I just got hooked up with this company. They actually have a search for pet-friendly hotels and actually verify them too. They say that they have verification on over 10,000 hotels. Check them out.
OfficialPetHotels.com - Pet Friendly Hotels
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Some Deals from That Came Through eMail
Found these deals online and wanted to pass them on to anyone who may be interested.
From PetSmart
Free Shipping on over 100 non-prescription health care products
PetSmart PetPerks Sale - the place for up to 25% off
Receive FREE SHIPPING on orders of $75 or more
And some others:
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Fish.com
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Bird.com
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Dog.com
$15 Off All Orders of $100 or More at Horse.com (some restrictions apply)
StateLineTack.com $1 Flat Rate Shipping on Orders Over $100
From PetSmart
Free Shipping on over 100 non-prescription health care products
PetSmart PetPerks Sale - the place for up to 25% off
Receive FREE SHIPPING on orders of $75 or more
And some others:
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Fish.com
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Bird.com
$5 Flat Rate Shipping on all orders at Dog.com
$15 Off All Orders of $100 or More at Horse.com (some restrictions apply)
StateLineTack.com $1 Flat Rate Shipping on Orders Over $100
The Case for Healthy Pet Food
I am always talking about my issue with the major pet food companies and what they put in pet food. My parents laughed at my crusade against regular pet food until one of their cats got sick and was not able to eat dry. I gave them some good options of food and they chose Blue Buffalo Spa Select Tender Turkey & Chicken Entree. After a week my Mom called me and told me that both cat's loved the food and their dandruff was gone.
Within a month their coats were shining and the cat that was sick had gained back some weight and their overweight cat lost weight. The sick cat had also began actually eating with enthusiasm too.
She had to admit that the healthy cat food made a difference. I did act like a good daughter and not say I told you so.
I just wish everyone would try it for themselves. I found a few books that have some great information, as always their are always two sides to the story so do your own research. These books all are discussing healthy dog food but cat owners can still get great information.
Dog Food Dangers Click Here
Dog Food Secrets Click Here
Dog Food Miracle Click Here
Canine Cancer Click Here
And as an update, the cats are all eating happily now - hopefully they will give me at least six months of peace!
Within a month their coats were shining and the cat that was sick had gained back some weight and their overweight cat lost weight. The sick cat had also began actually eating with enthusiasm too.
She had to admit that the healthy cat food made a difference. I did act like a good daughter and not say I told you so.
I just wish everyone would try it for themselves. I found a few books that have some great information, as always their are always two sides to the story so do your own research. These books all are discussing healthy dog food but cat owners can still get great information.
Dog Food Dangers Click Here
Dog Food Secrets Click Here
Dog Food Miracle Click Here
Canine Cancer Click Here
And as an update, the cats are all eating happily now - hopefully they will give me at least six months of peace!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Slakk and Copy's Excellent Adventure
Today I had to take part of the four legged family in to the vet for their annual check up. I try to do it in batches so it is not too expensive and not too much for me.
So I got out the cat carriers a few days ago so they would not be suspicious of them. Well okay not Slakk, because Slakk does not care about anything, Copy on the other hand is a charter member of the tin foil hat and black helicopter crowd - so any change is a big deal to him.
I made an early morning appointment so after I put down their breakfast I shut all of the doors so Copy could not go hide. I always feel bad trapping him because he is so shy but it had to be done.
Luckily he was actually semi easy this time and I only ended up with a few claw marks. Slakk was following me around so he was easy to catch but not thrilled to go in the carrier.
I did do one thing different, for te first time I tried Bach Flower Essences Rescue Remedy Spray
on my vet's recommendation on both of them.
Slakk stresses out on any car ride which of course puts his blood sugar very high and can trigger his Diabetes and Copy, well he is just Feral. So between yowls and claw marks I gave them both their dose.
What a difference.
Slakk usually yowls and screams the whole time and drools and Copy shuts down. I am not going to say they were thrilled but definitely better. The vet trip went fine, Slakk is overweight and Copy is perfect but both were in excellent health. Slakk's blood glucose was higher than at home but no where near the usual spike.
The best part was that Copy stayed out all afternoon. Usually when I have to take him to the vet he hides under the bed for at least a week. I was so happy to not have to slide food under the bed.
If you have a stressed cat or dog I highly recommend Bach Flower Essences Rescue Remedy Spray 20ml.
Oh and Sam's Birthday Gift was ordered. With his arthritis he seems to like having his food bowl up a bit. I cannot wait for it to get here I hope he likes it as much as I do. I think I still have flashbacks from when we had our old house for sale a few years ago so ANY way I can keep it looking clean I am for it.
Wetnoz Metro Collection Pet Bowls Metro Duo 4" Green
So I got out the cat carriers a few days ago so they would not be suspicious of them. Well okay not Slakk, because Slakk does not care about anything, Copy on the other hand is a charter member of the tin foil hat and black helicopter crowd - so any change is a big deal to him.
