Archive for year: 2010

Here is a very sweet memory someone sent to USA today about their dog:

“I once had an American Bull Terrier, who taught my daughter to walk, by letting her haul herself up and grab a fistfull of fur on his back and then he would parade around the yard with her. After she learned to walk he taught her to climb. When she was sufficient enough at climbing. He taught her how to hand down the doggie goodies from the kitchen cabinet. I think he had this whole thing planned from the beginning.”

We received this email from a pet owner in Iowa and although there is no knowing for sure if ThePetCheckup test strips would have helped her cat, it is very likely that she would have seen noticeable changes in the test results from test to test and would have been able to report it to her veterinarian.

Here is her story:  “About 10 years ago I lost a cat to kidney failure just five weeks after it was diagnosed. Bedbug was diagnosed in the early stage and the veterinarian and I agreed that a diet change should be sufficient treatment at that time to extend her life. I have known cats with early stage kidney failure to live quite some time after simply changing their diet. It never occurred to me to take test strips home from work to periodically check my cat’s urine and, to my knowledge none of the veterinarians I ever worked for had ever suggested it as a possibility to any pet owner.

 I think I switched Bedbug over to the new diet too quickly and she was evidently not eating well. This happened at a particularly stressful time in my life and I was not watching her as carefully as I should have been. I firmly believe that Bedbug could have lived a happier, more comfortable and much longer life on the special diet I was feeding, had I been testing her urine over the first few weeks after diagnosis. Weekly testing would have alerted me that things were not going well and we could have tried her on a different food product or changed to a more aggressive treatment.”

D.L. Burlington, IA

There are many alerts going around just before Thanksgiving reminding people of all the common foods that can be dangerous–even fatal– to dogs.

When friends and family are over visiting, be alert to any “treats” they may be slipping to your dog.

Raw or uncooked turkey may contain samonella.

Chocolate, xylitol, raisins, grapes, alcohol, onions, yeast dough and macadamia nuts are all dangerous.  Even a small amount of xylitol can give your dog seizures, low blood sugar or liver failure.

One of the most important things you can do to protect the health of your dog and cat is to practice early detection. 

Veterinarians are in agreement that treatment is easier, less expensive and generally more successful when the illness is caught in an early stage.

This is the main reason we developed ThePetCheckup…to enable animal caregivers  to be more proactive with their animal’s healthcare.

Nice way to start the weekend with a short, but enthusiastic testimonial for ThePetCheckup from a customer in MI:

“Love the product — use it all the time and it works!!”