It’s hard to get mad at your pet even when he makes a horrendous mess, the kind that requires serious sopping and scrubbing. As such, you need to be prepared for anything he may leave behind. Otherwise, keeping the carpet and furniture looking new and the house smelling clean will quickly become a losing battle. This is especially important
Keeping your home completely clean can be difficult on its own. Not to say whether you own a pet or perhaps two that are continuously messing with your house’s cleanliness. Lots of scattered fur on the furnishings, dirty paw prints on the mats and unpleasant scent all around the home are the main components of having a pet
Pets are like children… no two are alike. That is the story of Ricky and Teddy. It was almost 19 years ago that Ricky and Teddy came into our lives. At the time our family was about to move into our new home and with the increased space, we indulged our 11 year old daughter Dana with 2
Did you know that March 23rd is National Puppy Day? According to Colleen Paige, the founder of National Puppy Day, March 23rd is “a special day to celebrate the magic and unconditional love that puppies bring to our lives”. Colleen’s vision is to educate everyone on the many orphaned puppies in need of a good home. She also
This week we have a post from Sheryl Stewart of Stoughton, MA. Sheryl is a member of the PetTrax family and the proud pet mom to Ricky and Teddy, her beautiful senior cats. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my two cats (Ricky and Teddy) chasing each other all around the house, up and down the stairs, scattering
Happy first official week of summer! Before you offer your dog a buffet of table scraps from a cookout this weekend let me first tell you about Channey. Channey is a chubby, 12-year-old Jack Russell terrier who presented for sudden onset vomiting, anorexia and bloody diarrhea. Prior to these symptoms, her owners did not notice anything out of the
I am writing to you from the North American Veterinary Community Conference (NAVC) in sunny Orlando. Veterinarians just like human doctors need to complete a set number of continuing education hours every year to maintain a license to practice medicine. NAVC is attended by more than 6,000 veterinarians every year and is a five-day extravaganza of knowledge and fun. This
In honor of my upcoming three-year wedding anniversary I thought it would be fun to post something to celebrate what was a wonderful day. I loved every second of wedding planning and picking out each specific detail. One thing that was important to my husband and I was to have our entire family be a part of the