Tickle My Paws

07/13/2024

Beans is such a joy to pet sit and we have a lot of fun! She’s beautiful!!

05/03/2023

🐾♥ ♥🐾

04/10/2023

That’s us!!!

02/24/2023

Funny!

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Adopt: https://www.lovedatlastdogrescue.ca/meet-our-dogs

02/04/2023

Please don’t use Rover for your pet sitting needs. Hire an experienced person who is insured and bonded.

It's every pet owner's worst nightmare: leaving your pet in the care of someone and trusting they'll be fine, only to find that isn't the case.

01/22/2023

Addie Lou is a 14 yr old chihuahua that keeps Moon Pie, Sir Duke and GusGus in line. She’s a sweetheart! ❤️❤️

01/22/2023

Moon Pie is a British short hair and is GusGus and Sir Dukes brother. He’s a little shy at first, but then he loves being petted. I love his blue eyes!

01/22/2023

01/22/2023

Sir Duke is GusGus’ big brother. What a lover and very affectionate!! He loves watching birds on tv!!

01/22/2023

Just finished caring for this beautiful Maine C**n kitten, GusGus. What a cutie!

10/28/2022

I walked in on Earl having his way with Olaf this morning. 😮😳🫣

07/12/2022

It’s Monday! Make it a Beautiful Day ☀️

07/06/2022

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By Scott Metzger Cartoons

07/02/2022

Enjoy your time together.

06/29/2022

Did you know that July 4th and 5th have some of the highest stray intakes in animals across the country? Pets don’t understand that fireworks are a celebration, and their fear of the loud noises and bright flashes often leads to them finding themselves lost.

Now is the time to make sure your pets’ microchips are registered and up to date, and that they are wearing ID tags as this is the best chance of them being safely reunited with you. Remember that our website updates in real time as pets enter the shelter, so if your pet does go missing make sure to check frequently.

https://www.citrusbocc.com/departments/community_services/animal_services/find_a_pet.php

06/29/2022

If only…

Get ready for the long weekend of loud noises...

06/12/2022

Friday funny...

05/16/2022

I caught Uno waking up and stretching out from her nap! ❤️

04/13/2022

Stop over vaccinating!!

SO JUST HOW LONG DO YOUR PET’S SHOTS LAST?

Definitely longer than a year!

According to the top pet immunologist (aka vaccine expert) in the world, Dr. Ronald Schultz, Ph.D. – “ Annual revaccination provides no benefit and may increase the risk for adverse reactions.”

What the heck are adverse reactions (or side effects)?

Well according to the other rock star pet immunologist Dr. Jean Dodds:

“Side effects from dog vaccinations can occur anywhere from instantly up to several weeks or months later. Vaccines can even cause susceptibility to chronic diseases that appear much later in a dog’s life (Dodd, 2001).

Severe and fatal adverse reactions include:

•Susceptibility to infections.

•Neurological disorders and encephalitis.

•Aberrant behavior, including unprovoked aggression.

•Vaccines are linked to seizures. Distemper, parvovirus, rabies and, presumably, other vaccines have been linked with poly neuropathy, a nerve disease that involves inflammation of several nerves. (Dodds,2001)”

SO HOW LONG EXACTLY DOES YOUR PET’S VACCINE LAST?

According to the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), (basically the dudes who set the standards for the vets): “Among healthy dogs, all commercially available [core] vaccines are expected to induce a sustained protective immune response lasting at least 5 yr. thereafter”

Here’s the breakdown of the core vaccines from Dr. Ronald Schultz:

Minimum Duration of Immunity for Canine Vaccines:

Distemper- 7 years by challenge
Parvovirus – 7 years by challenge
Adenovirus – 7 years by challenge
Canine rabies – 3 years by challenge

The moral of the story here, if you have no idea when your pet is due or has been vaccinated, then just run a titer test and this will confirm if you are due, rather than over-vaccinate your poor pet, setting the stage for future problems!

What’s a titer test?

A titer test (pronounced tight-errr) is a laboratory or in-house veterinary test measuring the existence and level of antibodies (necessary to fight off disease) in your pet’s blood. Basically, it’s a test that will tell you whether or not you actually need to vaccinate your pet.

It’s also super useful when making a decision about vaccinating a pet with an unknown vaccination history, or for determining if pets have received immunity from vaccination.

Vaccinating your pet is super important so don’t lose the overall message here: VACCINATE, JUST DON’T OVER-VACCINATE!

According to Dr. Dodds:

“Vaccines have achieved many important benefits for companion animals, and has saved more animals' lives than any other medical advance.”

Want more on titer testing? Check it out:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153271303942028&set=pb.509362027.-2207520000.1461100680.&type=3&theater

Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

04/03/2022

As any pro pet sitter or dog walker will tell you, running a pet-care business is no joke!

➡Here at PSI, we always say that pet sitting isn’t for the faint of heart—and on a day that typically focuses on jokes, we want to stop and thank professional pet sitters and dog walkers for the serious work they do!

For any who have ever wondered, “Is pet sitting (or dog walking) a real job?” The answer is ABSOLUTELY.✔

👉Professional pet sitters and dog walkers are small-business owners—vital contributors to their communities and local economy.

👉They have a business license (where required), pay taxes, are insured, bonded, and trained in pet care and pet first aid.

👉They work year-round to ensure pet parents can have the peace of mind offered by quality, reliable pet care when long work hours or travel keep them from their beloved pets.

Being a professional pet-sitting or dog-walking business owner is more than dog walks and cat cuddles.

👉Ask any professional pet sitter who has missed holidays with their families, extended pet-sitting visits to ensure an ailing pet was comforted or felt the loss of a client’s pet passing.

👉Or better yet, ask one of the hundreds of thousands of pet parents who benefit from the services of professional pet sitters and dog walkers every year.

👉Ask the pet owner who was alerted by his professional pet sitter that his dog’s behavior was unusual and recommended an emergency vet visit—saving the dog from dying from canine bloat.

👉Ask the pet parent who was able to call her pet sitter at 2 a.m. when she learns that her mother—on the other side of the country—has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition and is able to secure pet care as she rushes to the airport.

👉Ask the family whose professional pet sitter has graciously agreed to sit with them as their 15-year-old cat with late-stage chronic renal failure has to be euthanized.

Spend a day with a pro pet sitter or dog walker and you’ll know what those of us at PSI know without question:

♥Pet sitting is no joke! It’s a career…a lifestyle…a passion.♥

THANK YOU to the pet sitters and dog walkers making the world a better place for pets and their people!

02/23/2022

Nala and I had a mid-day walk today. She’s a good girl but hates it when I take her picture! ❤️😍

02/23/2022

Fiona is a snow dog!! She lives in Pennsylvania but gets to spend her winters in Florida! She’s adorable!! ❤️❤️

02/22/2022

Kitties sunning themselves after eating breakfast this morning. 😽😽😽. (There are 12 and I haven’t learned their names yet)

02/22/2022

Lori says, ‘don’t tell Mum I was on the couch!’ ‘It’s between you and me!’ 😉

02/22/2022

Bella is 15-1/2 years old but still loves her daily dental chew!

02/22/2022

Jupiter and Gracie had an awesome time playing today when I visited them!