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Veterinary Clinic’s Resident Cat Has a Total Field Day with Candy Dish Meant for Customers

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Animal lovers love nothing more than when a store or a veterinary clinic has a resident pet, and the cat at this vet clinic has stolen our hearts with how they act with a bowl of candy the clinic has set out for its customers.

Watch the following hilarious video posted by @Lizzie7488 of the clinic cat having some very sweet fun.

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This is a perfect example of ‘If I fits, I sits.” TikTok users can’t get enough of this hilarious video and @TaPhoto says, “so…. it’s usually take one right? I

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Most tick bites go unnoticed. Here’s how to identify and treat them

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Ticks may be tiny, but they’re worth making a big deal over. They can spread serious diseases to you and your pets, so it’s important to be on the lookout for tick bites pretty much year-round — and pictures of tick bites can help you identify them.

With changing climate patterns and milder winters, these days, “every season is tick season,” Matt Frye, Ph.D., an entomologist and educator with the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University, tells TODAY.com.

“There are ticks active all year,” he explains. “So if the temperature is above freezing, you have a

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How to Choose Pet Insurance

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Pet care can be expensive, especially for a surprise illness or injury. Consider that the cost of emergency surgery on a cat or dog ranges from $1,600 to $10,000. But you don’t have to stress—pet health insurance can help curb costs.

Choosing a pet insurer, however, can be tricky because they vary in policy pricing, coverage, and services offered. A company could be great for one pet owner but work out less well for another. To help you find the right fit for your furry friend, here’s how to choose the best pet insurance.

#1: Pick a Type of Pet

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Pet emergency clinic manager accused of pocketing nearly 0k in Tri-Cities

Pet emergency clinic manager accused of pocketing nearly $500k in Tri-Cities

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KENNEWICK — A Kennewick woman is accused of siphoning off nearly half a million dollars from a Tri-Cities business.

Kristina L. Ripplinger, 43, is under investigation for taking cash from bank deposits at Horse Heaven Hills Pet Urgent Center for more than four years.

She was arrested Tuesday and appeared briefly in Benton County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon.

The business became aware of the missing funds this month and hired a CPA firm to inspect their financial processes, according to a Kennewick Police Department news release. The firm found more than $470,000 in cash was missing, said the release.

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How Contagious Is the Dog Flu, and Should This Be Concerning Pet Owners? Here’s What You Need To Know

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Know what to look for and how to treat the virus.

The flu season has been bad this year—and not just for people. Dog flu cases are on the rise in many areas of the US this winter. In fact, veterinarians are suggesting that pet owners get their dogs vaccinated as soon as possible to potentially prevent this canine influenza. It is also advised that if you begin to notice symptoms in your dog like lethargy or coughing bring them in for a check-up. Although there are several reasons that your dog may develop a cough, it could also be

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The Pet Shop: Calendar of events

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Pet Adoption Special: 8 am-5 pm weekdays and 10 am-4 pm Saturdays, through Jan. 21, Burlington Animal Services, 221 Stone Quarry Road, Burlington. Adopt any dog or cat for $23. Adoption fees include spay or neuter and vaccinations. www.burlingtonnc.gov/pets.

Wellness Clinic: 10 am-2 pm second Saturday, RCSPCA Building, 300 W. Bailey St., Asheboro. Wellness checkups, skin and ear checks, heartworm tests, pet weighing, microchips, vaccines, preventive medicine. 704-288-8620 or [email protected].

Megan Blake Dog Training Classes: 4:30 pm Sundays, LeBauer Park, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Ask questions, learn new dog behaviors. Registration recommended. www.greensborodowntownparks.org/post/group-dog-training.

Volunteer Days: 10 am Sundays, Carolina

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The Scorpion that lives in England

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Scorpions, tough Chelicerata arachnids, well known for their association with the one of the most hostile, hottest environments on earth…deserts. But even when not living in deserts, scorpions still tend to be found in warm ecosystems, such as rainforests and savannas. However, believe it or not, there is a scorpion that braces the rather unpleasant British weather.

The European yellow-tailed scorpion (Euscorpius flavicaudis), is a small black scorpion with yellow-brown legs, that is widely distributed across Europe (especially in the south), as well as Northern parts of Africa (Cloudsley-Thompson and Constantinou, 1983). As an adult, they reach sizes

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Assassin bugs, worthy of the name (Part 1)

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The world is full of charismatic predators; big cats, wolves and crocodiles, which are commonly the focus of TV shows and documentaries, but some of the most interesting and successful predators are often overlooked. As far as numbers go, the predatory beetles are the most successful terrestrial predators, but we’ll forget that for a moment as they are not the focus of this post. Instead, we will be looking at the fascinating variety and ingenuity of the hugely successful predatory Hemipteran group: Reduviidae.

The bugs belonging to the Hemipteran family Reduviidae are commonly known as assassin bugs and this is

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