This is why we keep our cats inside at night: Critters. Here in Oklahoma, we got coyote, possum, armadillo, skunk, etc. All kinds of critters!
Fortunately, it appears this brave kitty survived this coyote attack.
Read about the video and attempted attack details here.
Brave kitty!
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Meet “Boy,” a nine-month-old cat that lives in Indonesia. A mixed-Persian cat, Boy has an unusual “mask” marking that many relate to Zorro. His owner states of Boy, “He is a very spoiled cat, he always wants to be petted, cuddled and held. He likes to play a lot but he hates being bathed each week.”
Watch a video of Boy, aka Zorro, here.
Cute kitty!
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Grab a hanky for this one…
This dog, Avellana (I’m not sure of her breed), was abandoned by a hunter when she became paralyzed. Avellana was diagnosed with a rare immune disease that left her completely paralyzed, she could barely lift her head.
The Galgos Del Sol Animal Rescue in Spain treated and rehabilitated her. Watch Avellana make a full recovery!
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Amazing technology!
From The Telegraph:
“A young woman has received a 3D printed ear implant made from her own cells, in a scientific development that could “revolutionise” medicine.
The 20-year-old, who was born with a deformity that left her right ear small and misshapen, had the reconstructive surgery in March in the US – part of the first clinical trial to use 3D printing to construct an implant made of living tissue.
“This is so exciting, sometimes I have to temper myself a little bit,” Dr Arturo Bonilla, who performed the surgery in Texas, told the New York Times. “If everything goes as planned, this will revolutionise the way this is done.”
The implant was produced by 3DBio Therapeutics, a regenerative medicine company based in New York, which announced the successful procedure on Thursday. The results are set to be published in a medical journal when an ongoing trial, which includes 11 volunteers, is complete.
The new ear was made from a tiny clump of cells taken from the woman’s right ear, which experts say will reduce the chance that the implant will be rejected from the body. It will continue to regenerate cartilage, meaning it will eventually feel and look like a natural ear.
It is thought to be the first time that a 3D printed implant made of living tissues has been transplanted.
The company said that, with more research, the same technology could be used for replacement spinal discs, noses and knee menisci – as well as reconstructive tissue for lumpectomies.
“It’s definitely a big deal,” said Adam Feinberg, a professor of biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not involved in the trial. “It shows this technology is not an ‘if’ anymore, but a ‘when’.”
Read the whole story here.
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This is so embarrassing. Yet not shocking.
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Here in my town in Oklahoma gas was $1.60/gallon when Biden was installed in the White House. Flash forward to February 2022 (before Russia invaded Ukraine) and gas was $3.60/gallon. Now we are at $3.95/gallon.
Elections have consequences…
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Now is the time of year when many of us are spring/summer ready to invite the birds to our yards. Yet the birdfeeders also attract squirrels. Here’s some tips for keeping them at bay:
Another tip: Change your birdseed! Squirrels love sunflower seeds, peanuts and mixed seed, the most common bird food available. They are not fans of thistle seed or safflower seed, which many bird species will eat.
Let us know if you got some tips and tricks to keep them squirrels out of your feeders!
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