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Friday, August 2, 2024 From Howard County Animal Control And Adoption Center; We are in a heat advisory. Please keep your pets safe and review the following tips: * Pets can dehydrate quickly, so keep plenty of fresh, clean water available. * Make sure outside animals have access to shade and do not over exercise them. *Know the symptoms of overheating in pets: excessive panting, difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, drooling, mild weakness, stupor or even collapse. *Animal with flat faces such as Pugs, French Bulldogs and Persian cats are more susceptible to heat stroke. *Never leave your pet in a parked vehicle unattended, the temperature can become deadly within minutes. *Do not leave your pet unattended around a pool. *Dogs with shaved coats need to be protected from sunburn. *Do not let your dog linger on hot asphalt. Their bodies can heat up quickly absorbing heat from the road and their paw pads can burn. #RescueDogsDesperatelyNeedYou #RescueDogsRock #FosterARescueDog #adoptdonotshopdog #Adoptdonotshopforadog #RescueDogsRockDC

4th of July fireworks are stunning but can be extremely scary for pets. Our experts at ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center understand and have some helpful tips for your pet's anxiety. Share to help other pet owners! https://lnkd.in/eSPTHmfT

Happy National Pet Month from Animal Care Trust! This month serves as a reminder to never take our pets for granted. After all, they take so little from us, and offer so much in return. Make sure you spend some quality time with your pets this month, and even spoil them a little bit! Let us know how you are celebrating in the comment section.

It's Animal Poison Prevention month! Check out this article by Dr. Fujikawa on some common household things that might be poisonous to your furry friends and how to handle any potential emergencies! https://lnkd.in/gpGKzE_X

It's Check the Chip Day! Today, Alley Cat Allies urges families with cats and community cat caregivers to MICROCHIP all cats and ensure your registered information is up to date. With this tiny technology, a quick scan can bring a cat home and save her life. That's why we also educate veterinarians, shelters, and animal control officers to 'check the chip' by scanning every new cat who comes into their care. Help us spread the word: alleycat.org/Microchip

As we continue National Stress Awareness Month, we're highlighting the many benefits of animal therapy in reducing stress in seniors. According to Harvard Heath, studies going back 40 years support the idea that dogs—and other pets—have enormous health benefits for people. Pets can lower blood pressure, improve recovery from heart disease, and improve psychological well-being and self-esteem. Do you have a pet therapy program in your community? If so, please post your pictures below! #nationalstressawarenessmonth #pettherapy #seniorwellbeing

As we continue National Stress Awareness Month, we're highlighting the many benefits of animal therapy in reducing stress in seniors. According to Harvard Heath, studies going back 40 years support the idea that dogs—and other pets—have enormous health benefits for people. Pets can lower blood pressure, improve recovery from heart disease, and improve psychological well-being and self-esteem. Do you have a pet therapy program in your community? If so, please post your pictures below! #nationalstressawarenessmonth #pettherapy #seniorwellbeing

Trust your dog or cat to follow a mouse as it scurries into a whole new place. That’s vetinstant.com —our new site is live! The site reflects our commitment to championing vets and pets alike. Here’s how: 🐾 For Vets: Discover P.A.W.S. (Pets Administration and Workflow System)—your clinic’s best friend for streamlining operations and saving you from administrative headaches. Focus on the furry, not the frenzy. And then some. With ExamD Pro, you get professional-grade solutions that keep your clinic one step ahead—minus the stress. 🐾 For Pet Parents: There’s ExamD—a handheld device that monitors key vitals at home, with zero ouchies or insertions. No more uncertainty; it’s time to take the doubt out. Skip the last-minute dashes to the vet and breathe easy with at-home monitoring. And details on the app, that offer all the fun of animal health care. It's time to log in to vetinstant.com. This is one click that comes with many licks. #VetScienceSimplified #VETiNSTANT #TechThatCares #NewSiteAlert #Website #WebsiteLaunch

I'd like to offer some clarification: a 90% save rate is not a "gold standard." It should be our EXPECTATION that animal welfare organizations* don't kill healthy and treatable animals. We should expect that those put in situations to protect the lives of animals implement proven and effective lifesaving programs and that they have the resources and community support to effectively do so. 90% is a benchmark for that expectation - understanding that a small percentage of animals (usually less than 10%) that enter shelters are too sick, injured, or aggressive to be responsibly rehomed. Yes, there are absolutely other things that animal welfare organizations can and should be doing (which was the primary point of the webinar). But first and foremost, they should be not prematurely ending their lives. *In this case, I'm using a very broad definition of "animal welfare organizations" to include animal shelters, humane societies, SPCAs, rescues, animal control organizations, animal services and animal protection organizations.

Another helpful tip for Poison Awareness Month! ☠ Check out Pumpkins guide on which foods are safe or unsafe for your furry friends! It's important to keep our pets safe and healthy, especially when it comes to what they eat. Attention DVMs and Animal Health professionals! Looking for print or digital resources to share with your clients? Message me! We have a variety of great [free] items designed for in-clinic education that we'd be happy to share with you. Let's work together to keep our pets safe and healthy! 🐾 #pumpkinpets #petinsurance #floridaveterinary #floridapets