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First things first: if you’re here because you recently lost a beloved pet, my heart is with you. I truly mean that. Whether the goodbye was expected after a long illness or came suddenly and without warning, losing a pet is no small grief...

There’s something unforgettable about the first pet you adopt as an adult. Not the family pet you grew up with or the one you "kind of" shared with your siblings, but the first one that’s yours. That was Daphne for me...

If you’ve read my previous posts, you already know about Butabi...our big ol’ teddy bear of a cat. He’s been with us through so many seasons of life and he’s more than just a pet...he’s family. He’s comfort. He’s comic relief...

Let me introduce you to Butabi, our 13-year-old big cuddly teddy bear. And when I say big, I mean big. He weighs in at a whopping 14.5 pounds! Even though that might sound like a lot, the vet always...

When you have a pet with an ongoing health quirk...something that isn’t life-threatening but just won’t resolve...it can quietly wear you down over time. Maybe it’s a cat with mild diarrhea that won’t go away, even after trying every diet and supplement on the market...

When we first saw Ziggy, we weren’t even looking for a third cat. We already had Daphne and Butabi and we were just walking into PetSmart to pick up some supplies...

Let’s talk about Zigrit. Queen Zigrit. Princess Zigrit. She answers to all of the above, preferably while reclining in sunbeams or perched like royalty on her favorite soft pink blanket. Zigrit is one of our littermates we adopted together from the shelter with her brother Lars, the world’s most sensitive cuddlebug. When they were kittens, they curled up together constantly. It was so adorable, like they knew they were...