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When Choosing A Pup, Research ‘Breeds’ Results

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His large pouty eyes, silky fur-coat, and silly little paws on which he fumbled all over the hay-covered kennel, lured me in like a dog to a bone. Vet bills can be extremely expensive, so insurance is worthwhile depending on the breed and age of your potential dog. The following is a guest post from Kevin Sloan.

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A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

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His fur is growing mangy and patchy. Grooming his fur. And when she did have time for Hamlet, Emmie cried and pleaded with her mom to take him to the vet. As if the vet had a cure for old age. I would take him to my house that evening since the Vet was closed. In fact, he is dying. He is eating less each day.

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Fizzle’s Story

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Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. The thin, spider-web scars on her knuckles spoke to intimate experience with hand-to-hand combat. I felt so sorry for the poor thing—we had to call our vet out to sedate him—so I decided to take him home as a foster.

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