Contaminated Pet Food? Report it!
Your dog or cat gets sick after eating pet food you now suspect is contaminated. After getting veterinary care for your pet, what do you do next? Throw out the rest of the food? There goes the food, the package, and the lot numbers which would identify when and where the food was manufactured. Call […]
Houston’s Best Pet Sitters: Top 10 Plants Toxic to Pets
March 17 kicks off National Poison Prevention Week. I did a quick search to find poisonous-to-pets plants I am not familiar with. There were hundreds! However, only a small percentage of plants are truly dangerous and poisonous to your pet. Make sure you know which plants are most deadly to avoid your dog or cat […]
Houston Pet Sitter on Dogs in Hot Cars
As a pet sitter in Houston, I’m keenly aware of the temperature. I keep a close eye on dogs I’m walking, because the heat can get to some of them almost before you get from their front door to the sidewalk. Some dogs are hyper-sensitive to heat because of their breed, coat, age, or their […]
Houston Pet Sitter on Fat Cats
What if I told you that you could do one easy thing and it would add two or more years to your cat’s life? Would you do it? Of course you would! So here it is: don’t let your cat get fat. If your cat is obese, he is at a higher risk for diabetes, […]