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| Professional Photo-Courtesy of Jill Flynn, one of our Professional Photographers and owner of Visual Harmony Photography.www.visualharmonyphotography.com. |
With the holiday season here many of us are busy running around which can in return raise stress levels in our pets! It’s a busy time and our pets can sense the stress that we have!
Microchipping your pet can help in their return if they should accidentally escape through an open door or garage!
Call one of our Veterinarians today and schedule an appointment. There’s no better time than now!
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| http://www.cobblestonevet.com/ |
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| Johnson Ranch Animal Clinic-your San Tan Valley Vets |
Below are some tips you can easily remember this season to help keep your pets stress free, safe and happy!
Below is a list of a few popular but dangerous items we see frequently this time of year.
Dangerous Holiday Paraphernalia:
This is a great website to keep bookmarked should you want to learn more about dangerous pet poisons around the house during the holidays. http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-owners/seasons/winter-holiday-pet-poison-tips/
On the Yappy Side……
The Holidays can be fun for your pet too! You just need to invest in the time to make sure they aren’t forgotten!
Take your dog for some extra walks, make sure he realizes that you haven’t forgotten him during this busy time.
Kitties love Cat Condos and play time too!! Don’t forget, your feline friends need attention and play too, just make sure their toys are safe and please remember, NO RIBBON OR TINSEL! It may look fun to play with but ribbon and tinsel can become twisted in intestines if ingested. This requires surgical intervention which is expensive and sometimes even with surgery the damage is too much and it turns in to a fatal situation.
If you are thinking about giving a pet the gift of a new fur friend, please remember that giving someone the gift of a new pet is a gamble. You may think it’s a good idea but your friend may not. A pet might not fit into their lifestyle right now and the situation could lead to the pet being homeless once again. Many pets are returned after the “fuzzy gift” feeling has gone. If you are serious about adopting a pet then this can be the purr-fect time but if you are just doing it because it’s the holidays it may be wise to re-visit the idea after the Holidays.
If you are looking to adopt a new pet this holiday season there are many Shelters in each area of the Valley that have wonderful cats and dogs just waiting for their new homes.
So even though you are be busy this month please take a moment and focus on your pets and their needs as well. You’ll be happy you did and so will your pets!
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Photo-Courtesy of Jill Flynn, owner of Visual Harmony Photographer and one of our very own members!
1. Go to Furbabies Delectable Delights website to order your pet’s very own Holiday Pup Cake or go to one of the stores listed at their website and pick up several bags of Furbabies Homemade, NaturalTreats next time your out!
2. Remember, we have Pet Sitters, a Luxury Pet Resort for the vacationers, Pet Photographers, All Natural Pet Products, a Fine Art Artist who can paint a beautiful fine art piece of your pets that you will cherish over and over throughout the year, and so much more!
3. Hire one of our Professional Pet Photographer to capture your pet’s essence.
4. Give your pet’s Healthy Treats, such as Green Beans, Carrots and Apples.
5. Hire one of our trusted, professional pet sitters or boarding facility to take the worry out of leaving them home while you are away.
6. Take your dog for some extra walks; make sure he realizes that you haven’t forgotten him during this busy time. Better yet! If you can’t do it, hire one of our professional pet sitters or our dog walker to have them do it for you!
7. Kitties love Cat Condos and play time too!! Don’t forget, your feline friends need attention and play too, just make sure their toys are safe and please remember, NO RIBBON OR TINSEL! It may look fun to play with but ribbon and tinsel can become twisted in intestines if ingested. This requires surgical intervention which is expensive and sometimes even with surgery, the damage is too much and it turns in to a fatal situation.
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| Kim’s cat playing hide-and-go-seek |
So while we are all busy this season please take a moment, take a deep breath, and focus on your pets for a minute too. You’ll be glad you did!
Thank you Pet Parents! All of us at Az Pet Professionals Network Group wish you a Yappy and Safe Holiday Season with your loved ones, both fur and human!
Stay tuned! Our two amazing features this month are our Veterinarians!
With the holidays busy for all of us, we understand it can be a crunch to get everything done.
The following are a few things to remember to help keep keep you current on your pet’s health, even during the busy holidays.
· If you have a new puppy or kitten that has not completed their vaccine series you run the risk of them becoming exposed to contagious and sometimes deadly viruses. You also run the risk of having to start all over with their series of vaccines! So please, keep them on schedule!
· If your dog is due for their second Rabies vaccine (which then becomes a 3 yr. vaccine) and you allow it to become overdue you run the risk of having to re-do the 1 year Rabies vaccine all over again. That’s not fun. Please don’t let your pet’s rabies vaccine lapse!
· If you have a new kitten and want to introduce it into the family of current cats but you’ve not had him or her tested for feline Leukemia (FeLv) or feline Immunovirus (FIV) you are risking your current cats’ health. FeLv and FIV are contagious and can be transmitted through bite wounds, grooming and drinking out of the same water bowls. Don’t risk your current cats’ health by introducing a new kitten that has not yet been tested or vaccinated! It could cause more heartache than you want!
· New puppies are cute and fun but they are very impressionable between the ages of 2-4 months. If you are too busy to properly socialize your new puppy you could have a puppy that will grow to be fearful, anxious and destructive. When the holidays are busy it is easy to ignore things like puppy training. If you don’t have time, hire someone else that can come in and help! Bring your puppy along for a social visit to the veterinary clinic to get some fun loving attention from staff and doctors if you can! Make sure your puppy has started his or her kitten and puppy vaccines before you let them go too many places exposing them to contagious viruses. Your friends and neighbors can help by coming over and handing your puppy treats, wearing hats, sunglasses, etc. to introduce them to a wide range of strange things that might make them fearful. The goal is to desensitize them to anything that might be alarming when they see it for the first time.
