Keeping fido calm.Dogs, cats, hamsters HAMSTERS - Haemophilia A Mutation, Structure, Test and Resource Site hamster /ham·ster/ (ham´ster) a small ratlike rodent, most commonly Cricetus cricetus, used extensively in laboratory experiments., and parakeets parakeet or parrakeet, common name for a widespread group of small parrots, native to the Indo-Malayan region and popular as cage birds. Parakeets have long, pointed tails, unlike the chunky lovebirds with which they are sometimes confused. The budgerigar, also called the shell, zebra, or grass, parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus), is the best known of the true parakeets. have a new way to combat anxiety and loneliness white their humans are out: DogCatRadio.com, an Internet radio station just for pets. Adrian Martinez, who owns six dogs and two cats, says his cat Snickers inspired him to create the new station. One day, the cat was pacing the floor and meowing. "I turned up the music, and she was fine," says Martinez. DogCatRadio's playlist includes hits like Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and the Baha Men singing, "Who let the dogs out [woof, woof woof: see weaving., woof, woof]." The station, with five broadcasts 17 hours a day, also reports on charity events like "Walk for Paws." Larry Family, a veterinarian who has a radio talk show in Albany, N.Y., has recommended DogCatRadio to people whose pets have certain phobias simple phobia specific p. social phobia an anxiety disorder characterized by fear and avoidance of social or performance situations in which the individual fears possible embarrassment and humiliation. specific phobia persistent and excessive or unreasonable fear of a circumscribed, well-defined object or situation. . "It might be helpful," he says, "with dogs with separation-anxiety issues."
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