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Cold weater paw care tips

Posted by Lori Light on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, In : Caring for your pets

To help prevent cold weather from affecting your pets paws and skin please use the following helpful hints:

1.) Bring a small towel on long walks to lean off irritated paws. After every walk wash and dry your pets feet to remove ice, salt, dirt and chemicals.

2.) Doggie Booties or Pawtectors can help minimize contact with painful salt crystals, poisonous chemicals and other objects.

3.) Keeping the feet (including in between the toes) and legs of long haired dogs trimmed shorter will minimiz...
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Emergency Preparedness

Posted by Lori Light on Friday, August 26, 2011, In : Caring for your pets

http://www.cthumane.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=5401.0&dlv_id=49481
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Keeping Your Pets Safe During the Holiday

Posted by Lori Light on Monday, March 28, 2011, In : Caring for your pets

Holidays can be hectic for everyone in your family, including the family pet. Please remember to never leave your pets ( children) unattended when holiday lights are plugged in due to risks of electrocution and fire dangers. Many plants including poinsettas can be posinous (especially for cats) so please be sure to keep these items out of reach. Also be sure to keep holiday chocolates out of reach of an unsupervised dog. Try not to leave pieces of gift wrapping ribbons where kitty can get to ...
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How To Safely Remove a Tick

Posted by Lori Light on Monday, March 28, 2011, In : Caring for your pets

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1.Use latex exam gloves to examine your pet for ticks in good lighting.

2.Check your pets daily for ticks by feeling for any lumps under the hair, paying close attention to the ears, eyes, face, belly and legs.

3.Ticks range in size from the size of a sesame seed to the size of a fingernail when they are engorged.

4.When a tick is found embedded in the skin, use a fine pointed tweezers at the point of attachment, and grasp the tick head firmly.

5.Using slow, steady and firm traction, ...

Xylitol Related Dog Posioning Increasing

Posted by Lori Light on Monday, March 28, 2011, In : Caring for your pets

Article Courtesy of Pet Peoples Place
The number of xylitol-related cases of poisoning in dogs is increasing, possibly due to the number of products that contain the substance.

Xylitol is an artificial sweetener used a sugar substitute in a growing number of confectionary products. It is naturally occuring, being derived from the fibers of may fruits and vegetables, including corn husks and pats. In humans, over-consumption of xylitol can result in bloating and diarrhea, but these side-effec...

What to do if your dog has been skunked

Posted by Lori Light on Sunday, March 27, 2011, In : Caring for your pets

Here is the BEST recipe for skunk odor removal
1 qt 3% hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
1 tsp Dawn dishwashing liquid
Bathe in mixture, leaving it on for 5-10 minutes. Repeat, if necessary.

DO NOT LEAVE IN CONTAINER IT WILL EXPLODE!
If you live where skunks are a problem and a risk for your dogs, post this recipe on your refrigerator and make sure you ALWAYS have the ingredients on-hand. This truly works!
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