About taking care of your pet in Costa Rica
Well, well, I guess that anyone that has had a dog or a cat has heard it once or twice: “Dogs get attached to the owners and go with them wherever they go and cats are attached to houses” …while they are thinking: “and couldnt care less about what happens with the owners”. I would … More Deconstructing myths: “Dogs are of people and cats are of houses”
Some friends and family keep on asking how is Matilda doing. Coming from one of the safest countries in the world when the worst thing that might happen to your cat outside is that she gets wet, people wonder how is she coping with the new environment. This is of course an important question for … More A swedish cat in the tropics
El otro día leí un artículo bastante divertido en El País sobre como la cuarentena por el coronavirus ayuda a uno a entender mejor a los gatos. No voy a reproducir el artículo completo, que puede leerse aquí, sino ir a una anécdota en concreto que el autor menciona y que ha venido a mi memoria esta mañana.
El otro día leí un artículo bastante divertido en El País sobre como la cuarentena por el coronavirus ayuda a uno a entender mejor a los gatos. No voy a reproducir el artículo completo, que puede leerse aquí, sino ir a una anécdota en concreto que el autor menciona y que ha venido a mi memoria esta mañana.
Matilda has been having sight problems for a month or so, which we think are related to her diabetes. Her pupils are fully dilated, independently of the amount of light and -obviously- she cannot see well. Two nights ago, she miscalculated the distance to the bed, and she fell on the floor. So we decided it was time to take her again to the vet. … More When the vet is 5 hours away…
I admit it. Matilda is a very special cat. Really!! She is intolerant to cereals AND diabetic. This means that she can only eat grain-free wet food. In Sweden, this is not a problem at all. The Mjau cat food that the vet recommended us can be bought at the supermarket in large cans (almost … More Indiana Jones and the quest for grain-free cat food
Aka: Furrballs with wings Let me start by saying that bringing our cat (Matilda) to Costa Rica has been easier than expected. I was a bit worried about how she would cope with almost 20 hours in the transport box which was the estimated time from door to door, traveling from the Netherlands to Costa … More How our cat made the trip
Oh my! Here we go! One of our criteria to select the destination for our sabbatical was that we could bring our furballs with us. So, despite most of our family and friends think we have finally lost our mind, we are taking them with us. Yes, we are aware that the flight is 12 … More Pets to Costa Rica
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