Very often a dog's owner makes all sorts of excuses as to why their dog had a right to bite someone. Ideally, even if accidentally stepped on or startled, no dog should ever bite a person. To somehow excuse the dog for biting someone really is a cover-up for the owner's inability to train the dog properly or the owner's latent fear of the dog. Take a look at this article regarding Aggression and biting in dogs. And never use multiple insecticides and repellents on your pet in the hopes that piling it on will do a better job.
Cats are finicky.
Especially when it comes to dinner time. We humans seem to think our pets have to eat every single day. It is much more natural for cats to eat intermittently and some days they simply don't care to fill up at all. See the article about overweight pets . Dogs and cats have these little pockets situated deep under the skin just beneath the anal sphincter muscles encircling the anus.