Can Tui Na help your dog or cat live longer
Otherwise known as acupressure-massage, Tui Na is an ancient Chinese modality that can contribute to health and longevity in dogs and cats. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our dogs and cats lived as long as we do? While that’s not achievable, unfortunately, we can nevertheless take measures to help ensure our companion animals stay healthy so they can live as long as possible. Among the many modalities and therapies that can boost wellness and contribute to longevity is Tui Na, the original Chinese modality of acupressure-massage. The...
Who Do You Want to Be? Use This ‘3 Words’ Exercise to Find Out
I think a lot about the way I am perceived, or the way I’ll be described when I leave this world. Sometimes I’m really disappointed in myself but other times, I know I got it right. Maya Angelou said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” How do you want to be described by the world? If you could choose three words to describe yourself, and how you want to be remembered, what would those words be? I am…...
Donating pet food is just one way to #BeAHelper
We recently shared the new public service announcement (PSA) campaign, “Pets and People Together,” that aims to inspire pet lovers everywhere to #BeAHelper. The message of the campaign comes from the understanding that at some point in our lives, each of us may experience a crisis that can temporarily impact our ability to care for our pets. Whether it be an unexpected hospital stay, an overseas deployment or being faced with financial or housing-related challenges, communities have a vital role to play in preserving the human-pet...
Tips For Curing Your Dog’s Boredom
While dogs are usually quite good at entertaining themself, it doesn’t mean that they don’t experience boredom from time to time. If you’re not sure if your dog is experiencing boredom, or if you know that they are but aren’t sure what to do about it, read on! How can I tell if my dog is bored? Dogs don’t often hide the fact that they are bored – they actually try to make their feelings very clear. A few of the telltale signs of dog boredom include: Destructive behavior: Dogs that are experiencing boredom...
The Right Way to Teach Your Dog to Swim
Teaching your dog to swim is easier than you might think. These four steps help ensure success. You’ve recently welcomed a new dog to the family. The weekend forecast calls for hot sunny weather, so you’re heading to the lake house and taking your new addition along with you. But what if you’re not sure your dog can swim? What’s the best way to teach him? While getting him to execute the butterfly stroke might be a bit out of reach, he’ll get the doggy paddle in no time if you go about it the right way. For...
Pet Parent Gets Hit with an $8,000 Vet Bill After Family Weimaraner Gulps Down Rock
A family from Porth in the Rhondda, Wales region of the U.K. were alarmed when their Weimaraner, Milo, started throwing up and bleeding. Naturally, they whisked the stricken animal to the vet to find out what was causing the symptoms. Once they arrived, the veterinarian asked if he had possibly eaten anything he shouldn’t have. One of his owners, Shannon Stone, noted that the four-year-old occasionally chewed on socks, but hadn’t seen him eating anything out of the ordinary recently. Emergency Vet Clinics The vet soon did a scan...
The Easiest Way to Manage a Dog’s Sensitive Tummy!
Food is the most common source of sensitive stomachs for dogs. Even if you don’t know exactly what’s triggering your pup’s discomfort, Tilted Barn Pet Co. food could be the solution! They use single-source proteins and simple ingredients for their fully cooked food recipes, so they’re easy on tummies. Seeing your four-legged bestie in pain and discomfort is devastating, especially when their suffering happens because of something they’re eating. The easiest way to help a pup with a sensitive tummy is to feed them...
Maddie’s Insights: Takeaways from pandemic-era emergency pet fostering
Join Dr. Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University on Thursday, November 3rd at 12:00PM PT/3:00PM ET for a Maddie’s® Insights webcast on foster recruitment, trial adoption programs, caregiving practices, and behavioral support that can be utilized in our post-pandemic world. “Emergency fostering during the pandemic; Takeaways for a post-pandemic world,” will run for 60 minutes. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization deemed the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic, and...
The Terrifying Black Shuck of English Folklore
Regardless of which country you hale from, there is bound to be ancient folklore surrounding animals and humans that were otherworldly in the eyes of the people that inhabited those times. Always searching for something to explain that which they feared or didn’t understand, a lot of it focused on cats and dogs. This didn’t bode well for animals if their coats happened to be black. As scientists now know today, the gene for black coats is the most common. Back then, however, anything and everything could arouse suspicions of...
New Study Says Baby Talk with Cats Actually Works
A recent study conducted by French researchers points to baby talk as being a good way to converse with your cats. Let’s face it, most of us are guilty of baby-talking to our pets, anyways. We can’t help it. Pets are like our kids, so it would make sense that that’s how we’d engage with them. Now, you don’t have to feel silly or guilty about it if you get caught doing it. Just point to the research and go about your day. Baby Talk According to the study, the researchers conducted three rounds of testing using 16...
