Identifying and Managing Your Pet’s Pain
What You Need to Know About Pet Pain Management As professional pet sitters and dog walkers we see pets of all ages and are often distraught to see older pets in chronic pain that goes untreated. Not long ago there were few pain medications available for our pets, but fortunately, within the last decade many medications have been developed to help our pets be more comfortable. Most pet...
Read MoreThanksgiving and Healthy Pets
How To Keep Your Pets Healthy During the Holidays With Thanksgiving just a few days away it’s time to think of family, friends, great food and, of course, pet safety! It’s our natural tendency to want to share some of the holiday feast with our pets, but here are a few things to keep in mind before you do. The Food While it’s ok to feed your pet a little turkey,...
Read MoreHalloween Pet Safety
How To Help Your Pet Have a Safe Halloween Halloween not only means costumes, candy and trick or treaters, it also means some added stressors to our pets. Here are a few safety and health issues to keep in mind so that you and your pets can safely enjoy the holiday. Decorations For many pets, new objects and decorations around the house and yard are just new things to investigate....
Read MoreHow to “Pet Proof” Your Home
Pet Proofing Your Home One of the most important and cost effective things you can do to ensure the safety of your pet is to “pet proof” your home. Pet proofing means removing dangerous items from your pet’s reach, being aware of the many potential hazards that your pet may encounter and thinking ahead about situations which could cause your pet harm. As Pet Sitters we’ve...
Read MoreWhy Should You Spay/Neuter Your Pets?
What You Need to Know About Spaying & Neutering For me the decision to spay or neuter my pets has always been a non-issue. It’s a simple, automatic decision to have all of my pets spayed or neutered and I assumed that most people thought this was a no-brainer too. That was until a recent conversation with a client who was struggling with the decision because of conflicting...
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