The latest studies suggest that 25% of pets in the US are obese – that totals 33 million fat cats and fat dogs. A staggering 45% of US pets are overweight.
Read moreA couple of years ago my family had to make an agonizing decision to put our 3 year old Labrador to sleep. She had been in veterinary and hospital care for over 7 days after suddenly becoming ill after her…
Read moreWhat do you do if you are pet sitting a dog and suddenly he decides that he is not interested in eating? In the past 5 years I have had plenty of case studies of dogs with no appetite. I’ve usually coaxed…
Read moreDogs and cats are curious creatures and are prone to flee through open doors unexpectedly. My cat Bouie the Burmese is a great escape artist but luckily he only flees far enough to hide behind the bushes at the front…
Read moreSummer is almost here and all pet professionals should be aware of the dangers of the summer heat to our pets.
Read moreHappy Holidays Everyone! I hope you get some time to relax with family between all those pet house visits this week. We are having an snow storm today in Dallas Fort Worth after a beautiful day of 75F yesterday! The…
Read morePet sitters have a super opportunity to both raise money for shelter pets in need and raise the profile of their business by getting involved in the Wishbones for Pets project in the coming months.
Read moreWe don’t like to think about the worst case scenario – but as pet sitters we carry the responsibility of caring for the pets of our clients who are many times out of town. What would happen to those…
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