I made an early morning appointment so after I put down their breakfast I shut all of the doors so Copy could not go hide. I always feel bad trapping him because he is so shy but it had to be done.
Luckily he was actually semi easy this time and I only ended up with a few claw marks. Slakk was following me around so he was easy to catch but not thrilled to go in the carrier.
I did do one thing different, for te first time I tried Bach Flower Essences Rescue Remedy Spray
Slakk stresses out on any car ride which of course puts his blood sugar very high and can trigger his Diabetes and Copy, well he is just Feral. So between yowls and claw marks I gave them both their dose.
What a difference.
Slakk usually yowls and screams the whole time and drools and Copy shuts down. I am not going to say they were thrilled but definitely better. The vet trip went fine, Slakk is overweight and Copy is perfect but both were in excellent health. Slakk's blood glucose was higher than at home but no where near the usual spike.
The best part was that Copy stayed out all afternoon. Usually when I have to take him to the vet he hides under the bed for at least a week. I was so happy to not have to slide food under the bed.
If you have a stressed cat or dog I highly recommend Bach Flower Essences Rescue Remedy Spray 20ml.
Oh and Sam's Birthday Gift was ordered. With his arthritis he seems to like having his food bowl up a bit. I cannot wait for it to get here I hope he likes it as much as I do. I think I still have flashbacks from when we had our old house for sale a few years ago so ANY way I can keep it looking clean I am for it.
Wetnoz Metro Collection Pet Bowls Metro Duo 4" Green
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Finally SUCCESS
In the quest to find a new food we finally picked a food. Okay I finally received a complete approval from Abbeylocks and the Three Black (and White) Bears.
I ordered three options for the trial. I was hoping that one would work and was so excited when my package got to the house. The first food we tried was Castor & Pollux Ultramix Indoor Feline Canned and the three boys (Slakk, Spudd and Copy) all liked it but Abbey refused to eat it. I decided to wait a day to try the next food choice.
Copy was still refusing to eat raw so he was VERY hungry for our next option. So we then tried
Newman's Own Organics Canned Cat Food Chicken & Rice the good news was that all of the cat's gobbled it up, the bad news was Mommy did not do her homework and the carbohydrate % was over 10% as fed.
With Slakk's well documented Feline Diabetes I really try to keep him under 8% carbohydrates as fed ad for some reason I chose a can with rice in it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this food choice for a healthy cat or even some diabetic cats, but Slakk's blood sugar will elevate.
Just to check I tested him (yes you can home test a diabetic cat just like human diabetics do) and his bloog sugar was in the 80s. His normal rate is in the 50-70 range so yes even one small can of a higher carb food will cause him issues.
In fact it is the reason Sam is not allowed any dry food because if Slakk gets into it his blood sugar skyrockets. After three years in remission and as he ages it is more important than ever to keep him in remission. His immune system is already compromised from the ravages of the disease so I have to be very careful.
So sadly we had to say no to the Newmans. I was down to my third choice, Evanger's Canned Cat Food - Organic Chicken. I set the food down and SUCCESS!
All of the cat's scarfed it down and then went and laid down and took a bath. In my cat world that is a great sign. So now everyone but Copy is getting their normal raw plus a tiny bit of Evanger's and Copy got just the Evanger's.
Our world is now at peace. Whew
I ordered three options for the trial. I was hoping that one would work and was so excited when my package got to the house. The first food we tried was Castor & Pollux Ultramix Indoor Feline Canned and the three boys (Slakk, Spudd and Copy) all liked it but Abbey refused to eat it. I decided to wait a day to try the next food choice.
Copy was still refusing to eat raw so he was VERY hungry for our next option. So we then tried
Newman's Own Organics Canned Cat Food Chicken & Rice the good news was that all of the cat's gobbled it up, the bad news was Mommy did not do her homework and the carbohydrate % was over 10% as fed.
With Slakk's well documented Feline Diabetes I really try to keep him under 8% carbohydrates as fed ad for some reason I chose a can with rice in it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this food choice for a healthy cat or even some diabetic cats, but Slakk's blood sugar will elevate.
Just to check I tested him (yes you can home test a diabetic cat just like human diabetics do) and his bloog sugar was in the 80s. His normal rate is in the 50-70 range so yes even one small can of a higher carb food will cause him issues.
In fact it is the reason Sam is not allowed any dry food because if Slakk gets into it his blood sugar skyrockets. After three years in remission and as he ages it is more important than ever to keep him in remission. His immune system is already compromised from the ravages of the disease so I have to be very careful.
So sadly we had to say no to the Newmans. I was down to my third choice, Evanger's Canned Cat Food - Organic Chicken. I set the food down and SUCCESS!
All of the cat's scarfed it down and then went and laid down and took a bath. In my cat world that is a great sign. So now everyone but Copy is getting their normal raw plus a tiny bit of Evanger's and Copy got just the Evanger's.
Our world is now at peace. Whew
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