Friday , 17 May 2024

MDB’s 5th Annual Paw It Forward: $4000 for Animal Rescues!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! MDB loves the holiday season because this is when our bloggers get to “Paw It Forward” and help rescues that mean a lot to us! Where The Money Comes From Our generous advertisers! The folks you see in the sidebar on the right hand side of this page – AND in the …

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Help! My Dog Digs Under The Fence and Escapes!

We recently took in a young, medium/large male dog. We don’t know his age, breed, or much of his background. We know he was severely underweight and has injuries from being attacked by other dogs; it is our understanding that he was on a tie-out and unable to escape when attacked. He seems to be some mixture of hound and …

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Dr. Amanda Glew: M&M the big-bellied tabby

M&M the Big-Bellied Tabby – by Dr. Amanda Glew  The other day I received a call from my niece that there was a cat hanging around – “Aunt Amanda, I think she is pregnant, what do I do?”.  This is what happens to you when you have a bunch of nieces and nephews with a love of animals. “Bring her …

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Lesson 2 of Socializing Feral Kittens: Give ‘Em Time, Food, and Personal Space

A few weeks ago I wrote a post detailing the adventures of the two feral kittens my family fostered over the summer, from their tricky capture to exploring our house to being re-captured in a safe socialization space. If you missed it, you can read the post over here for the context of this “part 2” post. So the boys …

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Dr. Amanda Glew: Plans for your Pet After Your Death

What are your plans for them? – by Dr. Amanda Glew One of the most frustrating thing to deal with as a vet is death. I am not talking about animals dying. Yes, that is bad, but I am talking about when the human dies. It really bothers me that we make allowances for everything in our wills – our …

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Chatopia Named 2015 Quebec Animal Rescuer of the Year

MONTREAL, QC— The Guardian’s Best Animal Rescue Foundation is proud to announce Chatopia as the 2015 Quebec Animal Rescuer of the Year. The award, along with a $2,000 grant, was given to Chatopia president Maggie Shuter last Saturday. The Guardian’s Best Animal Rescue Foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to raise money to help local animal rescues. Since …

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Announcing “Santa Pawz” Online Auction to benefit PetitsPawz Cat Refuge

SANTA PAWZ ONLINE AUCTION – http://www.petitspawz3.myevent.com/3/auction.htm December 2nd to December 9th. Bid from the comfort of your own home! It’s easy and fun!!    PetitsPawz Cat Refuge of Montreal is holding an online auction to raise funds for our cats in need. Please help PetitsPawz help more cats by participating in our “Santa Pawz” Online Auction Fundraiser, which will take …

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Dr. Amanda Glew: Feather Trees

Feather Trees – by Dr. Amanda Glew  A few years ago, I decided to do a Christmas tree fundraiser for Le Nichoir. I have a friend who had just moved to the Eastern Townships and had purchased a tree farm. Liking catchy phrases, I thought it would be fun to name the fundraising campaign “Feather Trees” is order to help …

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Lesson 1 of Socializing Feral Kittens: Choose Your Living Space Wisely

My family has fostered many cats. Typically, we’ve zeroed in on declawed adults (which is a story for another day) and kittens, either full litters or lonely orphans. The kittens we’ve taken in have always either just the right age for adoption or even younger, easy to socialize and mould into lovable personalities. This summer, we tried something different. We …

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Clear your calendars—#UberKITTENS are here!

PetitsPawz Is Partnering With Uber! This Thursday October 29th will be anything but business as usual and these UberKITTENS just want to get their paws in the door. IN MONTREAL – PETITSPAWZ kittens will be making Uber visits to offices throughout the day. All kittens are very social and will be kept stress free at all times. HOW IT WORKS: …

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