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toxic plants

Jelly Bean meets his namesake.
Daily Feature Friday health and safety toxic plants 

Lilies, Candies and Cellophane Grasses, Careful With Your Spring Celebrations

April 12, 2022 Bernadette 4 Comments easter dangers for pets, passover dangers for pets, toxic foods, toxic platns

For kitty’s sake, this Easter plant that Easter lilies outside! And watch the foods and decorations kitty might get into

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Jelly Bean meets his namesake.
Daily Feature Friday health and safety toxic plants 

Lilies, Candies and Cellophane Grasses—Holiday Dangers

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment easter dangers for pets, passover dangers for pets, toxic foods, toxic platns

For kitty’s sake, this Easter plant that Easter lily outside! And watch the foods and decorations kitty might get into.

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black cat with valentine flowers
behavior Daily Feature feline health Friday health and safety toxic plants 

Is Your Valentine Bouquet Safe for Your Cat?

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment cat greens, cats and flowers, cats and plants, lilies toxic to cats, pet-safe bouquets, plants toxic to cats, toxic plants

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! If you’re making your plans to give flowers or decorate with flowers today, be aware of some

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Jelly Bean meets his namesake.
Daily Feature health and safety Monday toxic plants 

Lilies, Jelly Beans and Easter Grass, Holiday Dangers

April 17, 2019 Bernadette 4 Comments easter dangers for pets, passover dangers for pets, toxic foods, toxic platns

For kitty’s sake, this Easter plant that Easter lily outside! And watch the foods and decorations kitty might get into.

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Checking out the medications
Daily Feature health and safety toxic plants 

Human Medications and Foods to Garden Products, Top 10 Pet Toxins

March 23, 2019 Bernadette 2 Comments aspca, cats, dogs, pet poison control, pet toxins, pets, poison control

TOXINS FOR PETS are part of everyday life in our homes, and even if we remove the obvious cleaning products

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Jelly Bean meets his namesake.
Daily Feature health and safety toxic plants 

Jelly Beans and Easter Grass and Chocolate and Leave the Lilies Outside!

March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments easter dangers for pets, passover dangers for pets, toxic foods, toxic platns

For kitty’s sake, this Easter plant that Easter lily outside! And watch the foods and decorations kitty might get into.

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black cat with valentine flowers
behavior cat behavior cats Daily Feature dog health and safety pets toxic plants 

Flowers For Your Valentine

February 14, 2017 Bernadette 3 Comments cats, dogs, pets, toxic flowers, toxic plants

VALENTINE’S DAY IS today, so if you are making your plans to give flowers or decorate with flowers be aware

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black cats with medication bottles
Daily Feature feline health health and safety toxic plants 

Common Household Items are Top 10 Pet Toxins

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Bernadette 3 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, medications toxic to cats, pets, photography, toxic plants, toxic to cats, toxic to pets

TOXINS FOR PETS are part of everyday life in our homes, and even if we remove the obvious cleaning products

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White Asiatic lilies from Easter Sunday, which my neighbor planted in his garden outdoors.
behavior Daily Feature feline health health and safety toxic plants 

Leave the Lilies Outside: Toxic Plants and Cut Flowers

March 4, 2016 Bernadette 10 Comments cat greens, cats and flowers, cats and plants, lilies toxic to cats, pet-safe bouquets, plants toxic to cats, toxic plants

For kitty’s sake, this Easter plant that Easter lily outside! And plan ahead for what flowers you may give as

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black cat with valentine flowers
behavior Daily Feature feline health health and safety toxic plants 

Flowers For Your Valentine

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 Bernadette 6 Comments cat greens, cats and flowers, cats and plants, lilies toxic to cats, pet-safe bouquets, plants toxic to cats, toxic plants

VALENTINE’S DAY IS tomorrow, so if you are making your plans to give flowers or decorate with flowers be aware

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Sunday:
Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life
Monday:
Adoptable Cats, TNR & Rescue
Tuesday:
Rescue Stories
Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
Marketplace
Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun! —

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Recalls

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

May 25, 2021 Bernadette 0

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0
One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0
The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0

Inspired by felines you know and love!

Feline Style Sampler

Feline Style Sampler
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Marketplace

"12 Sketches of Cats Calendar"
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Marketplace: 12 Sketches of Cats (2014) Calendar

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Bernadette 2

Before we begin, let me note that this is a 2014 CALENDAR. Why am I trying to sell you a

Coco, 11 x 14, pastel, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
animal artwork commissioned portrait Daily Feature marketplace pet portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portrait: Coco

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Bernadette 0
Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.
cat artwork cat painting charcoal Daily Feature daily sketch desktop calendar featured artwork marketplace Wednesday 

Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: Waiting Around the Corner

January 2, 2023 Bernadette 1

Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0

I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0
Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
book review books cat photographs creating with cats Daily Feature 

Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 Bernadette 0

Sponsored Posts

GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home
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GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home

September 21, 2018October 11, 2018 Bernadette 5

To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group

Press Releases

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animal welfare cat behavior cat rescue Daily Feature feral cats Friday HCMT Homeless Cat Management Team Monday Pittsburgh CAT Pittsburgh Feral Cat Movement Press Press Release publicity rescue cats spay and neuter TNR trap neuter return 

HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2023

January 10, 2023 Bernadette 0

Inflation has not affected the cost of a cat spay or neuter for feral and pet cats at Homeless Cat

TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023
community cats Daily Feature feral cats Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023

December 9, 2022 Bernadette 0
TNR Certification and Return-to-Field Webinars in November
community cats Daily Feature feral cats Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

TNR Certification and Return-to-Field Webinars in November

November 1, 2022 Bernadette 0
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Sign Up for the TNR Certification Workshop Webinar October 1

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