Pet Guardians in home pet sitting service

06/30/2022

🐾 Need assistance caring for your pet? 🐾

Indy CARES is a shelter diversion programs who works to lower the intake numbers at Indianapolis Animal Care Services. Their mission is to empower Indianapolis pet owners to responsibly care for their companion animals by connecting individuals with community resources, education, and support. They offer everything from subsidized medical care and free behavior modification consulting to pet deposit assistance, supplies, and food.

Indy CARES relies on community support and donations to continue to do what they do. Every penny donated to their organization helps keep pets with the families who love them. Right now on their page they have fundraisers for animals they are helping stay with their family and out of the shelter.

They even have their own Bonfire store, https://www.bonfire.com/store/indy-cares-store/
Can't donate? Share! Tell your friends about them and share their stories.
They can't do it without you. ❤

06/27/2022

Please walk your pets in the morning!

06/27/2022

06/24/2022

4th of July celebrations are coming soon! Take action NOW to prevent your pet from being lost.

Statistics show that more dogs are lost over the 4th of July holiday than any other time of the year. Public and neighborhood fireworks displays, open doors and distractions at family gatherings are common reasons for a pet’s disappearance.

06/15/2022

If you use seresto collars please read

Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Opening Statement [PDF] On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. ET, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, will hold a hearing to examine the findings of the Subcommittee’s report entitled “Seresto Flea and Tick Col...

06/14/2022

*This week is expected to be HOT! Make sure you are taking care of your furry family.*

Did you know, that pets are just as likely if not more likely to get heatstroke as their humans?

Dogs specifically are more likely because they cannot sweat, tell us they are too hot and want don't want to stop playing.

Take care of them by making sure they have access to water and are inside in the AC with you.

06/13/2022

It's 85 degrees outside. People like to leave their dogs in the car while they run into the store for just a "minute". If we get to your car before you come back out, the ticket is $260. We have a city ordinance that states:

"Further, it shall be unlawful to:
(3)Leave an animal enclosed within a vehicle, or the bed of a parked truck, in ambient temperature which exceeds 79 degrees Fahrenheit unless said animal is enclosed inside the vehicle with the air conditioning turned on." under Sec 6-9.

Please leave your pets at home. The inside of a car heats up very quickly.

If you witness this happening Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm, call 405-372-0334.

If it is after hours or the weekend, call 405-372-4171 immediately.

06/03/2022

Don't just stand there....PLAY BALL!

06/02/2022

Scooter needs to stay cool in summer heat. Fans work well to remove her body heat, since she doesn't have sweat glands

06/02/2022

ONE mosquito bite started this. ONE. The damage in this case is too much and can't be fixed. Monthly heartworm prevention is necessary 12 months a year. It takes one infected mosquito bite to cause this. It can happen inside your house or on a 5 minute potty break. Monthly prevention is the only way to stop this from happening!!
It’s a $10-$12 monthly treatment.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR PETS ON MONTHLY PREVENTION

05/28/2022

Please help your pet feel safe!

05/23/2022

Dear Mom and Dad" (dogs point of view)
Let me stay home. It's not nice for me to walk and run next to you. But because I am a loyal dog, I often go beyond my limits. So I walk and run beside you, standing still if I have to. And feel my paws burn.
I'm looking at you for a moment, but you do not understand. Because in a little over 5 minutes we're at the cool puddle, right? But those little 5 minutes can be fatal to me. Because I sweat through my paws, and in this heat I just can not get rid of the sweat. My whole body is boiling, but I keep going .....
And then I end up on the tarmac. In the heat and in the sun. With my tongue out of my mouth and my eyes flashing in the sun. My paws are burning, my tongue is dry and my head is pounding in the heat that my body cannot get rid of ...
Instead, let me stay at home where I can enjoy the sun, with a large bowl of water, somewhere in the shade. And best of all like in a cool area with grass.
Love
Your dog

05/15/2022

Dog days of summer!

04/26/2022

https://www.facebook.com/100044392810733/posts/537078131115276/

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:

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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!"

04/22/2022

Cooper is a good boy!

04/22/2022

Training Cooper!

04/12/2022

Basenji love!

04/11/2022

The force is strong in this one! National pet day!

04/04/2022

Planning your summer vacation? Call now and book your house sitting or dog walks! Call 317-431-1449

04/03/2022

Breaking out of here!

04/03/2022

Where’s our catnip?

03/25/2022

I’m a puppy make sure you carry me up and down the stairs until my bones are formed!

03/25/2022

Bella says make sure you don’t feed me grain free food, it won’t let my heart develop all the way!

03/21/2022

Let’s not forget our kitty friends!

03/18/2022

Gumbo says it’s getting warmer outside so don’t forget to protect your fur babies with heartworm and tick prevention!

03/16/2022

What a cutie! Another one of our pampered clients!

03/16/2022

Does your dog chew or scratch? Allergy season is upon us!

03/11/2022

Treat time!

03/09/2022

Another one of Pet Guardians fur baby!