs out there? Here are some tips: If your kitty's fur is regularly brushed and free of any tangles or mats, a fine/medium combination comb will work nicely. A rubber brush can be used on a shorthaired cat, which, as a bonus, will polish his coat at …Read more »
Green Paw Print Tip #4: Don't Shop - Adopt!
04/24/2009 - 09:22
Looking to add a four-legged friend to the family? Adopt from a shelter, humane society or rescue group and give a pet that's already out there and in need of a forever home a healthy, happy life. Check out our Online Adoption Center to find your perfect match. Likewise, do your part in reducing pet overpopulation by spaying or neutering your pet. In …Read more »
Feeding your kitten
04/24/2009 - 09:21
When it comes to nutrition, kittens are a lot like children -- they need a balanced diet to grow. Find out what brand of food your kitten was eating before you adopted it, and continue feeding it this food if possible. If you want to switch brands, do so gradually. Begin by mixing a little bit of the new food …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Agency Success Story - Priest
04/24/2009 - 09:21
If you hear someone calling for Priest at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi, they may not mean Reverend Bruce Cheney, the church’s pastor. They could be summoning a four-legged “Priest,” a cat that came from the city animal shelter and was adopted through Save1Pet’s partnership with PetSmart. A Holy Cross parishioner, who also volunteers with Save1Pet, invited another …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Agency Success Story - Petunia
04/24/2009 - 09:21
Last summer, one particular PetSmart Adoption Center in Phoenix was full of fluffy little kittens. But there was one older female, cat named Petunia who didn’t fit that description. Petunia was a plain tabby with a pot belly. Each week, new kittens would come and go but Petunia was overlooked. As volunteer Sandra cleaned her cage and cuddled her, she promised …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Agency Success Story - Muffin
04/24/2009 - 09:21
Muffin was the kitten covered in red fingernail polish. "Please take him. My kids are going to kill him,” a woman told Black and Orange Cat Foundation. Her children had trapped the tiny tiger kitten and painted him from his ears to his tail with fingernail polish. Black and Orange Cat Foundation named him Muffin. Weighing not even a pound, “Muffin man” …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Agency Success Story - Magic
04/24/2009 - 09:21
Volunteers from Miss Kitty's Cat House were at PetSmart doing adoptions at Christmas time. They were situated right next to the area where another group was doing Santa photos for people and their pets. One of the Santa volunteers, Bob, visited our kitties before starting his shift. Bob, all decked out in his Santa suit, looked like he could grant anyone's …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Customer Success Story - Pookiebear
04/24/2009 - 09:21
Even though Pet Parent Kimberly is a PetSmart Charities volunteer who has seen other people’s lives change for the better when they adopt an animal, she’s experienced that changer herself as well. “I adopted "Pookiebear" in December 2003,” Kimberly says. “He had been returned from his original adopter who claimed that his teeth were bad and that he hid from them. …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Customer Success Story - Frenchie
04/24/2009 - 09:21
It was February 19, 2006 when Pet Parent Misty had moved to a new city, Tracy, CA. “I went into PetSmart right before it closed to look at the cats. There were young ones, old ones, black ones, and then there was Frenchie...a 12-15 pound gray female, with awesome yellow eyes. I was sold.” “I signed the papers and I was …Read more »
PetSmart Adoptions Customer Success Story - Tibz
04/24/2009 - 09:21
Pet Parent Tess remembers the day as though it were only moments ago. “My children and I woke early one Saturday morning and I quickly asked each of them how they felt about a kitten!” she says. “We headed to PetSmart and there she was,” Tess says. “Our Tibz.” “She spent the first half hour riding in the hooded sweatshirt while we …Read more »
