Category: Pets

Tommy guards Scott’s knapsack, and his stack of unread copies of PC Magazine.

Now that the dust from grad school has settled, I’ve realized I miss learning new stuff. So, I’m going to look around for a digital photography class. I took one short class on SLR photography some years ago, but have pretty much given up on using my SLR ccamera. I’d like to learn how to use my digicam better.

The pet food fiasco gets worse: Pet Foods May Have Been Intentionally Poisoned.

Imported ingredients used in recalled pet food may have been intentionally spiked with an industrial chemical to boost their apparent protein content, federal officials said Thursday.

That’s one theory being pursued by the Food and Drug Administration as it investigates how the chemical, melamine, contaminated at least two ingredients used to make more than 100 brands of dog and cat foods.

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Chinese authorities have told the FDA that the wheat gluten was an industrial product not meant for pet food, [Stephen Sundlof, the FDA’s chief veterinarian] said. Still, melamine can skew test results to make a product appear more protein-rich than it really is, he added. That raises the possibility the contamination was deliberate.

As I said to a friend today, I’m not quite ready to start feeding the cats organic raw foods only. But if the news on the pet-food front gets any worse, I might just do that.

And maybe it is time to start rethinking how much “industrial” food we buy for the household humans, as well.

What is a lolcat?

The funny folks at I Can Has Cheezburger? have the answer. Or they would, if their server hadn’t gotten Digged into limbo. Luckily, they’ll be back soon, and better than ever, on a new server.

From the archives — Tommy decided to make a nest for himself in a comforter that had been left out following a guest’s visit.

Birthday edition.

Not mine (that was last month).Gimi turned 3 while we were in NY.

My camera and lens aren’t really powerful enough for good zoom / macro work (or maybe I just haven’t figured out how to do it right), but this close-up of Bear’s rear paw came out OK.

We’re leaving for NYC tomorrow. Expect light blogging the next few days.