The wait is finally over!!
My book ‘ Home is where my cat is’ is officially available for purchase online.
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who shared wonderful stories about their kitties. The book has turned out really well and I am so pleased with it….
Proceeds from this book will be donated towards Berkeley’s Place and Safe Team Rescue.
If you are interested in purchasing the book, please visit http://www.blurb.com/books/7353558-home-is-where-my-cat-is
Life has kept me busy since the start of this year but I see it slowing down pretty soon (not to my liking I must admit!) Why you ask? Well, I will be job hunting AGAIN in a few weeks! Yes, it sucks to be unemployed however I am sure something great will be coming my way soon (fingers crossed!)
Sometimes I think it would be great to find something that I can do from home that would pay me a truckload of money! But I guess no one will pay me to be a full time pet parent LOL!
A.N.Y.W.A.Y…. As I spend my time sending out resumes, I was thinking of coming up with some ideas to do another mini fundraiser….
I would like to get some thoughts and ideas from my readers (I hope you are out there!!!)
What would you like to see as a fundraiser? 50-50 draw? Selling some cool pet items? An auction? Let me know what you think!
Today I thought I would write about keeping your pet’s food clean and fresh….
There are so many articles online about using special types of food containers to store different types of food. Some say store it in the bag, some say use this type of box, that type of can……so many contradictory statements and advice.
So I thought to myself, how would I want my food to be stored? Do I want to eat food stored in a smelly plastic container? Do I want new food to be dumped over the old stuff without washing out my dish? NO! Therefore, I treat Kitty’s food like I would my own.
I have tried many different cans, jars and containers to store pet food. In my personal experience, I found that if I left it in the bag, especially if the bag is not re-sealable, it causes the food to become stale very quickly.
Plastic containers are disliked very much in my household so that was not even an option for me. I have used them in the past and I must say if you can avoid storing ANYTHING in plastic, do it!
After many trials and errors, I found that mason jars work best to keep the dry food fresh for longer. If I do end up buying a larger bag of dry food, I split them up between a few mason jars and make sure the lids are secured tightly. They are stored in the pantry, away from heat and light. The same goes for treats as well.
Once opened, wet food cans are stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. I use a really good airtight lid for these cans. Kitty usually eats about a tablespoon of wet food twice a day and has access to dry food all day along with a fountain of fresh water. Of course, she gets treats and sometimes sits down to share some roast chicken or shrimp at dinner with us:)
When you store your pet food in a container, you should still keep the batch information, bar code and expiration date from the bag of food. You can simply tear or cut this off the bag, and keep it inside the container. If there is a pet-food recall, you will be able to easily determine if your pet’s food is affected.
Kitty’s food station
Dear Friends,
I am sorry.
I seem to have already broken one of my resolutions for this year…
No.5 on my list was “I shall write a blog post at least 2 a week”
And here I am on my 3rd post for the MONTH! That is not acceptable! LOL
I will not start giving you excuses like ‘I started a new job!(I did!) or ‘I am just too tired after work to write a post’ (I am! But in all fairness if I watch less TV, I probably will have time to write more!)
Anyway, I will try to make up for this absence by posting more in February! I promise!
Time sure does fly by!
It’s almost 10 days into the new year already!!!
I have been brainstorming and I have decided to focus on Pet Safety for the next few months…
Some of the posts you will see in the next several weeks will include Winter Survival, How to put together an emergency kit as well as taking care of feral cats in harsh weather as well as many other fun and informative posts:)
I would love to hear your thoughts on any of the posts you see on here!!!
Happy New Year!!!
I love the idea of new beginnings! It is the perfect time to bring all those goals to the forefront and make plans on how to achieve them.
I am a huge fan of making resolutions.. Every year, towards the end of December, I would write down everything I would like to accomplish in the new year. Nothing is ever too small…everything from drinking at least 6 glasses of water daily to paying off debt goes on paper.
Some resolutions have been known to get repeated however the idea of having a concrete list in front of me helps me strive for those goals a bit harder.
Here’s wishing you all the most amazing 365 days ahead!!
Make sure you follow all the fun stuff that will be happening here…!
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