Pain-Free Diabetes Testing for Dogs and Cats
This breakthrough technology means you no longer have to use a painful lancet to draw blood samples from your diabetic dog or cat. If you have a dog or cat with diabetes, you know that poking her with a lancet to get blood for a glucose sample hurts you almost as much as it does her. No one wants to cause their animal pain, especially when the goal is simply to help them live healthy, happy lives. Collaboration Is Born PetTest Genteel is quite literally the breakthrough technology diabetic dog and cat parents have been waiting for....
Handsome Howard Has a Favor to Ask You. Please Say YES!!!
Meet Howard, a neutered chocolate-brown pibble mix with white markings and an adorably stubby snausage tail. He weighs approximately 63 pounds and is believed to be about 3 years old. Now that we’ve dispensed with the formalities, this incredibly handsome hunk finds himself in the difficult position of having to ask a favor of you: Would you please adopt him or share his story so he can find a forever home? He knows it’s a lot to ask, but he feels quite certain you’ll be glad you took a chance on him. Photo: Pima Animal Care...
10 Ways You Might Be Unknowingly Stressing Your Pet Out
Nobody wants to see their pet in distress, and we’ll go to great lengths to keep it from happening. The reality is we can’t always avoid it. But what if you found out that something as innocuous as looking at them or feeding them something new was causing them stress? You’d want to stop it immediately, wouldn’t you? Well, hold onto your hat because you might be blown away by some of the fears Fido could be harboring and the triggers that set them off. Recently, a group of animal experts spoke with Insider to discuss...
Rescue Group Feeds 100 Stray Dogs Daily, They Are NOT Invisible
As a society, we tend to look the other way when it comes to stray animal populations. They are basically invisible to us even when in all actuality they are in plain sight. That’s because for most they are a low priority with everything going on in our busy lives and the seemingly never-ending chaos around us. We tend not to give it much thought even though we know it’s happening. Photo: YouTube/@lovefurryfriends Homeless Animals Fortunately, not everyone can look away. For them, knowing the true plight of creatures that are...
Natural Grooming Products—the Safe Choice for Your Dog
Throw out those chemical-laden pet soaps and shampoos. Natural grooming products that use only gentle, non-toxic ingredients are much safer and better for your dog’s coat and skin. Regularly bathing your dog helps keep his skin and coat healthy and clean. But if you’re using commercial soaps and shampoos, you may be doing him more harm than good. Their ingredients can cause skin irritation, itching and even rashes, all of which get worse when the dog starts scratching, licking, or even biting the area in an effort to find relief....
Pawsitively in Love: Understanding the 5 Love Languages of Dogs
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APA!’s New Pet Pals Program Is Creating the Next Generation of Animal Welfare Leaders!
Mar 30, 2023 Austin Pets Alive! has long been known for innovating, collaborating, and sharing our knowledge of how to save animals’ lives. But animal welfare is also about humans—the humans who love and own pets, and the humans who work in animal shelters. That’s why we are so thrilled to introduce Pet Pals, our brand new program for at-risk and vulnerable working-age youth to participate in an 8-week paid internship! The interns, who are between 16 and 21 years old, are learning the ins and outs of shelter management, and...
London Art Exhibit Goes to the Dogs ’til October 2023
A new exhibition at London’s The Wallace Collection entitled Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney, will be paying tribute to humankind’s ever-evolving relationship with dogs from March 29 to October 15, 2023. With more than 50 works of art featuring canines, the exhibit will include paintings ranging from the masters all the way to David Hockney’s popular snausage dogs from the 20th century. And it isn’t just paintings that will be on display. Visitors will be treated to drawings, sculptures, and other forms...
Why Is My Cat Throwing Up? How To Help Ease A Cat’s Uneasy Stomach
If there’s one question all cat parents have asked themselves at some point, it would be “why does my cat throw up?”. Unfortunately, vomiting is a fairly regular occurrence for cats. The good news is that, usually, vomiting can often be treated and managed at home. To help pet parents get the answers to their question of “why does my cat throw up”, let’s explore the different reasons why a cat may be throwing up and how you can deal with it. Why does my cat throw up? Throwing up may be a fairly common...
Supporting Both Ends of the Leash: What Community Support Looks Like in a HASS Pilot Shelter
[embedded content] We know that people and pets need support to stay together through challenging times—but how can you identify the support your community needs and how your organization can facilitate it? That’s what this webinar is all about! Amanda Gatten, KC Pet Project’s Director of Community Programs, will share what a comprehensive, flexible, effective community support program looks like at a HASS pilot shelter, with ideas and tips for other organizations to steal. We will also hear from Eliza Torres, Education and...
