There's been a lot of changes in my life since I last posted. The kennel I was working at was sold and I left there at the end of September. So I decided to expand my business and I'm now also doing dogs and offering very limited in home boarding. This involved building an outdoor pen for dogs and also a couple of indoor pens for large dogs. Smaller dogs can be housed in my house. Things have worked out well so far and I have stayed fairly busy since leaving the kennel.
It's been interesting as to which dogs take well to this sort of thing. Dogs who the owners felt would never get along with my cats and would be terrible have been absolutely fine. Dogs who appeared to be more laid back needed to be segregated from the kitties.
It does work out well for the dogs though as they get much more one on one time then they would get at a large boarding kennel . They also get longer walks and much more exercise (if they can tolerate it). Walks and exercise are always tailored to the individual pets needs.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
March 26, 2010
I'm going to try and get better about posting. I have a tendency to get so busy with work and having a few of my own crew being elderly means I'm dealing with quite a few kitties who have some chronic health issues. I also adopted another diabetic kitty at the end of April 2009. She has needed quite a bit of care. Besides dealing with the diabetes she also had to have a toe amputated on her hind foot. But enough on that for now.
Happy Spring to all my Furry Friends!
With the spring holidays almost upon us, I wanted to send out a warning regarding Easter Lilies and other plants in the lily family. If you have cats in the house, do not have any sort of lilies in the house, including Easter lilies, Tiger lilies,Glory lilies, Asian Lilies, Rubrum lilies and Stargazer lilies.. Lilies are very toxic to cats and it only requires ingesting a small amount for them to become tragically ill. Lily plants cause kidney failure in cats. Both the leaves and the flower are toxic and it can take as little as one leaf to be fatal. Within 30 minutes of eating the plant your cat will appear to be depressed, not interested in playing or his usual activites. Other symptoms that come a bit later include vomiting, loss of appetite and weight loss. If you even suspect your cat may have eaten lily material you must get your cat to the vet. Earlier treatment results in a better chance for survival. It is best of you can get your kitty into treatment within 6 hours of ingestion. Odds are reduced when therapy is begun 18 hours post ingestion as by that time kidney damage has already begun. A lot of people may not even notice a slight change in kitties behavior. With all of the usual activity over the holidays it becomes even easier to overlook. The safest course of action is to not even have these plants in the house. If you have a kitty that goes outside, it is not safe to have these plants outside in your yard.
There are many more plants that are poisonous to cats and dogs. Lilies are toxic to only cats. There are also plants to are safe to have around our furry friends. For a listing of both toxic and safe plants you can go to the ASPCA website.
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/
I hope you all have a wonderful spring---I'm looking forward to seeing some sunshine. I know my furry crew is looking forward to open windows and fresh breezes.
Happy Spring to all my Furry Friends!
With the spring holidays almost upon us, I wanted to send out a warning regarding Easter Lilies and other plants in the lily family. If you have cats in the house, do not have any sort of lilies in the house, including Easter lilies, Tiger lilies,Glory lilies, Asian Lilies, Rubrum lilies and Stargazer lilies.. Lilies are very toxic to cats and it only requires ingesting a small amount for them to become tragically ill. Lily plants cause kidney failure in cats. Both the leaves and the flower are toxic and it can take as little as one leaf to be fatal. Within 30 minutes of eating the plant your cat will appear to be depressed, not interested in playing or his usual activites. Other symptoms that come a bit later include vomiting, loss of appetite and weight loss. If you even suspect your cat may have eaten lily material you must get your cat to the vet. Earlier treatment results in a better chance for survival. It is best of you can get your kitty into treatment within 6 hours of ingestion. Odds are reduced when therapy is begun 18 hours post ingestion as by that time kidney damage has already begun. A lot of people may not even notice a slight change in kitties behavior. With all of the usual activity over the holidays it becomes even easier to overlook. The safest course of action is to not even have these plants in the house. If you have a kitty that goes outside, it is not safe to have these plants outside in your yard.
There are many more plants that are poisonous to cats and dogs. Lilies are toxic to only cats. There are also plants to are safe to have around our furry friends. For a listing of both toxic and safe plants you can go to the ASPCA website.
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/
I hope you all have a wonderful spring---I'm looking forward to seeing some sunshine. I know my furry crew is looking forward to open windows and fresh breezes.
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