This month the focus of Pet News You Can Use is on pet first aid and preventing accidental injuries and poisonings to our pets. Because April is Pet First Aid month, the topic is showing up in lots of places, to the benefit of pets everywhere. I did a guest article for blogger Michele Hollow, [...]
How much and what kind is dangerous? Well, when my friend’s 60-pound Lab counter-surfer-par-excellence pulled half a German chocolate cake off the kitchen counter, we learned that toxicity depends on size of animal, size of the portion, and type of chocolate. Miss Sabra and her two chocoholic canine cohorts survived their escapade. A smaller dog might not have. [...]
Pets are most often poisoned by common household products. Keep them safe by knowing what is toxic and storing it out of reach of your dogs and cats.
As a pet owner, pet sitter, and volunteer in dog rescue, I’ve seen my share of emergencies with animals. I had taken pet first aid ten years ago and promptly forgot everything I learned. I promised myself to assemble a pet first aid kit and didn’t. Finally I decided the best way to learn it [...]
An astute reader spotted this recall and sent it to me, suggesting it needed wider distribution. I agree. I haven’t seen it on other blogs or recall lists, so here you go. On March 8, 2011, Jones Natural Chews Company voluntarily recalled 2,705 boxes of Pig Ears that were potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Pets that [...]
Ask almost any dog owner if their pet can feel empathy, and you’ll hear a resounding, “Yes!” Cats can be a little more surrupticious about it, but who hasn’t had a cat climb up in their lap and purr away their tears? Even city chicken owners would argue their feathered friends have feelings. For all of us [...]
Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) has put out its third annual list of favorite pet names. For the list, trot on over to the VPI website at http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles. Imagine the fun the VPI staff had on their follow-up assignment, finding the fifty quirkiest pet names from the 450,000 client database. Take a look, and let us know if your pet [...]
I’m taking the liberty of copying an article directly from the West Seattle blog because it is so imporant to pet owners everywhere. Losing a pet to an avoidable illness is heartbreaking, but if that loss can educate other people, the life is not lost in vain. Here is one pet owner’s tragic story. Peg Prideaux of [...]
I’m always a big fan of the cartoon website, Draw the Dog (www.drawthedog.com), but as a pet sitter who has occasionally seen similar behavior from clients, today’s cartoon gave me an extra chuckle. Owners of Draw the Dog describe the above cartoon as inspired by Stuart Asher, who works in a boarding kennel. Stuart wrote, [...]
You’ve probably heard this from me before, but it’s worth repeating. Dental care is one of the most important forms of health care you can provide for your pets. Yes, annual dental cleanings and exams are expensive, but they can save your pets’ lives. They can be mitigated by regularly brushing your pets’ teeth, but that [...]
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