Would You Believe it's October ALREADY?

 

October! 

Its the 10th Month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The "Eight" Month: The name comes from octo, the Latin word for eight. It was the eighth month in Romulus's old Roman calendar before January and February were added.

Old English Names: Ancestors in England once called it Winmonath (wine month) for grape pressing or Winterfylleth (winter full moon) for the arrival of winter.

It sits right in the middle of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the middle of spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

Halloween: Celebrated globally on October 31st with costumes, parties, and trick-or-treating.

Thanksgiving: Canada celebrates thanksgiving on the second Monday of the month. This is October 12th this year.

Us in the CatBlogosphere celebrate a number of events!

Furst are the Month long events! This month we celebrate:

Adopting Shelter Dogs, Dogs and Fostering Dogs! 

In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month. How you can contribute

Adopt: If your home and routine are ready for a long-term commitment, visit a local rescue or humane society.

Foster: If you cannot adopt permanently, temporary fostering helps shelters care for more animals.

Volunteer: Offer your time to walk dogs, socialize with them, or help out at shelter events.

Donate: Give supplies like food, bedding, and toys, or make a financial contribution to support rescue operations.

Black Cat Awareness Month!

In 2013 after its creator, Layla Morgan Wilde, a holistic cat expert, pet industry consultant, and founder of the popular blog Cat Wisdom 101, noticed that there was nothing dedicated to our sable feline companions on a national level. So, she launched the non-profit initiative Black Cats Tell All to promote black cat adoption. Such an observation was welcomed by animal lovers, as superstitions surrounding black cats have run rampant for centuries.

Click here to go to Cat Wisdom 101!

Pet Wellness Month

This month was designed as National Pet Wellness Month by the American Veterinary Medical Association. 

What it is: A dedicated month-long observance to promote the physical, mental, and preventative health of companion animals.

Emphasizes: This month promotes balanced nutrition, regular exercise, routine veterinary check-ups, dental hygiene, and mental enrichment. It also highlighting the importance of senior pet care and biannual or annual veterinary wellness exams to catch potential health issues early.

And today is

Black Dog Day!

Did you know that black dogs are often the last to be adopted in shelters? That’s why we celebrate National Black Dog Day each October to spread awareness that every pup deserves a fur-ever home.

Many shelters and rescues across the world have reported that black or dark-colored dogs struggle to get adopted compared to lighter-colored pets. 

World Rabies Day

 

The 28th of September is World Rabies Day. The mission of World Rabies Day is to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies, how easy it is to prevent it, and how to eliminate the main sources. Rabies is a disease that we all need to be aware of. It is present in (insert area), and it kills both animals and humans. The most important source of rabies in humans is from uncontrolled rabies in dogs, and children are often at greatest risk.

Rabies is a viral disease and kills both humans and animals. This disease is mostly spread by the bite of a rabid dog and if immediate treatment is not obtained will result in a terrible death.

To prevent the disease:

• Avoid all contact with stray, unknown or sick dogs.

• Get your dogs vaccinated annually against rabies.

If you are bitten by any animal you must:

i. Wash the wound immediately in running water and soap for 15 minutes!

ii. Put disinfectant on the wound.

iii. GET TO A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT!

For more information about rabies, check out the Mission Rabies site!

https://www.missionrabies.com/en

Autumn Equinox

 Does the Kitty above remind you of anybody? If you guessed our angel furrend Katie Isabella, you would be correct! Today would have been Kozmo's Birthday and he asked Mom (when she was making the badges) if he could have her on the badge for his birthday!

Here are some flashbacks of the 2 of them! 

Austin (on the left of Katie Isabella) and Kozmo are brothers by another mother. Austin and Kozmo used to LOVE to get together and often Kozmo would bring Katie when they were going out for Fish at the Bulkeley Arms in Austin's home town in Wales.

 

 

Kozmo and Katie like jokes and they Joke around ALOT!

 

 AND with Angel Nellie Bellie having Nip-mohitos!

 

Wow! One year Kozmo went all out for New Years! He took Katie Isabella to Las Vegas! 

I did NOT KNOW that the Tunnel PTUs had a node in the MGM Grand!

It looks like they had a great time! Koz texted me pictures! Of them in their room, of them at David Copperfield's show (he is a resident at the MGM Grand) 

and they saw the Blue Man Group!

I thought they looked a little scary, but Kozmo said they LOVED Katie Isabella and they were super nice to them. They even took Kozmo and Katie to the New Years fireworks show so they would not be scared by the noise.

Kozmo even had a super duper photo portrait made of Katie Isabella! Is she not gorgeous!

It is terrific! She looks like the Queen she is! 

Happy Equinox!