Happy Wags Boarding & Grooming Facility

12/07/2024

12/04/2024

Starting Monday December 2nd.

11/27/2024

Our thoughts and prayers are with the staff and their families at Royston Animal Hospital during this difficult time.

11/26/2024

Happy Wags
Has Open grooming appointment this week tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday. Call or text
706 436 2311

11/24/2024

Today educational post.
 Kennel Cough in Dogs
By Wendy Brooks, DVM, DABVP
Revised: October 24, 2024
Published: January 01, 2001
Veterinarypartners.com

What is it?

Kennel cough is an infectious bronchitis of dogs characterized by a harsh, hacking cough that most people describe as sounding like "something stuck in my dog's throat." This bronchitis may not last long and be mild enough not to need any treatment, or it may progress to life-threatening pneumonia depending on which infectious agents are involved and the patient's immunological strength. An uncomplicated kennel cough runs a week or two and entails frequent fits of coughing in a patient who otherwise feels active and normal. Uncomplicated cases do not involve fever or listlessness, just lots of coughing. Happily, most cases are uncomplicated. Appetite loss, labored breathing, and reduced activity can indicate progression to pneumonia. Again, it depends on the vigor of the patient versus the vigor of the infectious organisms.
Numerous organisms (some of which may be prevented by vaccination) may be involved in a case of kennel cough; it would be unusual for only one agent to be involved. Infections with the following organisms frequently occur concurrently to create a case of kennel cough.

How Infection Occurs

An infected dog sheds infectious bacteria and/or viruses in respiratory secretions.
These secretions become aerosolized and float in the air, where they can be inhaled by a healthy dog. Obviously, crowded housing and suboptimal ventilation play important roles in the likelihood of transmission but organisms may also be transmitted on toys, food bowls, or other objects.

The normal respiratory tract has substantial safeguards against invading infectious agents. Probably the most important of these is what is called the mucociliary escalator.
This safeguard consists of tiny hair-like structures called cilia that protrude from the cells lining the respiratory tract and extend into a coat of mucus above them. The cilia beat in a coordinated fashion through the lower and more watery mucus layer called the sol. A thicker mucus layer called the gel floats on top of the sol. Debris, including infectious agents, gets trapped in the sticky gel and the cilia move them upward toward the throat where the collection of debris and mucus may be coughed up and/or swallowed.

 bordetella vaccines
Can be started at 12 weeks of age and is given annually.

Happy Wags
Requires bordetella vaccine to be up to date 2 weeks before boarding/ grooming appointment day. 
Happy Wags cleans with the proper disinfectant to kill any viruses that maybe on any surfaces or toys in our facility.
Please let us know if you have any questions.


November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month - Learn more about how our pets’ bodies may develop cancer cells throughout their lifetime.

11/23/2024

11/19/2024

Happy Wags is going to start posting educational information for clients. All of our educational information will be pulled from veterinarian partners.vin.com.
This week educational information it’s about Parvovirus and vaccine schedule. Please let us know if you have any questions about this information. Parvovirus: Vaccination and Prevention by Wendy Brooks, DVM, DABVP
Revised: October 16, 2024

It should not be too surprising that the biggest step in preventing parvovirus is vaccination. As discussed in other sections, the virus exists virtually everywhere. It is hardy in the environment and easily carried on the surfaces of inanimate objects. Every dog will be exposed and every puppy will be vulnerable at least for a time. Prevention is about minimizing exposure to the virus until the vaccination series is completed. We will be discussing how to go about achieving immunity for your puppy.

Maternal Antibody: Our Biggest Obstacle in Vaccination
The biggest obstacle in protecting a puppy against this infection ironically stems from its own natural mechanism of protection. As mentioned, puppies obtain their immunity from their mother's first milk, the colostrum, on the first day of life. This special milk contains the mother's antibodies against all the infections she has experienced or been immunized against, parvovirus included, and until these antibodies wane to ineffective levels, they will protect the puppy.
The problem is that they will also inactivate the vaccine.

The vaccine is a solution containing a harmless version of the virus, either live and weakened (attenuated or modified live virus vaccine) or killed (inactivated virus vaccine).
This virus is injected into the puppy. If there is still adequate maternal antibody present, the vaccine virus will be destroyed just as if it were a real infection. There will be about a week when there is not enough maternal antibody to protect the puppy but too much to allow a vaccine to work. (This period is called the window of vulnerability.) After this period, a vaccine can be effective.

To get around this, we vaccinate puppies in a series, giving a vaccine every 2 to 4 weeks until age 16 weeks. By giving the vaccine at intervals, we are trying to catch the puppy's immune system after their window of vulnerability has closed. We know that by age 16 weeks, puppies should have protection (immune response, immunization), but we still begin at a younger age to provide immunization as soon as possible.

HappyWags requires all fur puppies to be 18 weeks and fully vaccinated for rabies, DHpp & Bordetella we highly recommend lepto but not required. We require these vaccines to protect your pet and other pets in the facility.

11/19/2024

Happy Wags has a few more open boarding runs for thanksgiving holiday. Call us soon to book your fur babies vacation at Happy Wags. 706 436 2311

11/14/2024

Happy Wags is a license boarding facility in Bowersville GA. We have a big play yard with a beautiful view and our beautiful tree in our play yard. We have 5ft X 6ft indoor, climate control runs. We have a few openings available for the holidays. You can contact us soon to book your fur babies next vacation at Happy Wags. You can call or text us at 706 436 2311 or email [email protected]
Or book online with pawpartner.com choosing Happy Wags in Bowersville as your business of choice. 

11/14/2024

Did you know Happy Wags offers grooming services? We offer full service grooming. Contact us today for your fur babies next spa day! Call soon to get in before the holidays. Call, text or email. 706 436 2311 or email at [email protected]

11/11/2024

Did you know Happy Wags offers climate control indoor boarding?
Our boarding is $26 a night. We have a big play yard for running and playing. If you are needing a safe boarding facility for your fur babies this Holiday season give us a call or text. 706 436 2311

11/06/2024

Rabies clinic coming up. Low-cost vaccines. 

Protect your pet! Come see us at our Fall Rabies Clinic Wed., Nov. 13 at the Hart County Agri-science Center on Bowman Highway in Hartwell. We will be there from 5:30-6:30 pm. This is a drive-thru clinic. Vaccines are $10 and are good for one year.

10/18/2024

Happy Wags will be having a Boo Bath Day. On October 31st. Space is limited.
Call or text to schedule your for babies Boo bath today. All Boo bath with getting a Halloween treat bag and a pup cup.
1-30lbs $20
31-50lbs $30
51-70lbs $40
71-100lbs $50
Must have proof of up to date Rabies, DHPP and Bordetella vaccines.

10/08/2024

If you are evacuating and need a safe place for your pets to go. Please contact Happy Wags we are Happy to help you. 706 436 2311
Call or text. 

09/24/2024

Good Evening
If anyone is evacuating due to the hurricane & is needing a safe place for your fur babies to evacuate please contact Happy Wags
706 436 2311