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The Harmful Effect of Smoking Around Pets
https://e-cigreviews.org.uk/smoking-and-pets/ Here's a link to a report produced in the UK about the effect of cigarette smoke and vaping on pets. I asked if there was any research they could share about cannabis smoking and, while they agreed it was important, they...
Pet Safety Tips from LA Home
We can't be too careful in protecting the pets we love. A California Real Estate company, South Bay Residential, approached us to share their pet safety/hazard guide with you. We have read it and found many useful things. Even though it is targeted at Americans, it...
Inky in Retirement
Greetings Humans, The time surely slips by when life is good. I have been relaxing into retired life, making new friends and trying new things. I can see why so many humans look forward to retirement. I was scared at first and didn’t know what to expect, being carried...
Inky Announces His Retirement
Greetings Humans, I have been thinking of this for a while now, wondering how to tell you. I need a holiday, a long holiday; one from which I may not return. You may have noticed that I was spending a lot of time on my own in the privacy areas of the café even before...
Inky in Lockdown Mode
Greetings Humans, I want to congratulate you on becoming more like cats. Of course, I’m talking about how you are staying inside and when you do go out, staying in your territory. You are also washing your paws more often and only touching those who are in what you...
Happy Year of the Rat!
Greetings Humans! Happy New Year! I have heard it is the year of the rat in some places of the world. I wonder if that means that there will be more rats this year? If so, I am sure we could catch any that come into Neko Ngeru! The only rats I have ever seen, however,...
Inky’s Christmas Wishes
Greetings Humans, Sorry I didn’t write last month. Richelle was too busy to transcribe for me. She was letting everyone know about the new age limit and the reason I feel it is safe to come out into the café playroom more often: now only children seven and...
Pet Insurance Information from Consumers Advocate
Is Pet Insurance right for you? What type should you get? What's the difference. Recently, Consumers Advocate sent us the results of their study. It was tailored to the US market, so we requested a version suited to NZ. They sent us the following: Cat-Lovers of New...
Inky Catches Up
Greetings Humans! Even though I have been back in the café for a while, I haven’t taken the time to write to you yet. I apologise. At first, it was being in quarantine for ringworm (thank goodness that’s over!). But, really, I have no excuse, so please forgive...
Don’t Forget Your Cats
We often think about what we would do with all our cats in a disaster. Recently, we saw an article from 2017 in Pet LIfe New Zealand with information from the SPCA Canterbury addressing this issue. Also the Animal Evac NZ Foundation is hosting a foundation course in...