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FW: January Newsletter​
From: Amanda Nieser ([email protected])
Sent: Mon 1/14/13 9:12 AM
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Dear Pet Parents,
My team and I wish you a Happy New Year. I hope it started with a bang!
May all your wishes and goals come true in 2013.
We are looking forward to another fantastic year with all our wonderful
dogs, cats, bunnies, turtles, guinea pigs, chinchillas, chickens, hamsters,
sugar gliders, mice, fish, birds and lizards. Lets see what else we may get
this year!
January is the month where we all have some New Years Resolutions.
Even though you clearly love your pets and are taking great care of them,
here are a few suggestions that may not be on your pet parenting list yet.
Everybody should do their part in picking up after their pet to keep our
communities looking clean and nice. Even in the dark. Just be prepared
and bring a flashlight. Also, leaving baggies on the trail is worse than not
picking up at all.
Your dog will love it if you take him or her out for daily walks, even if
you have a back yard. They love to get out and read and leave their
Pee-Mails along the trails or in the neighborhood.
Cleaning your cat's litter box daily will make your kitty happy and keeps
them healthy.
Your pet's bedding should be washed once a month. They enjoy sleeping
in a clean bed as well.
Washing out your pet's food and water bowl at least once a week will
also keep them healthy and happy.
And your rodent's bedding should be changed regularly. This will help
keep your home smelling fresh.
With these few resolutions added to your list, your pets will be thankful.
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Pet Dandruff
The white flakes in your pet's fur may not be snow. The dry air from our
heating system and the dry air in Colorado in general may cause your pets
to itch and flake.
You can give your cats an Omega-3 cat supplement or add some tuna to
their daily diet. Dogs can be put on fish oil as well. The oil is also great for
hurting joints. Max is on fish oil for his arthritis and it helps by lubricating
his joints. Please ask your vet about the right dosage and how to go about
it without upsetting your pet's tummy.
A humidifier will help with the dry air as well. I found a silent, very
affordable one at Walgreens. It blows the fog into the air. And believe me, I
had to go through a lot of humidifiers before I found this one.
On a side note, dandruff can also have many other health reasons like
allergies, nutrition, parasites, fungal infections... Below please find some
helpful links for your own research.
For dogs: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2111&aid=427
For cats: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2141&aid=207
Interesting Facts about your pet's ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzs
Did you know that an average dog sleeps about 12 hours a day? Older dogs
or puppies sleep more. Also, depending on your dogs activity level he or
she may sleep more or less. A working dog, like a search and rescue dog,
sleeps less than a dog left at home alone all day while you are at work.
Your cats may even sleep up to 20 hours in a 24 hour period, but on
average sleep around 13 hours. Lions sleep for about 20 hours every day.
They live for about 12-16 years in the wild. That means a lion is only awake
for about 3 years. And you thought your cat slept a lot!
Rodents usually spend about 14 hours a day in dream land. What is the
sleepiest animal on our plant? It's the Koala. They spend about 22 hours
asleep in a 24 hour period. Wow! This research made me tired. ; )
Winter Safety
Stay off the frozen ponds!!! This is too often in the news lately. If there is
the slightest chance that your dog may chase something that is on the ice,
like geese, keep him or her leashed. This can save you a lot of trouble.
And if you didn't prevent this from happening and your dog broke through
the ice, please make sure you don't go after him or her. Chances are you
are heavier than your pup and will end up in the same bad situation. Call
911 and be patient. Boy, that is easier said then done. Being helpless is a
terrible feeling.
Antifreeze is terribly toxic for dogs and cats. Even a few licks of the stuff
can cause kidney failure and severe neurological symptoms, usually
resulting in death. Unfortunately, most antifreeze products have a sweet
flavor making them appealing to dogs. Cats are too discriminating to
voluntarily taste the stuff, but should they step in antifreeze, they will
ingest enough to be toxic during their grooming process. Please prevent
your pets from having any access to antifreeze by checking under your
vehicles for leaks and storing antifreeze containers in a safe place.
Regardless of season, all animals need access to water round-the-clock. If
your pet is reliant on an outdoor water bowl, strategize a way to prevent
the water from freezing. Water bowl heaters work well.
Salt on sidewalks and roads and even ice that adheres to all of that
fuzzy hair between your dog’s toes can create irritation and sores. Inspect
and rinse your dog’s tootsies as needed.
Please provide your outdoor pet with an enclosed shelter that is warmed
by a heating device (check for fire hazard) and contains plenty of clean, dry
bedding. Also, remember that your pet needs just as much attention from
you in frigid temperatures as during the warmer seasons.
Don't forget to check out our online photo album on Shutterfly. All pet
pics from 2012 are uploaded. Enjoy!
This is it for the January Newsletter. I hope you found it interesting and
informational.
If you have any topics you'd like to research and write about in a future
newsletter, don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail.
Happy 2013!
Cheerz,
Netty, Amanda, Jane, Paula, Meagan, Mark & David
cell: 303-941-7417
e-mail: [email protected]
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