Friday, January 12, 2007
For those head over heals in love, Valentine’s Day is a great day. A day to get showered in chocolates and roses. But the ASPCA cautions us to keep a close eye on our four-legged friends on Valentine’s Day. If stepped on or chewed on the thorns on rose stems can cause puncture wounds that can easily become infected. Also, chocolate is extremely dangerous to pets. As the ASPCA points out, “Chocolates may contain fat and caffeine-like substances known as methylxanthines, which can potentially cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea to panting, excessive thirst and urination, hyperactivity, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures and even death in severe cases.”
So, keep a close eye on your puggy on Valentine’s Day and I wish you all a Valentine’s Day to remember.
Friday, January 5, 2007
Help My Pet Home is a free service that helps reunite you with your pug if he or she is ever lost. Here is how the service works:
- You complete the online registration for all of your pets
- You will receive a Help My Pet Home tag for your pet to wear
- If you pet is ever lost, call the Help My Pet Home hotline to report them missing
- If someone finds your missing pet, the Help My Pet Home tag instructs them to the hotline. The number on your pet’s tag will allow Help My Pet to locate your contact info and they will immediately contact you.
The service works along the same lines of microchipping by storing owner information in a database, however, your pug wears a tag instead of having a chip implanted. In any case, the registration is free, the tags are free and there is not charge for replacement tags. With a free price tag there is not reason not to take one more step to ensure the safe return of your pug if they are ever lost. The more ways to be reunited with your pup the better.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Two cute pug Christmas cartoons by Raaa Cartoons to help get you in the holiday mood.
Happy Holidays!
Thanks Victoria!
Sunday, December 10, 2006
This holiday season, you may hear plenty of conflicting advice about poinsettias and whether or not they are poisonous to pets. Dana B. Farbman, CVT of the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center recently weighed in on the subject and had this to offer, “In reality, ingestions typically produce only mild to moderate gastrointestinal tract irritation in pets, which may include drooling, vomiting and diarrhea.”
It is still a good idea to your pug from nibbling any poinsettia leaves to spare them the upset stomach, but it is good to know that this festive holiday decoration is not poisonous to pets. Instead the ASPCA, cautions us to be wary of holly and mistletoe. Both plants are potentially toxic if ingested by pets.
Friday, December 8, 2006
Have a few four-legged, furry friends left on your shopping list? If so be sure to shop at Pet Wear on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. The proceeds from the day’s sales will benefit Pug Lovers Rescue. It is a great opportunity to get your pug a nice gift and to help needy pugs. So mark the day on your calendar, December 13th, and don’t forget to shop until you drop. The pugs thank you!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The holidays may inspire you to get in the kitchen and bake up some tasty treats. If you do keep a close eye out and make sure that your pooch does not ingest any bread dough. The ASPCA has recently spoke of the dangers of dogs ingesting bread dough. It seems that the heat of a dog or cat’s stomach causes the bread to rise. As the dough rises it fills the dog’s stomach and produces alcohol. If untreated, this can be a potentially fatal situation. So during the holiday bustle in the kitchen, be sure to keep a close eye on your furry friend and make sure they do not eat any potentially dangerous foods.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Isaac Mizrahi will appear on Celebrity Jeopardy on Wednesday, November 14th. Mizrahi has chosen the ASPCA as his charity and that means the ASPCA will be receiving at least $25,000. If Mizrahi wins the evening’s competition the ASPCA will receive $50,000. So check out Celebrity Jeopardy and see how Isaac and the ASPCA fare.
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