health

‘He must’ve also been abandoned in the wild for some time for him to have so many ticks and fleas when I found him.’: Neglected puppy is gently and patiently nursed back to health by his rescuer and given a new leash on life, readying him for adoption

Laurent Shinar

‘We have rescued MANY cats but never seen one who just wanted to love immediately like Cooper did.’: Cat loving family save severely neglected 4-year-old cat who looked like he was 20 due to his ill health, before settling him into his furever home

Laurent Shinar

‘He probably has had to sleep with one eye open for the past six years, so maybe he’s just finally able to feel safe and relax.’: An unexpected rescuer nurses a stray cat back to health, after being found in a rough state

Laurent Shinar

‘He chose me as his momma and I will always be his momma’: The emotional story of a cat momma and her cat distribution system delivered soul kitten who survived against the odds and stayed together through evictions and several rounds of ill health

Laurent Shinar

“The dog was breathing, but looked a little dehydrated and was very weak.”: A canine’s instinct leads to the rescue of a lost beagle, Rocky, who, after a week on his own, was found in a bush and nursed back to health by a compassionate stranger

Laurent Shinar

'Going to sleep before midnight': People reveal the underrated hacks for staying healthy over 40

Ally Perry

‘Well, turns out I was very wrong. My sweet boys were waking me up because I would stop breathing.’: A cat owner's frustration over being woken up in the night turns to gratitude after a feline intervention uncovers a life-threatening health condition

Laurent Shinar

‘By the end of the week, I actually felt like I belonged': Gym newbie embarrasses herself by “cartoon” falling on her face, helpful 60-something-year-old lifter makes her feel at home

Elna McHilderson

30-year-old woman hires ex-chef roommate to prep her meals for an elimination diet, uses this an excuse to steal her food: ‘Not a great way to talk to someone who hired you’

Ely Bulnes

Mom washes coloring off Skittles to give to kids, claims it's more natural: 'Nothing beats a wet bag full of Skittles'

Ally Perry

"She was so tired from the constant nursing she was doing to keep the kitties in good health": A dedicated mother cat and her nine offspring are found abandoned and given a second chance at a happy, healthy life by a compassionate coworker

Laurent Shinar

'Vet's orders: no human food at all': Entitled 23-year-old feeds her 27-year-old sister's dog human food, older sister kicks her and her boyfriend out of the house

Ayala Sorotsky

"I looked like the worst mom today": Mom stops including fruit in 7-year-old daughter's school lunches because they just end up in the trash, teacher berates her for packing only processed food

Ely Bulnes

Entitled mom demands that 22-year-old friend let her spoiled 6-year-old "try" her medical inhaler, friendship sours when she refuses to share her medication for fun: "I need this for breathing"

Ely Bulnes

"You could've just skipped dessert like a normal person": 24-year-old brings her own allergy-free cake to best friend's birthday dinner, storms out when she is called out for not following restaurant etiquette

Ely Bulnes

3.5 year relationship on the rocks when 26-year-old boyfriend fails to come up with date night ideas besides going to the gym, leaving girlfriend fed up with planning everything: "I don't want to pick"

Ely Bulnes