Just when you think you’ve figured out a good food for your pet, someone throws you a curve ball. Take the whole grain-free, whole grain thing. On that subject alone, one could write 50 pages. What about dry vs. wet vs. raw? Refrigerated? Home made? It is no easy task to sort it all out,Continue reading “The Dog Food Dilemma – Part 1”
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Common Emergencies
**Disclaimer: none of the advice below is intended to replace professional veterinary care** There is nothing more scary than your furbaby becoming suddenly ill. Knowing what to do, when it’s ok to handle at home, when to see a vet, or when to rush to emergency, can mean life or death for your best friend.Continue reading “Common Emergencies”
Safe-at-home for the Holidays
During the on-going pandemic problems, having a large family gathering is just not a good idea. It’s all over the news and internet. Safety during Thanksgiving now goes beyond any other previous definition of holiday safety. But there are many great ideas out there to try to make the best of it! The rate ofContinue reading “Safe-at-home for the Holidays”
Natural Insect Repellants
It’s been a lo-o-o-ng year of lockdowns, stay at home orders, and cabin fever. With the return of cooler weather in much of the USA, it is beginning to be more pleasant outdoors! Now is a good time to look at keeping those fleas and mosquitos under control and from eating us alive! Here inContinue reading “Natural Insect Repellants”
Holiday Hobbies
With the holidays around the corner, we’ve been wondering how that is going to look during a pandemic. Is the limited gathering going to be followed? Will families downsize and downplay the big meals and parties? Or will all the restrictions of the previous 8 months be ignored with large groups getting together in aContinue reading “Holiday Hobbies”
Incurable Diseases in Cats
There are several common infectious diseases that kill millions of cats per year and many cat patients are at risk. These diseases are known by a confusing set of initials – FeLV, FIV, FIP, FVR, and FPV. About 10% of cats in the USA are infected with one or more of these viruses. Once yourContinue reading “Incurable Diseases in Cats”
Catching Up In An Epidemic
You could call it catching up. Or you could call it trying not to lose your mind. The last 6 months have been like an on-going bad dream. Home lockdown, major on-going family health problems, loss of work, lack of seeing friends and family, no celebrations. Let’s also add no place to escape the madness.Continue reading “Catching Up In An Epidemic”
Walk for health and charity!
In the difficult situation our communities, nation and planet is in, one of the best benefits is that more people are getting off their butts to exercise outside. Not having ever been a morning person my entire life, I am now finding myself getting up at sunrise to take my fur kids for a longContinue reading “Walk for health and charity!”
The Nose Knows
by Coco LeCurl Dear Friends, I have another great topic I’d like to tell you about! That cute little black / brown / or pink button nose of ours, is the greatest source of information for me and my cousins. Just imagine if you could smell things tens of thousands of times better! We haveContinue reading “The Nose Knows”
Bone Broth Benefits
Even though the name doesn’t sound like much, bone broth has amazing beneficial properties for people and pets alike. Maybe you saw your grandmother make soup that started off with bones? More common in Europe, where many more parts of livestock is used up and not wasted, making soup out of bones is still common.Continue reading “Bone Broth Benefits”
For The Love of Dogs 