Angel Astrid's Birthday Wishes for Her Grandma

Today is the birthday of this here human's mom. As in, it's the birthday of the furry babies' grandma, or Gammy. Sweet angel pup Astrid would be more than happy to share one of her birthday goodies with her beloved Gammy, so today's memory of the sweet pup is indeed just that.

Happy Birthday, Gammy! Angel pup Astrid as well as all the kitties and us humans hope you have the best day ever!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Despite the fact that I've had my mom's birthday doodle completed for many days, I failed to scan it to share today. So, we're sharing one of her birthday drawings from the past. This one stars her fuzzy calico Gilly, and a couple of gifts she has to offer.

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Tip of the Day

Today's pet parenting hack of a tip is one to help you sleep better at night. Does your kitty or pup ever wake you up during the night, perhaps seemingly bored or hungry? The first step in a case such as this is of course to make sure there is no medical explanation. If your furbaby is indeed healthy, though, and they simply wake you in the middle of the night for some playtime or a midnight snack, then there are a couple of simple things you can do to try to combat this.

First, you can do a bit of a pre-bedtime play session with them. One of the last things you do before you go to bed can be a game of fetch, perhaps a little fun with a wand toy, or anything that your furbaby finds fun and that expends their energy. This will help tire your furbaby out, and will hopefully help satisfy their desire to play so that they can sleep through the night.

Second, in the case that your furbaby wakes you up in the middle of the night out of hunger, perhaps save their last meal of the day for right before bed. Fill their bowl just before you go to bed, so that they will go to bed with a full stomach. If needed and possible, you can also make this nighttime meal their largest of the day, to even further satisfy them and their stomach. In some cases, this is all it takes to help keep those hungry furbabies satiated until their breakfast.

Just like us, our furbabies are not immune to restless nights or a desire for a midnight snack. If a medical concern has been ruled out, then try to find a way to help both you and your furbaby sleep through the night. Satisfying the play or hunger drive just before bed may be all that is needed.