Puppy and kitten vaccine series start between 6-8 weeks of age and are repeated every 3 weeks until they are 16-18 weeks of age. You have 3 weeks in between vaccines so there should be no worries with time if you make sure to start now!
There are many things pet owners should be concerned about during the holidays. There are foods, ornaments, ribbon, toxic plants, choking hazards, unfamiliar guests, and lots of changes around the house. Please make sure to watch your pets this holiday to keep them safe and happy! Keep them from stressful situations. There are calming treats you can purchase at many pet stores that help with anxiety. Make sure to give your pet plenty of alone time in a quite room when guests are done giving them treats and they’ve had some socializing time.
Thanks pet friends and have a Paw-some Holiday Season!
Are you fed up with looking for a trusted, referred Veterinarian amongst the hundreds listed all over the Internet? Does it seem like large affiliations are taking over our veterinary hospitals? Do you long for the comfort, friendly, familiar, family fur doctors?
US TOO!
That’s why Az Pet Professionals interviewed small practice veterinarians and hand picked and invited them to join our Network Group. We invited who we thought would be the most down home, dedicated, professional, compassionate, and loving Veterinarians for our pet parents! Their practice is beautiful, warm and friendly. A very low stress practice for pet parents and their pets!
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| Our Staff |
We are so excited to include such amazing doctors and staff in our Network Group! If you live in Tempe or North West Chandler, we encourage you to stop in and meet the doctors and take a tour of their amazing practice. We know you’ll be happy that you did!
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| Professional Photo-Courtesy of Jill Flynn, one of our Professional Photographers and owner of Visual Harmony Photography. www.visualharmonyphotography.com. |
With the holiday season here many of us are busy running around which can in return raise stress levels in our pets! It’s a busy time and our pets can sense the stress that we have!
Microchipping your pet can help in their return if they should accidentally escape through an open door or garage!
Call one of our Veterinarians today and schedule an appointment. There’s no better time than now!
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| http://www.amcofc.com/ |
 |
| http://www.cobblestonevet.com/ |
|
| Johnson Ranch Animal Clinic-your San Tan Valley Vets |
Below are some tips you can easily remember this season to help keep your pets stress free, safe and happy!
Dangerous Holiday Paraphernalia:
This is a great website to keep bookmarked should you want to learn more about dangerous pet poisons around the house during the holidays. http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-owners/seasons/winter-holiday-pet-poison-tips/
On the Yappy Side……
The Holidays can be fun for your pet too! You just need to invest in the time to make sure they aren’t forgotten!
Take your dog for some extra walks, make sure he realizes that you haven’t forgotten him during this busy time.
Kitties love Cat Condos and play time too!! Don’t forget, your feline friends need attention and play too, just make sure their toys are safe and please remember, NO RIBBON OR TINSEL! It may look fun to play with but ribbon and tinsel can become twisted in intestines if ingested. This requires surgical intervention which is expensive and sometimes even with surgery the damage is too much and it turns in to a fatal situation.
If you are thinking about giving a pet the gift of a new fur friend, please remember that giving someone the gift of a new pet is a gamble. You may think it’s a good idea but your friend may not. A pet might not fit into their lifestyle right now and the situation could lead to the pet being homeless once again. Many pets are returned after the “fuzzy gift” feeling has gone. If you are serious about adopting a pet then this can be the purr-fect time but if you are just doing it because it’s the holidays it may be wise to re-visit the idea after the Holidays.
If you are looking to adopt a new pet this holiday season there are many Shelters in each area of the Valley that have wonderful cats and dogs just waiting for their new homes.
So even though you are be busy this month please take a moment and focus on your pets and their needs as well. You’ll be happy you did and so will your pets!
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1. Go to Furbabies Delectable Delights website to order your pet’s very own Holiday Pup Cake or go to one of the stores listed at their website and pick up several bags of Furbabies Homemade, NaturalTreats next time your out!
2. Remember, we have Pet Sitters, a Luxury Pet Resort for the vacationers, Pet Photographers, All Natural Pet Products, a Fine Art Artist who can paint a beautiful fine art piece of your pets that you will cherish over and over throughout the year, and so much more!
3. Hire one of our Professional Pet Photographer to capture your pet’s essence.
4. Give your pet’s Healthy Treats, such as Green Beans, Carrots and Apples.
5. Hire one of our trusted, professional pet sitters or boarding facility to take the worry out of leaving them home while you are away.
6. Take your dog for some extra walks; make sure he realizes that you haven’t forgotten him during this busy time. Better yet! If you can’t do it, hire one of our professional pet sitters or our dog walker to have them do it for you!
7. Kitties love Cat Condos and play time too!! Don’t forget, your feline friends need attention and play too, just make sure their toys are safe and please remember, NO RIBBON OR TINSEL! It may look fun to play with but ribbon and tinsel can become twisted in intestines if ingested. This requires surgical intervention which is expensive and sometimes even with surgery, the damage is too much and it turns in to a fatal situation.
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| Kim’s cat playing hide-and-go-seek |
So while we are all busy this season please take a moment, take a deep breath, and focus on your pets for a minute too. You’ll be glad you did!
Thank you Pet Parents! All of us at Az Pet Professionals Network Group wish you a Yappy and Safe Holiday Season with your loved ones, both fur and human!
Az Pet Professionals 
