One of the most surprising things for many pet owners is when their pet store recommends changing the food at least once a year. This is usually followed by the comment “my vet said Fluffy is doing fine on the food and there’s no reason to change.” ...
Spring is coming and those reminder postcards from the vet’s office start piling up in the mail. It’s spring check up time. What should and shouldn’t you do for your animal companions? Just because you have a postcard stating your pet needs a long, laundry list of...
Sparky’s Pet Sitting Service is named after the love of David’s life – Sparky Fox. We take cats seriously in our household. With quality, species appropriate nutrition, limited vaccines and no pesticides, cats in our household generally live long,...
It’s that time of year when we have to remind everyone to NEVER leave their dog in the car when the weather is warm, and definitely not when it’s hot! Cracking the windows does very little to keep the car cool on a warm day. It doesn’t take very high temperatures or a...
“I think it’s a good idea to minimize pesticide exposure of any sort, not only because of what we know, but because of what we don’t know.” – Donald Weston, University of California-Berkley, February 2010 Contrary to what lawn care companies, veterinarians and...
Spring is here and all of the postcards from your veterinarian start showing up with vaccine reminders. As your pet’s advocate it is important for you to understand vaccines. There is an incredible amount of information and research about vaccines and their side...
