patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Georgia State Parks

Sunday, December 23, 2012

New Year's Resolutions For Pet Owners

From saving on your pet's healthcare to taking more cat naps, here are ways to make the coming year more pleasant for pet owners.

A new year often affords a perfect opportunity to make fresh promises to oneself – about life, finances, and a brighter future. The key to keeping those well-meaning resolutions is to make them do-able. For pet owners, here’s an easy list that can make life better in the coming year for you and your pets: 1.) I will save money on my pet’s basic health care this year. This doesn’t mean skipping needed vet visits or delaying treatment for unusual symptoms or fresh injuries. Your vet is there to help keep your pet healthy and happy. But for yearly vaccinations and routine health testing (heartworm tests for dogs, feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus testing for cats) the average pet owner spent $250 per dog and $220 per cat in …

Judy Simon

9:07 am on Monday, December 24, 2012

Perfect way to start the New Year. Love #5, helping pets that are not our own. There are so many unfortunate animals/pets living in horrible conditions. When you see it, don't turn away. HELP. It can be so rewarding. spotsociety.org is a great resource for adoptions, food banks, pet health care, and education. SPAY AND NEUTER!!! Make their world a better place by participating in life.   more ›

Monday, December 10, 2012

Pets RXercise Program Offers Free Walk In The Park

Has Fido turned into a couch potato? Your vet can write a prescription that will get you and your dog into any of Georgia's 62 state parks for free.

The Georgia Veterinary Medical Association has partnered with Georgia State Parks to offer a fun and innovative way to combat canine obesity. Called "Pets RXercise," the new program, sponsored by Phizer Animal Health and Purina Veterinary Diets, aims to educate veterinarians and pet parents and eradicate a growing problem: overweight pets.   Obesity in dogs carries many of the same risks that it does for humans: diabetes, joint problems, heart and lung issues, and shortened life span. Having a heavy pet can also significantly lighten your wallet when your pet's weight-related issues send you to the vet more often.  But overweight or not, all dogs (and humans) benefit from regular exercise. If you seldom take your dog for regular jaunts in …

Patch_comments_icon

Ralph Ellis

12:52 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012

Are you worried about an overweight pet?   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos