Music To Many Ears
April 21, 2009 by twoodman
Filed under Art For Animals, Home Pet Care, Products, Trendy Tails
By Tracy Woodman
“A monthly column sniffing out trendiest pet pampering products and services.”
Music Through A Dog's Ear Cover
Music definitely has a therapeutic component to it. I’ve been a faithful user of a series of music cd’s produced by through a Dog’s Ear. These cds are the product of bioacoustic research, which is the study of sound frequency, harmonic patterns and their effects on heart rate. During the day while I’m at work I leave the radio on at a very low volume for my dogs however, at night when it’s bedtime I switch to through a Dog’s ear specifically!
Lucy Celebrates The Biggest Loss of Her Life-30 Pounds!
March 29, 2009 by Tonia Evans
Filed under Dog Care, Dogs, Tonia Evans, Uncategorized, luxury spa services
By Tonia Evans
Get The Inside Scoop On How Your Dog Can Lose Weight too!
It’s Possible-with a healthy diet, and exercise.
Lucy Lost 30 Pounds Photo By Karen McCarthy
Like many American dogs-Lucy had a problem with being overweight. Sure her pet parents thought she was simply Big Boned-but when her veterinarian had to schedule knee replacement surgery, at only 5 years old-the family finally realized they had to take her weight (Loss) seriously.
Lucy’s not alone, I’ve read that almost half of all the dogs veterinarians treat are overweight or obese. Now there’s hope for dogs (and cats) to lose weight, and it all starts with a plan.
The Story of “Fat Butt”
March 6, 2009 by catvet8580
Filed under Cat Care, Columns, Home Pet Care, In Purrfect Health
By Cassandra Kelley DVM
The Story of “Fat Butt”– How Obesity Led To A Close Call With Death
Moonshine was without question a morbidly obese cat. Her owner, Jan, loved Moonshine and really wanted to help her feline friend. During a yearly exam, I warned Jan that unless we could make some changes in Moonshine’s life, she was going to become sick due to her size. Jan agreed that Moonshine was rather robust, as she herself affectionately referred to her cat as “Fat Butt” on occasion, but worried that Moonshine couldn’t exercise safely at her size and she didn’t want to starve her cat in order for Moonshine to lose weight.
Healing After The Loss of My Dog
January 7, 2009 by admin
Filed under Dogs, Home Pet Care, Uncategorized
By Tonia C. Evans
Healing After The Loss of My Dog
Holly Dog
“Losing a pet is a profound loss, because they are with us everyday, and they know us more intimately than we know most people. For that reason it’s important to give yourself the time to rest, to be sad, to cry and reflect on the season of life we have with our beloved companions.”
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
(Roger Caras)
Holly was my life dog. She wasn’t my childhood dog, or the family dog- she was all mine and I was hers, and now she is gone. Last Friday Holly became so sick, that I made the most difficult decision, to have her put to sleep. I wanted so badly to taker her home with me, and try the antibiotics that the doctors offered, but as an animal care specialist I knew deep in my heart that this time around, a few days of antibiotics were not going to make a difference for Holly’s quality of life. Read more
