Rainbow Bridge: Annie

 

Annie

August 8, 2015 - January 9, 2025

Loved by Cuyla Shelton of Philomath, OR

Rest In Peace

Rainbow Bridge: Falcon

 

Falcon

March 7, 2019 - January 14, 2025

Loved by Christine Moon of Corvallis, OR

Rest In Peace

January Birthdays!

                                                      Pizarro

January 8th

11 Years Old

Ethyl

January 19th

10 Years Old

 

I guess "snuffle mats" are a thing.  Who knew?

From The Whole Dog Journal:

5 Best Snuffle Mats for Dogs

By

 Jae Thomas

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Published:December 30, 2024

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The best snuffle mats for dogs are durable, easy to clean, and provide enough of a challenge to keep the dog entertained. Credit: Jae Thomas

Dogs are natural foragers. They have instincts to hunt, sniff, and consume. While we probably don’t want our dogs to be hunting and eating things outside, the best snuffle mats can give your dog a good outlet to practice this instinctual behavior.

 

 

Snuffle mats are typically made with lots of long pieces of fabric attached to a base or mat to create a grass-like toy for your dog to sniff through and find food in. Some snuffle mats aren’t simply long pieces of fabric, they may also include different shaped treat compartments and additional built-in enrichment toys for an added challenge.

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Happy New Year!

 

Oregon House Cat Died After Eating Pet Food That Tested Positive For Bird Flu

 From the AP:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.

Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada’s British Columbia.

“We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,” Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said in a Tuesday news release. “This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not exposed to the virus in its environment, and results from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and infected cat were exact matches to each other.”

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