Dog and Cat food recalls update
It looks like there are still recalls out on some dog and cat foods. This is a link to the latest list that I have been able to find. It was updated the end of January 2008. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov:80/scripts/petfoodrecall/
Pet Urine Test
Each week we ship orders of ThePetCheckup to overseas customers and have found that the U.S. Postal Service has been the most reliable. The biggest problem that we had was in a shipment to Brazil which actually took 3 months to get there. Our customer said that was the standard time and sure enough, at […]
Kate is not a traveller
I am doing some internet research into remedies for cats who have motion sickness while travelling in the car. My cat Kate gets very car sick–even on short trips (1/2 hour or so). She is almost 3 and has always had this problem. She will vomit, drool, and generally be queasy for a while after […]
Ending pet overpopulation
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, I have begun thinking about next February’s Spay/Neuter campaign.
This will be the 5th month-long February campaign I will have run…
Collecting a urine sample from your dog or your cat
Our customers are always sharing with us their methods of collecting urine samples from their dogs and cats for their monthly ThePetCheckup test. One of my favorites so far is a woman who said she uses the little plastic grease collectors that come with the George Foreman grill. (Note: if you use this method, be […]
Practicing preventative health care with our dogs and cats
One of the great perks about being the owner of a company that sells a preventative health care product for pets is that I get to speak with lots of wonderful people about their dogs and cats. Our customers tend to be people who share a deep bond with their animal companions. They practice preventative […]
