Did You Know
Did You Know?

  • That pets only sweat glands are in the paws of their feet and can easily become over-heated without proper shade and water?
  • That dogs regulate their body temperature by panting?
  • Chocolate is poison to your pet?
  • Transporting your pet in the back of a truck is very dangerous? Even if the pet is restrained it may hang itself or be dragged if it falls out.  If left unrestrained it can easily jump or be thrown from the vehicle and be hit by another car.
  • Feeding bones to your dog can be dangerous? Bones can splinter when chewed and cause blockages and hard bones will break your dogs teeth.
  • If you scruff the neck of a ferret it temporarily hypnotizes them?
  • Many common indoor and outdoor plants are poisonous to your pet?
  • Insects are not only pesky but can give your pets life threatening diseases such as heartworm, lymes can transmit some intestinal parasites?
  • Baby carrots are an excellent low calorie treat for your dog?
  • That deafness is a common genetic trait in white cats with blue eyes?
  • That dogs unprotected from Parvovirus may become infected simply by sniffing infected feces?
  • Just one teaspoon of antifreeze will kill your pet?
  • That daily exercise has health benefits for both you and your pet and is a great way to bond?
  • Pets have scent glands on their feet which is why you see cats that have declawed will still "scratch" an object to mark their territory?
  • A bartonella infected cat may not show any signs of infected and can still transmit "cat scratch fever" to you or another pet if you are bitten or scratched?
  • The temperature in your car can reach 120 degrees in 12 minutes and even if you leave your windows cracked open your pet can suffer heat stroke and die?
  • Bartonella is transmitted through fleas?
  • Spaying your pet early on can prevent pyometra and breast cancer?
  • Neutering your pet early on may not only prevent marking and aggression issues but prevents prostate and testicular cancer?
  • Asprin, Tylenol, Motrin and most other over the counter pain relievers for humans can be deadly to your pet?
  • 99% of all calico or tri-colored cats are female and the 1% of males are most likely sterile?
  • That if your pet is exposed to poison ivy and carries the oils home on it's fur you can get it by petting them?
  • Most pets can not tolerate human food (including milk) and an upset in a pet's diet is a common cause for both pancreatitis and gastroenteritis which can be life threatening?
  • A flea actually has to have touched or come within an inch of a flea collar for the collar to be effective in flea prevention?
  • That in cold weather single digit temps can freeze and burn your pets paws?
  • Tiny ant traps set around the house can be toxic to your pets?
  • Kidney disease can be detected in very early stages and possibly reversed due to new testing available?
  • 60% of America's pets are obese, and that obesity can cause a variety of health problems, including joint, diabetes, heart and kidney disease?
  • Treating your cat with a flea product meant for dogs can be deadly?
  • More than 55% of pet owners consider their pets family members?
  • Dogs and cats, like people, are either right-pawed or left-pawed?
  • A falling cat will always right itself in a precise order.  First the head will rotate, then the spine will twist and the rear legs will align, then the cat will arch it's back to lessen the impact of the landing?
  • Never feed your cat dog food.  Cats need more protein than dogs do(and have specific requirements for the amino acid, taurine)?
  • A purring cat doesn't always mean a contented cat.  Cats will also purr if they are in pain?
  • Each fertilized female flea lay as many as 25 eggs per day...more than 800 in her lifetime.  In just 30 days, 25 adult female fleas can multiply to as many as a quarter of a million fleas?