On This Page:
Links to other sites about treating pet diseases, etc
Links to sites about pet rescue
Links to other sites about pets in general
On Other Pages:
The gene in cats that causes the orange coat color is sexed linked, and is on the X sex chromosome. This gene may display orange or black. Thus, as female cat with two X chromosomes may have orange and black colors in its coat. A male, with only one X chromosome, can have only orange or black, not both.
If a male cat is both orange and black it is
( besides being extremely rare ) sterile.
To have both the orange and the black coat colors, the male cat must have all or part of both female X chromosomes. This unusual sex chromosome combination will render the male cat sterile.
Cats have AB blood groups just like people.
As you know from reading our other pages, this site was written in hopes of raising money for our stray pet shelter. This is accomplished by you going to our sponsor sites. If you end up buying something we get a commission.
So please check out any of the following pages where I have organized our banner ads by category:
Welcome to our "Links" Page. There's an amazing number of sites out there about animals and pets. There are several fairly similar to mine with well written descriptions of diseases in pets. Others are more for fun or celebration of our love for pets. Others are just plain interesting. And, of course, some deal with very serious issues such as rescue work, animal rights, and so forth. I'll make an attempt to organize the links into appropriate categories and to highlight the especially good ones.
Sites about the pet diseases, problems, and their treatment:
"Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." -- Abraham Lincoln
PetWork Links: Pet Health links to lots of other dog and cat sites
Healthy Dog a very interesting collection of pet health information.
Healthy Pet - presented by the American Animal Hospital Association. Source for accurate, entertaining pet care information.
Sites about Animal Rescue:
"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it." -- Colin Powell
Friends of Animals - http://www.friendsofanimals.org/
U.S. headquartered, international, non-profit membership organization working to protect animals from cruelty and abuse.
Critter Haven - http://www.critterhaven.org/
Group of people working against puppy mills. News, mission statement, and message board.
Animal Rescue Homepage - http://www.geocities.com/animalrescuehomepage/
Links to shelters, rescues, and organizations.
Cat Rescue/Cat Shelters - http://www.kittysites.com/rescue.shtml
Links to animal shelters and rescue groups, organized by location or breed.
Skunk Haven: This site is well done, informative, and quite interesting.
Links to Other Pet and Small Animal Veterinary Sites
In addition to the links below, each page about different diseases or topics often have a links section on that page, and now I've also started a separate "LINKS PAGE" you're welcome to look at.
Foster & Smith, the pet supply catalog company run by Veterinarians Foster and Smith sponsor an excellent Pet Care and Information Site I'm reluctant to advertise Foster & Smith, since they are competitors but their site is one of the best veterinary information sites on the internet, so they deserve to be listed here.
Vet Info.com - provides health care information for dog and cat owners
Health Pet - presented by the American Animal Hospital Association. Source for accurate, entertaining pet care information.
Pet and Animal Organizations:
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -- Mark Twain
http://www.dogomania.com/kennels.shtml
Dogomania has compiled a list of national kennel clubs for each country
Sites about pets in general:
The Doll Kennel: very unusual, cool looking dolls with pet faces. Laura Barbosa, the pet doll artist will make a doll of your pet. I've included a sample below:
Includes all kinds of pet and rescue related info and links
i love dogs a nice site, but mostly links to other dog sites
JUST A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.......
The year is 1902 , a little over one hundred years ago ... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902:
1. The average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven (47).
2. Only 14 Percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
3. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
4. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads.
5. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
6. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
7. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
8. The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour.
9. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
10. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
11. More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
12. Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
13. Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.
14. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
15. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.
16. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
17. The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
18. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
19. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
20. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
21. One in ten U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
22. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
23. Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic.
24. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
As they say, "We've come a long way, Baby!"
