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Holiday Gift Guide – These Kitty Gifts are the Cat’s meow

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Kitty Gift Suggestions From Your Floofins & Co. Pet Care Pros!

Your kitty will purr, play and be pampered with these innovative kitty gifts!

Hot Cocoa Double Decker Cat Scratcher
Your kitties can happily scratch away and find a cozy hiding place for nap time in this adorable little cardboard home. Bonus – it comes with a jingle bell!

Petstages Tower of Tracks 
Kitty’s hunting instincts will be stimulated as he works to bat these little balls around the three levels of tracks. Great way for him to get exercise! [Read more…] about Holiday Gift Guide – These Kitty Gifts are the Cat’s meow

Holiday Gift Guide: A guide to holiday gifts for your Dog

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What Does Your Dog Want For The Holidays? Here Are Some Holiday Gift Ideas From Your Floofins & Co. Pet Care Pros!

Need a holiday gift for your dog? From fun toys to cozy clothes, we’ve put together a list of several gifts that your dog – and favorite dog parent – would love this holiday season!

Furbo Dog Camera
This interactive, smart dog camera lets you check in on your buddy through livestream video when you are away at work; you can even toss him a treat as well!

Barkbox Gift Subscription
Friends say that their dogs go crazy when the newest edition of Barkbox arrives! Each box contains 2 innovative toys, 2 all natural bags of treats, and a chew! And there’s a limited edition Grinch themed Barkbox! [Read more…] about Holiday Gift Guide: A guide to holiday gifts for your Dog

Adopt a Senior Pet Month

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Senior Pets Can Be Perfect Companions

Are you thinking about getting a new pet? November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month; rescuing an older pet might just be the perfect situation for your family!

Did you know that senior pets may wait 4 times as long as other pets to be adopted? Sadly, many of them end up in shelters due to unfortunate circumstances, such as a beloved owner’s death, family member’s allergies, or a move. When you adopt a senior pet, you are doing a wonderful thing – they’ve been used to a lot of love and companionship and they are suddenly without it.

On average, dogs are considered senior at around 7 years old; smaller breeds at around 10. Most cats are considered senior between 7 and 10 years old.

There are a lot of great benefits to adopting an older animal over a young one, including: [Read more…] about Adopt a Senior Pet Month

Keeping Your Pets Healthy in Winter

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How To Keep Pets Healthy With The Upcoming Winter Season

The snow is here and the temps are chilly! But your dogs still need to go out for walks. Here are some valuable tips for keeping your dogs and other pets healthy and comfortable in the cold months ahead.

Know your pet’s limits
Some breeds of dogs are more susceptible to the cold than others. Dogs with a thin coat of hair, such as Greyhounds and Chihuahuas, have a low tolerance to cold, as well as dogs with short legs. Keep them cozy in a warm sweater and/or booties, and limit their outdoor time on cold and snowy days. Breeds such as Huskies and Newfoundlands can tolerate the cold better than their short haired counterparts, but even they shouldn’t be left out too long in temperatures below freezing.

Senior pets and those suffering with arthritis will also be less tolerant of inclement weather, and they also are more prone to slipping and falling.

Bottom line: Shorten your walks and playtime outdoors and dress them for the winter. [Read more…] about Keeping Your Pets Healthy in Winter

National Holistic Pet Day

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Celebrate National Holistic Pet Day By Considering The Topic Of Nutrition

August 30th is National Holistic Pet Day. Holistic health care is an integrated approach that treats the “whole person”, not simply symptoms and disease. It is preventative in approach and is gaining popularity in both the human and animal spaces.

National Holistic Pet Day is a chance to think about and help improve your pet’s quality of life, addressing the lifestyle of the “whole animal” in mind, body and spirit. Today we consider the topic of nutrition.

Your floofin’s nutrition is vital to his or her overall health and wellbeing. With more pet-food options (an opinions) out there than ever before, lets take a brief look at one that’s very popular in the holistic space: raw diets.  [Read more…] about National Holistic Pet Day