Stray Magnet Blog

ACL injury and recovery timeline, plus triumphs and challenges

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Originally Published June 11, 2013 We were out of town for Memorial Day Weekend when our dog Winston tore his ACL. We headed home early to seek medical attention, schedule surgery and start the healing and recovery. We would do anything for our dog but it has been harder than we thought. The 12 week […]

Tennessee’s state reptile is the Eastern Box Turtle- LEARN MORE!

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Our native Tennessee’s Eastern Box Turtles are considered a threatened species. They have amazing homing devices, can close their shell completely and are meant to live long lives. Learn more about them and how you can help!

American Cancer Society’s Bark for Life

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Bring your family and pets for a morning of fun at the Red Caboose Park in Bellevue Saturday, October 31, 10a.m.-1p.m.

Children Saying Goodbye to a Family Pet

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Written March 11, 2014 Addison, my beloved cat of 15 years started bleeding over the weekend. For a cat who has been diagnosed in renal failure for 2 years and had an ultrasound 3 weeks ago showing large cysts in her kidneys and spleen I knew that couldn’t be good. We spent the weekend trying […]

Watch Kittens Live

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Thanks for watching our kittens grow. The kitty cam is now down and there is one precious boy tabby still looking for a home. Here are a few pics to remember the blessing the last 9 weeks have been for our family. These precious six kittens were born Thursday, May 1. The two tortoiseshells were […]