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Pet health insurance: a benefit for many employees
It appears that somebody must be listening to all of us dog and cat lovers who keep saying our pets are family. I keep hearing about more and more companies that are offering pet health insurance as a benefit to their employees. WASHINGTON — A grow...
Lydia has a rough night. Is the cancer back?
I’m going to venture a guess and say that anyone whose dog been diagnosed with cancer is always on alert. Things that were looked at as minor issues or annoyances in the past now take on a new meaning. Like vomiting. Before Lydia was diagnosed ...
Work with your pet sitter / dog walker to keep your pet safe
Ensuring your pets’ safety before placing him in the hands of a pet sitter or dog walker is something you should give some thought to. Chances are there won’t ever be any safety issues that come up while you’re away, but a little pr...
Pet ‘Net Safety Event October 21
SECOND ANNUAL PET ‘NET EVENT TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 2009 Pet-Centric Bloggers & Site Editors To Raise Voices In Unison To Shine Spotlight on Pet Safety Organizer Petside.com To Feature Event Hub At www.petside.com/pet-net-2009 New York, NY ...
Wysong not happy about response to recent recall
Earlier this week I posted a Wysong pet food recall. They have now revised their recall notice and are not happy about some of the comments they’ve seen in response to the way they announced the recall. We ask that you please consider the follo...
An overwhelming doggie introduction
Over the weekend my boyfriend Jim and I tried to introduce our dogs to each other. He has an adorable husky mix named Mason, who’s actually a six year old puppy! He’s a very sweet dog who wants to play, play, play all the time! The meetin...
Pet sitting prices: negotiate or not?
I know the pet sitters and dog walkers reading this will totally get this video. What’s this got to do with pet sitting or dog walking? Trying to negotiate with your pet sitter or dog walker for a lower rate is a good way to get started out on...
September is National Pet Health Insurance Month
I heard about pet health insurance a number of years ago, and as much as I thought it would be a good idea, I never gave it a whole lot of thought until the past few years. Then, in January, 2008 I started my pets on health insurance. Just a few mont...
Virbac recalls Iverhart Plus heartworm preventive
Virbac, maker of Iverhart Plus, has recalled two lots of the heartworm preventive. Virbac Animal Health has recalled Iverhart Plus flavored chewable tablets for dogs after routine stability tests showed that samples from two lots did not contain suff...
Lydia has a lump on her chest
I just found a lump on Lydia’s chest. I’m trying really hard not to freak out. When I say I just found it, I mean just minutes ago. I was petting her while we snuggled on the couch and then I felt something under my fingers. I immediately...
Pet care expenses may soon be tax deductible
Based on the fact that more than 60% of households have pets, and because those pets contribute to our well-being, Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, of Michigan, introduced the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act. If passed, it wou...
Product Review: Shoo!Tag
A few months ago I decided to try Shoo!Tags for Archie and Lydia instead of using a topical flea treatment. I’ve never been fond of them, but after Lydia’s cancer diagnosis I’m trying even more to stay away from chemicals. The Shoo!...
Woman needs to pay vet bill before getting dog back
A Minneapolis woman who gave her puppy up to the vet because of financial reasons, wants her dog back but is being told she will need to pay the bill first. Pat Bergstrom watched over her tiny 3-week-old Shih Tzu puppy as its taut stomach heaved with...
Don’t let the summer heat kill your pets!
It’s summer. It’s hot. Hot weather can be deadly to your pets! How’s that for getting righ to the point? Here in Texas, and a lot of other parts of the country, we’re having record-breaking high temperatures. In Austin we̵...
Come to Lydia’s canine-cancer remission party!
We’re celebrating this week! On Wednesday it’ll be a year since Lydia had surgery to have two malignant tumors removed. Since then, the docs haven’t been able to find a trace of cancer! That’s one year cancer free! We’ve...
Prevent summer health hazards for your pets
PetsitUSA and independent pet sitters urge pet owners to be aware of summer health hazards. Because pet sitters interact with a large number of pets, they are familiar with a variety of summer dangers. They hear stories of cats, dogs and other pets t...
Evanger’s asks FDA to let them ship pet food
Earlier this week the FDA suspended Evanger’s emergency permit, meaning they cannot ship pet food in interstate commerce. Now Evangers is asking the FDA to reverse that decision. Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. filed a formal request with ...
Contest: Win a copy of Speaking for Spot
I’m on the way to the vet with Tequila (my cat, not the booze!) in a little while. She has a pretty nasty bladder infection that she let me know about this morning. Instead of using her litter box, she decided to use an old laundry basket to sh...
FDA suspends Evangers temporary emergency permit
More pet food news, this time it’s regarding Evangers pet food. June 12, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it was suspending the temporary Emergency Permit issued to Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc. Evanger&...
Nature’s Variety withdrawals freeze dried pet foods
Two Nature’s Variety freeze dried pet food products have been withdrawn from distribution. Nature’s Variety recently identified two lots of Freeze Dried product that didn’t meet our quality standards. These products do not represent a healt...
Owners of ChemNutra plead guilty in pet food recall case
Remember ChemNutra? The company and its owners are pleading guilty. . . A company and its owners have agreed to plead guilty in connection with melamine-tainted pet food that may have killed thousands of dogs and cats in 2007, according to a court do...
Book Review: Speaking for Spot
Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life, by Dr. Nancy Kay, is an excellent book! You should buy it! Let me repeat that last part… You should buy Speaking for Spot! That’s how much I like thi...
Dog Product Review: D.A.P.
When I was asked if I’d want to try some of Ceva’s D.A.P. (Dog Appeasing Pheremone) for my dog, I said sure, but I have to admit I was skeptical. It’s a synthetic verson of the pheremones a mother dog releases that calms her pups. T...
FDA, Nutro, pet food: what a mess!
Christie Keith has a thought provoking story out on SFGate.com about the FDA and how well they work (or don’t!) for us. She talks about Nutro being in the news lately, but it’s the way the whole issue has been handled that points to a muc...
NUTRO denies FDA investigation of their pet food
Is NUTRO being investigated or not? It seems like a he said/she said kind of thing at this point. NUTRO is saying they are not being investigated, while Consumer Affairs says they have spoken to an FDA official who says an investigation is underway. ...
Due to deaths & illness, FDA investigates Nutro pet food
Pet owners have been complaining about Nutro for over two years; saying their cats and dogs have either become very ill (and survived) or died after eating the Nutro products. Finally, the word is that the FDA is investigating the pet food, an invest...
Book Review: One Nation Under Dog
I highly recommend One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food, by Michael Schaffer, to anybody who likes dogs! Schaffer researched just about every aspect of dogs in America (a...
Pet health insurance also covers alternative therapies
It used to be that when a cat or dog got sick or injured it wasn’t all that uncommon to put him down. That’s not so anymore. Many of us go to great lengths to keep our pets happy, healthy…and alive! We won’t even consider euth...
Lydia update: no more chemo!!
Lydia went in for her monthly visit with her oncologist today. What I was expecting to be the usual oncology routine turned out to be something much different. No more chemo! That’s right. No more chemotherapy for Lydia! It’s been 9 month...
What do you feed your pets?
Christie Keith has a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle today about the growing number of people choosing raw food for their pets. Rather than blindly feeding what we’re told to feed, more and more people are making a conscious choice...
