2022’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Pets
Believe it or not, the year is coming to an end which means one thing: It’s time for our 2022 pet gift guide! We’ve put together the ultimate holiday gift guide for pets, with gifts divided into three unique categories so there’s something for everyone. Budget-friendly The first category in our 2022 pet gift guide is budget-friendly gifts. These gifts may be easy on your wallet, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t be memorable! Plan a special day together: Put together an itinerary for a day full of your...
Top 5 ways to properly care for your senior pet
A senior cat or dog needs a different level of care than when they were young. The older your pet gets the more they’ll show signs of aging like arthritis, muscle loss, loss of hearing and eyesight, weight gain or loss, lethargy and more. Luckily, there are five things you can do regularly to help your beloved senior pet age comfortably and with ease. The first step is to stay on top of your senior pets’: 1) Veterinary Care No matter your pet’s age, you should be taking them for regular veterinary check-ups to ensure...
On Giving Tuesday Find an Animal in Need and Donate to their Wishlist
Giving Tuesday celebrates generously giving back after spending like crazy on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Marking its 10-year anniversary, the annual day of giving began in 2012 as a way to honor the value of generosity, Asha Curran told USA TODAY. Curran, who is the CEO of Giving Tuesday, went on to say, “There’s not a person or community in the entire world where generosity is not important.” And she’s right. Since its inception, the movement is officially celebrated or observed in countries all across the globe....
New webcast: Gabapentin and behavior modification for shelter cats
Cats entering shelters often experience fear, anxiety, and stress while in care. Mitigating negative states in cats is critical to their health and well-being, especially in populations of fearful cats that are already at risk for poor outcomes. One particularly at-risk population are fearful cats rescued from animal hoarding environments. In the next Maddie’s® Insights webcast, Gabapentin and Behavior Modification for Shelter Cats, on December 1 at 12PM Pacific/3PM Eastern, results will be shared from a new study assessing...
Installing a Dog-Washing Station and Other Options for Giving Fido a Bath
If you’re the owner of a toy breed, you can just put them in the sink with a mesh net over the drain and use your spray wand to quickly and efficiently bathe them. But medium to large-breed dogs present a whole other problem for most pet parents. You are either used to sudsing them down in the backyard during summer months or getting down on your knees to soap them up next to your bathtub in the winter. The latter of the two options stinks because your knees are killing you unless you perch on the edge of the tub with your feet in it,...
The Best Advent Calendars for Dogs and Cats in 2022
Are you one of those people that buy their tree and start putting up Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving? You might even put your tree up on Thanksgiving and start hanging exterior lights the following day. If so, you’re in good company, with 43-55 percent (depending on the source) queried admitting to jumping the gun and getting into the Christmas season early. Including Pets in Christmas Sound like you? If that’s how you roll and you’re a pet parent, then there’s also a good chance you’re of the...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Trauma-informed online courses, new grant opportunity and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. New monthly grant opportunity!Starting this month, Maddie’s Fund® will be giving away a $3,000 grant each month to one lucky Maddie’s® Pet Forum member! The first drawing will be in December 2022 for content contributed in November 2022! You’ll automatically be entered to win each month when you start a new discussion, reply to a new post… Learn More Maddie’s® Insights: Gabapentin and Behavior Modification for Shelter...
Dog Eye Boogers – what are they and when should I worry?
Throughout the day, your dog’s eyes produce tears in order to keep the cornea and conjunctiva surfaces lubricated and healthy. But, while those tears will then drain down your dog’s tear ducts, other substances that gather on and around the surface of your dog’s eyes such as mucus, dust, oil, and other debris …can’t. Tears will then stockpile around the eyes and eventually form a crust or a bit of gunk. Then, voila! You’ve got yourself a totally normal eye booger. What are the different types of dog eye...
Making Essential Oil Blends for Your Dog
From pest repellents to breath fresheners, these fragrant and effective essential oil blends are created especially for dogs. Anyone who has worked with essential oils, as I have, knows how amazing they are. When high quality products are used properly, essential oils offer profound healing effects to both humans and dogs. This article presents some canine-designed essential oil blends you can make at home for everything from nausea and bad breath to repelling ticks and other pests. A long history The distillation and use of essential oils...
Top 5 signs your dog needs ‘warming’ food
Did you know the ‘temperature’ of your dog’s diet can impact everything from their health to their energy levels and even their emotional well-being? According to Eastern Food Therapy (EFT) our bodies run either warm, cool or neutral and eating specific foods can help correct any imbalances. For dogs that run too cool, a warming diet is the answer. Tip: A healthy dog has neutral energy, which means they will be alert, active and happy. The top 5 signs your dog has too much cool energy are: Frequent Colds and...
