Pet-Proofing Your Home
Here are some tips to keep your pet safe in the confines of her own home — 1. Remove candy or nuts from locations where pets can reach them. Chocolate is toxic to dogs and nuts can be dangerous by ingesting or choking. 2. If moth balls are used, keep pets away from those areas.…
Pets Can’t Take the Heat
Summer weather is here! Summers in South Texas are brutal, and the intense heat can be very dangerous to your pet. These are some useful tips for all pet owners to share. Never leave pets chained outdoors in the sun for extended periods of time. Heat stroke can occur rapidly and will always have a tragic…
Promote Good Litter Box Habits
Cats have been programmed for thousands of years to cover their “waste.” In the wild, this helped to eliminate the cat’s scent and elude predators. Most cats are naturally attracted to a litter box because it provides a place for them to cover their waste. However, there are a few things you can do (and encourage your clients to do) to…
Get Out! for Pet Appreciation Week!
It’s summertime! Time to get those pooches to the dog park and show ’em some love. But remember…in Texas it’s important to keep them out of the hottest part of the day so use caution and be sure to watch for signs for heat stroke and give plenty of water! Here are a list of…
DIY Sweet Tator Chews
I make a weekly, what I call “deposit,” at the big pet store buying such supplies as dog food, cat food, litter, treats, chews, cute toys…OY! So, when I come across a way to save on at least one of those expenses…I’m gonna try it! On my last grocery trip I purchased one large sweet…
Foxy Roxie
There are so many stray cats in our world. It’s very sad…they live outdoors scouring the trash bins for food, finding a dense shrub to sleep or hide and never knowing love. In early February, a young kitten showed up on my patio, wailing. It’s hard to know what her cries were trying to tell…
Primped and Pampered
Every six weeks my pampered pooches experience “Spa Day” where they are cleaned, polished and groomed. Lhasa Apsos and many other long haired breeds require regular grooming visits. For me, I like to keep their coats short for easy maintenance. They both received a rigorous bath, a badly-needed nail trim and coat reduction. Our latest…
Meow~Meow Morning Meow
Non-cat people do not have the luxury of waking to the sound of purrs and the tickle of whiskers on one’s face. My cat, Sophie, has the innate ability to know exactly what time I should wake up each morning. She will begin pawing at me, walking on me, pulling on my PJs & blanket,…
Preventing Pet Obesity
According to veterinary surveys, more than half of our pooches and kitties are overweight. That puts them at higher risks for arthritis, diabetes, kidney and heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. So, what’s the best way to begin slimming down? Calculate your pet’s optimum caloric intake. If you don’t know how many calories your…
Got Leash?
Why do dogs need daily walks? All dogs, no matter what their energy level is, need daily exercise.Walks help to keep their weight in check as well as keep those muscles in shape and joints moving. Dogs have an instinctive need to move forward. In the wild, undomesticated canines never stayed in one place, under…