Help Wanted! Pets Add Life (PAL)

With today being Labor Day in the U.S. my Mom and I wanted to share a special place that has a special message. We have a "job" for you that shouldn't be hard labor at all, but the completion of this "job" is super important.

Our friends at Pets Add Life (PAL) have a special campaign taking place right now and YOU can HELP! 

Across the country there are millions of homeless pets who need your help. All homeless pets deserve a second chance.

How can YOU help?

You can PLEDGE to adopt your next pet-Mom wasn't able to adopt another pet but she did the next best thing. She paid for someone else to adopt a pet! You can read about that here. 

Mom and "Tigre"
before she paid for the
wonderful people to adopt him!

"Tigre" the "I'm Adopted" Sign
was posted after Mom
paid for the kind people
to adopt him!

UPDATE! Since mom originally wrote the blog post that she mentioned above,   Mom DID hear from the sister of the woman who Mom bought Tigre for and he is doing super well!! Here he is with an update!

FROM OUR FACEBOOK MESSAGING: "He is doing great! He and the other cat are getting along fine. He is the sweetest thing! Always wants a rub when I visit! My sister grew them some kitty grass and they decided to play in the dirt instead, silly kitties  My son calls him Tigre still, my sister calls him Smokey...so I guess he is Smokey Tigre lol"

You can PLEDGE to volunteer at your local shelter, if you can't be there physically shelters have HUGE lists of items that they always need. Drop by your local shelter or give them a call. They will be THRILLED to hear from you!

You can PLEDGE to take a photo of a homeless pet and share it. This is super easy to do and MANY of you already do this on a regular basis. If you notice on the side of this blog, we regularly display a widget from PetFinder  that lists a local cat every day who needs a home!

See? I told you the tasks involved with this "job" are super easy to perform! Now...be sure to go over to Pets Add Life (PAL) on Facebook and make YOUR PLEDGE NOW!

After you make your pledge you can enjoy this great video from the Pets Add Life (PAL) YouTube Page if you have trouble viewing the video you can watch it by clicking here







This post is sponsored by the Pets Add Life campaign and the American Pet Products Association. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about the benefits and joys of pet ownership.

Take Your Cat To The Vet Week

Hi everyone it's Cody! Mom and I are  a little slow this year, so we are betting that most of you know that August 18 through August 25th 2012 is "Take Your Cat To The Vet Week".  (You can read about it here) When it comes to my Mom taking me to the vet, she doesn't need much prodding.

Mom knows that it is impawtant that I see the vet and adheres to the guidelines stated by The American Veterinary Medical Association that I see the vet at least twice a year.

Believe it or not, I am unlike most cats in the respect that I really don't mind going to the vet (aka, "Dr. Smiley") and if you believe that you need your furry little heads examined. With the frequency of my allergy flareups, Dr. Smiley and I  have our little tete-a-tetes well over twice a year!

The hardest part is getting me into my PTU (personal transport unit). I can make my body feel as if I weigh as much as a boulder!  How does Mom get past this? What is Mom's technique? She tricks me by offering me food I fall for it every time, grabs me, mid-bite no less, and literally stuffs me into the carrier as if I were a turkey being stuffed into the oven for Thanksgiving! Gentle? Heck no! She grabs me and just SHOVES me in! Kitties I am NOT kidding!

Now that my Dad has retired, he often assists her in this heinous act. He is responsible for operating the dreaded vet mobile! They do try to make the trip as pleasant as possible. They play music from the 60s or 70s on the car radio, they are soooooo with it, NOT!  Mom pets my nose while I glare through the bars of my PTU at Dad.

Sometimes Mom and Dad double their fun and bring Dakota too:

Our vet recently remodeled their building and exam rooms which is great for the humans! They have a HUGE new waiting area, coffee and  fresh new human litter boxes...  BUT they offer NO TREATS for kitties!

Dr.Smiley is as nice as ever, he does his "thing" and I do mine

 Don't let the above photo scare you, all I do is  make pitiful squeaking sounds. Then I happily walk back into my PTU and it's "on the road again!!!!!!!!" (if video won't play, click here to watch on YouTube.)





All kidding aside, I am grateful that my Mom and Dad are evil. If they weren't, they would never keep up with my vet visits. My trips to see Dr.Smiley are so impawtant to my well-being and if I didn't go to see him regularly, I could possibly be one sick kitty!

So kitties,  sharpen your claws, pull yourself together and go and visit your vet! You'll be glad that you did! Well, maybe not, but you will stay healthy!

Rabbit-flavored kisses,
Cody