So many of our clients have found themselves working from home and anticipate this trend continuing  for the next 6-8 weeks. Here are some tips that I borrowed from Bring Fido on how to navigate the challenges  While the article was dedicated to Dogs, it really is relevant to all of your pets.  I am also including a link to the original article.

https://www.bringfido.com/blog/coworking-with-your-dog/?utm_source=Dog+Lovers&utm_campaign=651b29e3e2-Newsletter_03_31_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e87abafa17-651b29e3e2-1243458513

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Most people know that outdoor pets face many dangers. They can be hit by a car, exposed to various diseases, unprotected from extreme weather, and harmed in other ways. But indoor pets also face hazards. These include serious reactions and sometimes death from ingesting toxic products, plants, food, and miscellaneous household items including medications.

LEARN MORE: 

https://www.proflowers.com/blog/poisonous-plants

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/people-foods-avoid-feeding-your-pets

https://www.americanhumane.org/blog/the-4-surprising-pet-poisons-lurking-in-your-home

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/poisonous-household-products

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Ethylene glycol is the primary active ingredient in antifreeze – the same product that prevents the water in your car’s radiator from freezing.

Ethylene glycol is extremely toxic, and it has been implicated in the deaths of countless dogs and cats. Part of the problem with ethylene glycol is its sweet taste, which many animals find quite appealing.

Ingestion of ethylene glycol (EG/antifreeze) is a true emergency, as it can result in acute kidney failure and death. Please seek emergency treatment if you suspect your pet has ingested antifreeze. Ethylene glycol (EG) is a clear, odorless water soluble liquid used most typically in antifreeze solution. It is also used as an industrial solvent in the manufacture of detergents, paints and lacquers, polishes and other compounds. Most anti-freeze solutions contain upwards of 95% of Ethylene Glycol (EG).

Symptoms of antifreeze poisoning include:

Many ice-melting products can irritate your dog’s skin. This is typically a problem that is caused by ice-melt products that contain salts, such as calcium chloride or magnesium chloride, but propylene glycol is also a very common skin irritant for people, and it may cause damage to your dog’s skin too.

The irritation caused by ice melt products primarily occurs on the paws, as they typically experience the most direct contact with the ice

However, any portion of your dog’s skin can become irritated after walking on salt-covered roads. In some cases, ice melt products can even irritate your dog’s mucous membranes, including the eyes and nose.

The severity of the irritation caused by ice melt products varies from one circumstance to the next. Some ice-melt products are gentler on canine skin than others, some dogs are simply more sensitive to these products than others, and the amount of contact dogs have with the product will vary.

In mild cases, pups with irritated paws will simply appear to walk a little gingerly and lick their paws more than usual. In severe cases, the skin and pads may become very red, or even crack and bleed. This may prevent your dog from walking much at all.

Skin and paw irritation are certainly no fun for your pup, but cracked and chapped skin heals, and your vet can even prescribe medications to help reduce your dog’s discomfort and accelerate the healing process.

On the other hand, dogs who ingest significant amounts of de-icing products may become very sick.

Deaths aren’t very common in pups who eat ice-melting products (we were unable to find verifiable numbers regarding their frequency), but they are certainly a possibility. Even dogs who don’t die outright from eating these products may become seriously ill and require hospitalization.

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Generally, people walk their dog for 4 reasons: elimination, mental stimulation, exercise, and training. Dogs like to go for walks to get outdoors, sniff and engage with their environment, exercise, and perhaps socialize with people and dogs outside the home. In this episode I review some of my tips to making your daily dog walk rewarding for both of you.

Here are a list of Dog Friendly places for well behaved pups:

Bed Bath, and Beyond

Bath and Body Works

Bass Pro

Michael's

Office Max

Home Depot

Lowe's 

Barnes and Noble

2nd and Charles

Petco

PetSmart

PetWorld

Care-a-Lot

Yankee Candle

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Poquoson Animal Welfare Sanctuary is a non profit 501(c)3 organization that promotes feral cat TNR and the rescue and fostering of friendly cats and kittens in our area. Our sanctuary is a house with 3 acres  and up to 100 cats who are adopted to live their lives there. Our cats are feral, semi feral, and with special needs and who didn’t have a safe place to live. We began to TNR in December 2012 in Poquoson and have spayed/ neutered close to 2000 cats and kittens in and around the city.  We rarely have kittens born in Poquoson due to our TNR project. Kittens found are cared for in foster homes and adopted after socialized, vaccinated, microchipped, and spay/ neutered.

TNR is ongoing and can be overwhelming and expensive.   We continue to need to fundraise to feed and get vet care for cats we have at the sanctuary, in colonies in Poquoson, and in kittens we take in from feral cats. We are thankful our city embraced TNR to stop the breeding. We would like to see our surrounding cities and our shelters promote it as it is the most humane way to stop cats from breeding.  We fundraise to continue to TNR and get feral cats fixed and vaccinated and make sure they have caregivers to feed and care for them.

Get Involved!

https://www.poquosonanimalwelfaresanctuary.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Poquoson-Animal-Welfare-Sanctuary-Inc-185805908232892/?ref=hl

(757) 868-1379

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As the owner of Critter sitters and more I consider myself a part of the wonderful group of people who call themselves Professional Pet Sitters, but what does the Term Professional Pet Sitter mean and what does it mean when we say that we are licensed and insured? 

Learn more about e Custody and Control policy for Pet Sitters https://www.petsit.com/pet-sitter-insurance

For a list of questions for vetting the right sitter for your family check out the owners page Pet sitters International https://www.petsit.com/owners

Find a Professional Pet Sitter Near YOU:  https://www.petsit.com/locate

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When a poo bag won't do, there are better ways to get your poo to a vet without using your best Tupperware container.  

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There is a lot of misleading information about "the best food to feed your pet".  Owners get information from breeders, friends, the pet store employees.  Although we cannot say what is the best food for each pet (because each pet has individual needs) This episode shares with you what to avoid and why. 

About Our Guest: Dr. Gallahorn is the medical director and veterinarian at Animal Medical Care Center. She has worked in the veterinary profession for over twenty years, sixteen of those years at North Suffolk Animal Clinic on the Southside. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology at Virginia Tech, and then went on to graduate as a veterinarian from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003.

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Anything can happen when you (or your pet sitter) are walking your best friend. Consider adopting a "do not approach" attitude for the safety of your dog. You never know when a well-meaning person and your beloved pooch could have a misunderstanding.

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Jennifer Morrone , owner of Critter Sitters and More sits down with John Bundy owner of Scribe Design a digital marketing company, for this first podcast discussion about the importance of poo as it equates to Pet health.

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